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Children's Discovery Museum Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation whose aim is to create a new interactive learning centre for children in Sydney. We stage activities, often in partnership with other organisations, at special events throughout Sydney and further afield. These unique learning experiences demonstrate our style for the Children's Discovery Museum.
Since 2002 over 100,000 people from all over Australia and beyond have experienced our immersion experiences, science & technology workshops, hands-on experiments and science shows.
2008 |
| BUILD IT ...on the road |
The team at Children's Discovery has teamed up with entertainment specialist, Just Promotions to tour Build It, and other activities, to shopping malls across NSW. Keep an eye on out home page for upcoming venues. |
| KIDS DIG @ THE ROCKS..continues |
The adventure of discovery continues with 'Kids Dig' @ The Rocks Discovery Museum. (see details below).
For full details and bookings, contact Sydney Learning Adventures on 1800 067 676 or click here. |
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2007 |
KIDS DIG @ THE ROCKS |
The adventure of discovery is in The Rocks every school holidays this year with 'Kids Dig' @ The Rocks Discovery Museum. Meet in the site office to collect your digging tools, note book and vest before joining the senior archeologists in this simulated dig. Learn the skills of digging up the past and understand how life was in the area before and during European settlement.
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| AUSTRALIA DAY CELBRATIONS |
| Children's Discovery's SciTechTivities at Parramatta Park, Sydney. Experience our workshops and learn as your create wind things, ilusions, balancing birds and things wired up. |
2006 |
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS AT TEDDY BEARS PICNIC |
| Back for a second year at the 2006 Teddy Bears Picnic. This time staging 15 of our favourite science science experiments in support of the Westmead Children's Hospital Sunday 22nd October. Hundreds of parents, children and teddy bears experienced the wonders of tornado tubes, Houdini-escapology and our strange disappearing tree puzzle. |
 MADLAB ROCKS AT SCIENCE EXPOSED |
MadLab - the fabulous electronics workshop from Scotland was fully booked at the NSW Office of Science and Medical Research's Science Exposed in Sydney on Thursday 26th October.
MadLab has been staged all over Australia to great acclaim and sell-out workshops. MadLab is one of the many Children's Discovery science & technology activites in regular demand at schools and special events around the country - and overseas!. |
BUILD IT AT THE AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FESTIVAL |
Over 20,000 visitors from all over Australia, saw BUILD IT - our house construction zone - in action while a quarter of these experienced hands-on action during the Australian Science Festival in Canberra.
We ran MadLab at the inaugural Ultimo Science Festival in Sydney which saw over 300 participants! Our interactives were also featured on ABC 702 with Simon being tied up in manacles. |
| The busy building site in Canberra. |
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FANTASTIC FIBRES AT THE SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW |
| 17 - 14 April 2005 saw Children's Discovery once more in The Hub. We stamped Passports to the Show and investigated natural (cotton, linen) and man-made fibres (polyester, rayon). Everyone could keep their hand-made fibre reference postcard. Some of our popular science exhibits were also there to try. |
| Philippa helps with cotton identification. |
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BRIGHT SPARKS AT THE SYDNEY FESTIVAL (15 JANUARY 2006) |
| Continuing our production of exciting interactive learning experiences - we launched our new mini-science gallery at the Sydney Festival's Bright Sparks marquee in Darling Harbour (Jan 15). |
| Investigating the strange disappearing tree puzzle. |
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2005 |
RAT-TRAP RACERS AT THE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC (16 OCTOBER 2005) |
Children's Discovery premiered our latest activity at the Teddy Bears Picnic sponsored by Sydneyforkids.com.au. Family and individual teams would design and construct their own version of a rat-trap powered race car. After several test runs, and some suitable tweeking of design the tracks would be cleared and uniforms donned for a series of furious racing! |
| Ready, Set, Go! Final heats of the Rat-Trap Racers at the Teddy Bears Picnic |
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TOUR OF THE TUMMY AT AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FESTIVAL AUG 05 |
Premiering at the Australian Science Festival, Canberra (17-21 Aug) was the newest and most adventuress interactive experience from the Children's Discovery team. A giant tummy complete with genuine sound effects, entry through the giant mouth and exit 'through the rear' delighted capacity crowds.
Our fantastic staff, Stephanie, Nic and Fiona staged 17 twenty-minute shows everyday to over 2000 eager participants of all sizes and shapes - everyone becoming a 'food item' ready for digestion. The dark interior of the tummy was perfect for our chat on healthy diet and why we need exercise to feel good and stay well. The tummy is ready and waiting to tour again.... |
| Outside the Inside! Tour of the Tummy. |
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KIDS DIG @ THE ROCKS 9 - 24 APRIL 2005 |
Our first gallery and still one of the favourites - you are the "junior discoverers" unveiling the history of The Rocks through careful excavation. Learn what archaeology is all about and use the tools of the trade as you delve into history and uncover the past lives of early European settlers.
Working with our friends at Sydney Learning Adventures we hope you will visit us and participate in some of the many other exciting children's activities available.
Here is where we are: The Loft Markets (upstairs in The Rocks Markets building) cnr of Argyl and Playfair Streets, The Rocks, Sydney. Entry is just $5 per child per session (with accompanying adults being free - donations welcome! See "How Can I Help")
We will still operate by first-in first-served and you can pick up a ticket for any one of our sessions on the day: 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm or 3pm. All sessions run for 45 minutes.
BOOKING IS RECOMMENDED: Call 1800 067 676 or visit the Sydney Visitor Centres at 106 George Street, The Rocks or 33 Wheat Road, Darling Harbour. |
| Junior Discoverers in action at Kids Dig. |
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2004 |
ABC KIDS LIVE 16 - 18 JULY 2004 |
All of Children's Discovery came together under one roof!
Children's Discovery was voted the most popular activity feature with the older kids at ABC KIDS LIVE! and ranked very highly with the little ones too.
"Everyone raved about how wonderful it all was..", said Trish Powers for ABC Kids Live
Over three days hundreds of children and adults experienced building a house with Build It and excavated an archaeological site in Kids Dig.
Many also choose to experience MadLab and learnt to use a soldering iron to construct their own electronic gadget.
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BIG SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DAY OUT |
Children's Discovery partnered with the Questacon Science Squad, CSIRO Education and the Department of Education to bring Big Science and Technology Day Out to western Sydney.
Aimed primarily at school students in Years 3 - 8, the activities included science shows by Questacon and technology workshops by CSIRO and MadLab. As well, Build It gave students the opportunity to experience house construction first-hand.
Supported by Uni of Western Sydney, TAFE NSW
and NewScientist.
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The environment wall under construction with energy effecient power. |
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2002 |
SCIENCE IN THE SUBURBS JULY 2002 |
The first public appearance of the Children's Discovery Museum was at two Westfield Shopping Malls: Tuggarah (8 - 12 July 2002) and Mt Druitt (15-19 July).
We presented interactive exhibits on loan from Megafun, science shows and technology workshops. We were officially launched by Jackie Kelly MP.
Thank you to our wonderful team of volunteers who worked so hard to ensure our first outing was such a great success. |
Science in the Shopping Mall! |
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Need more ideas for school holiday activities? Or maybe a SCIENCE BIRTHDAY PARTY. Check out our friends: Sydney for Kids, Kid Friendly, or Terrific Scientific.
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