Science is a Superpower Festival

...in the Planetarium by attending a meditation session in the stars, then make your own one-of-a-kind artwork with the Scienceworks harmonograph.

You can also drop in for mini yoga sessions with Namaste Yogis, who specialise in kids yoga.

...in Sportsworks by trying a host of physical challenges including racing, goalkeeping and high jumps. 

Complete your Strength Passport as you explore this gallery to learn more about both physical and mental strength.

...in Think Ahead where you can Ask an Expert your burning questions and imagine what the future will be like.

Here you will find experts from all sorts of STEM fields, including astronomy, biology, climate science and more!

Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Thomas Breakwell

... in the Energy Lab by contributing your thoughts and creations to the Wall of Kindness.

Then pop over to the Precious Plastics stand where you can see ways that students are working to reduce plastic pollution by recycling it in cool ways.

...in the Lightning Theatre or use your energy to complete challenges with the Robogals team. Here you will be able to get hands on with basic coding and robotics, using VEX robots, which transform electrical energy into mechanical energy.

Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Thomas Breakwell

...in Beyond Perception as you explore the ways we can sense our universe without sight, then see things that are usually invisible. Create fluorescent artwork, then pop by the Engineers Australia stall where you can create a masterpiece using polarized light and sticky tape!

Presenter in the amphitheatre encouraging audience to listen closely / Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Rodney Start

...in the amphitheatre where a variety of super scientists will be sharing their stories during their "show-terviews". This blend of show and interview allows audiences to hear about the journeys our team of Scienceworks experts took to get into different STEM fields, and also shows off some of our fun experiements along the way!

Source: Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre Canberra

...in our Colour exhibition discovering ways in which our eyes and brains have adapted to see colours. You can also stop by our Camouflage Trolley to learn about the ways animals have evolved to blend into their environments

Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Thomas Breakwell

...outside on the Arena where you will meet the Nova Rover team and their pink rover 'Banksia'. Both the team, and their Lunar and Martian rovers need to be resilient! Designed, built and tested here in Melbourne you can learn more about the challenges the team faces along the way.

Source: Museums Victoria / Photo: Thomas Breakwell

...in the 'Space Lab' where you can meet both the Swinburne LaunchLabs and Plants for Space teams. You will hear about the inventive and creative ways researchers have worked to send seeds  to space, and the challenges they had to overcome along the way.

You will also have the opportunity to imagine the plants you might design to grow for communities living in space, and then craft your own prototype!