Big Kids Cracking Night Out

Let your inner child run wild in a childless space at Scienceworks as they present Big Kids Cracking Night Out alongside a Wallace & Gromit exhibition. Journey through a world of amazing inventions and take on the role of an apprentice inventor to create everything from household tools to logos. Enjoy the spectacular visuals of the Melbourne Planetarium with Scienceworks' resident astronomer, be dazzled by the Fire and Light show in the Lightning Room and play with lasers in the Playing with Light exhibition. Beer, wine, soft drink and food are available for purchase on the night. Big Kids Cracking Night Out is on at Scienceworks in Spotswood on Saturday May 26. We have some double passes to give away. You want tickets, tell us about a science experiment that we should try at home. No mouldy bread experiments though, they are boring.

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Posted by damhooligan on May 15, 2012 @ 9:54pm
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A bicycle wheel can act like a giant gyroscope ...
An experience one can do at home...

Posted by Seb Parisotto on May 16, 2012 @ 12:15pm
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Rocket experiment using a tea bag.

empty a tea bag and open it out like a cylinder standing it up on a table. Now light the top of the cylinder tea bag with a lighter or match and watch as the tea bag burns down and launch itself into the air like a rocket!!

Posted by ultraman909 on May 16, 2012 @ 1:42pm
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To find out who loves you more, lock both your dog and your partner in the boot of the car for a few hours. When you let them out - see which one is happier to see you!

Posted by catherineelaine on May 18, 2012 @ 12:17pm
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It's an old one, but a classic. Coke + a mento + time = Volcanic eruption in your kitchen.

Posted by Steph on May 18, 2012 @ 12:26pm
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Is Schrödinger's cat a little bit to creepy to try at home?

Posted by bodhibeat on May 18, 2012 @ 1:04pm
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to know for sure if your housemates are stealing your food, sprinkle a bit of cyanide over it

Posted by rick1983 on May 19, 2012 @ 12:59pm
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When my brother comes home drunk, I like to test his ability to tolerate loud noises the next morning. So far my results have been very consistent that he cannot.

Posted by The_Hunter on May 23, 2012 @ 1:37pm
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Putting the electric blanket on full for your housemate before he/she stumbles home drunk and see if they notice its on when they crawl into bed

Posted by grub on May 24, 2012 @ 12:25pm
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A clock made from a potato

Posted by sandynorval on May 25, 2012 @ 9:49pm
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mix a little vinegar and baking soda in a glass, this will make a gas. then pour the gas over a lit candle and watch as the candle is blown out. magic!

Posted by sandynorval on May 25, 2012 @ 9:49pm
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mix a little vinegar and baking soda in a glass, this will make a gas. then pour the gas over a lit candle and watch as the candle is blown out. magic!

Posted by sonyasone on May 27, 2012 @ 12:02am
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COLOUR CHANGING CARNATIONS...
Take a white carnation flower, cut the bottom of the stem on an angle to create a fresh cut.
Make a glass of water mixed with whatever colour food dye you choose, put around 10 drops of colour in.. Now place you carnation in the glass..
Watch the carnation over the next 24 hours to see the colour change...
Try this with a few colours or mix your own colour..

Posted by Mr_Wall on May 27, 2012 @ 10:37am
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Kitchen grown Avocado Tree... Get an avocado pip wash it and fill a glass of water. Put 3 toothpicks into the pip so they're just deep enough to support it on top of the water (so the wider part of the pip is in the water). Leave it on the window sill and in about 1-2 months you'll see the pip has started to sprout... When roots take, plant the sucker