Earth, Moon and Sun
- What
- Museum Staff-led
- When
- Terms 3-4, Monday–Friday
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Year level
- Years 3-6
- Maximum student numbers
- Maximum 100 students
- Cost
- $9 per student plus education service fee
- Booking information
- Bookings (03) 9392 4819
This 30-minute science show uses audiovisual equipment and interactive demonstrations to explain how the Earth’s rotation on its axis affects the day and night cycle and why we have seasons on Earth.
Curriculum links
- Science as Human Endeavour (Years 3-8)
- Critical and Creative Thinking (Years 3-8)
- Technologies - Design and Technology (Years 3-8)
- Earth and Space Sciences – Solar System (Years 5-6)
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