Experience the power of renewable energies at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton during the July school holidays. Through a range of fun workshops and activities, discover the big six renewable energy sources and their impact on our lives today, tomorrow and beyond.
Energy Corner in the Discovery Centre
| Dates | 6 – 25 July |
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| Times | 9.30am – 4.00pm daily |
| Ages | All ages |
| Cost | Free |
| Bookings | Not required |
Energy Corner in the Discovery Centre will be a hive of activity for the whole family this school holiday period.
Have a go at ‘Six to Fix’ - Can you identify the six sustainable energies and the science behind them? Or ‘Strain or Sustain’ - which one will rule the world: fossil fuels or sustainable energy? Can you solve ‘It’s a Winding Up’ by putting together turning cogs and a swinging pendulum to discover the workings of clockwork energy? And why not discover your inner Einstein at ‘Electro Lab’!
Fly and Glide
| Dates | 6 – 25 July |
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| Times | 9.30am – 4.00pm daily |
| Ages | 4+ |
| Cost | $2 |
| Bookings | Not required |
Try your hand at Fly and Glide and make a zippy little air plane.
Water Winch
| Dates | Wednesday 11 July at 10am and Thursday 19 July |
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| Times | 1.00pm |
| Ages | 8+ |
| Cost | $5 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Bookings | Essential on 9921 5080 |
Water has whizzed things along for thousands of years. Find out water’s role in today’s energy needs and make a small water driven winch to test the strength of H2O.
Pizza Box Solar Oven
| Dates and times | Wednesday 11 July at 1pm and Thursday 19 July at 10am |
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| Ages | 8+ |
| Cost | $5 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Bookings | Essential on 9921 5080 |
Discover the two types of solar energy while constructing a solar oven and using the power of the sun to heat up a yummy snack.
The Need for Speed
| Dates and times | Thursday 12 July at 10am and Wednesday 18 July at 1pm |
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| Ages | 8+ |
| Cost | $5 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Bookings | Essential on 9921 5080 |
Make an air-powered dragster racer and watch it zoom past in your own mini derby.
Bird on a Wire
| Dates and times | Thursday 12 July at 1pm and Wednesday 18 July at 10am |
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| Ages | 6+ |
| Cost | $5 |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Bookings | Essential on 9921 5080 |
The bobbing bird on the wire will mesmorise and impress your friends with its clever use of kinetic energy.
Bright Sparks
| Dates and times | Tuesday 17 July at 1.30pm |
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| Ages | 10+ |
| Cost | $5 |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Bookings | Essential on 9921 5080 |
Calling all budding young scientists and inventors! Bright Sparks is a fantastic workshop for you to explore the might and muscle of sustainable energy with water rockets, a solar robo puppy and Electro Lab!