Explore the physical world with rockets, planet earth & beyond with planispheres, prepare for the Wonder Project Rocket Challenge and discover the work of NASA and Rocket Lab.
Suitable: Year 5 - 8
The Education Centre at Kiwi North provides a stimulating learning environment where students can carry out hands-on investigations and explore the technology of collection items.
Explore the physical world with rockets, planet earth & beyond with planispheres, prepare for the Wonder Project Rocket Challenge and discover the work of NASA and Rocket Lab.
Hands-on investigation with a mix of art and science. Students explore light and colour, mixing pigments, how the eye sees and have fun with optical illusions.
Students carry out their own experiments to discover all about pitch, tone, harmonics, how the ear works and how we hear music. Hands-on investigation combining science with music and technology.
Students explore the transport collection, heritage machinery and discover all sorts of amazing connections! A great way to investigate maths and materials technology with fun experiments using scientific concepts.
Hands on study of communication through the ages, including the development of technology and writing, symbols,art and the secret messages they hide, codes and code breaking. Students explore what forms communication can take and its effects on society, have fun creating thier own codes and other practical activities.
A unique opportunity to think about our local geology makeup and monitoring the changes in real time in order to prevent natural events becoming community disasters.