Science is a Superpower

Explore our collection of easy science experiments, STEM activities, sci tech news, fun science projects and binge-worthy videos! There's something here to help every budding scientist exercise their own science superpowers.

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Season 2 episode 3

Can you guess the superpower?

What links microbes, vaccines and the stages of sleep?

Season 2 Episode 2

Observing the world

Follow the clues as you explore lucid dreaming, seeing colour and experiments with rainbows.

Season 2 Episode 1

Developing new skills

What links cat vision, silent fish and invisible bears?

Season 1 Episode 5

Super kind

Can kindness be a superpower? Sometimes small acts of kindness have big impacts.

Season 1 Episode 4

Super energised

Want more power? Discover how electricity works and harness the power of the wind.

Season 1 Episode 3

Super calm

Holly explores the impact of technology and social media on our brains—and learns some tricks for staying calm.

Season 1 Episode 2

Super curious

Asking questions is the secret to science. Join Holly as she discovers that things are not always what they seem.

Season 1 Episode 1

Super strong

It’s the classic superpower. But what’s the secret to being strong? Holly finds strength in surprising places.

Try our latest fun science activities

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What does your pet see?

Take a look through the eyes of your pet.

$A red pencil has been placed inside a glass of water, as a result of refraction it appears to be horizontally broken.$

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Experiment with bending light

Bend light with these refraction experiments.

A fresh piece of bread next to a slice that is covered in green and yellow mould

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Grow microbes on bread

How clean are your hands? Find out with this experiment.

Close up of yellow and brown cricket on ground.

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Tell the temperature with crickets

Can you calculate the temperature by counting the chirps of crickets?

Crouching girl holds chalk in hand and draws human figures on concrete surface.

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Make your own chalk

Make your own chalk from crushed eggshells.

Bees crawl across the petals of a purple flower.

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How bees see the world

Experience the world through the eyes of a bee.

Close up of a dandelion stalk with fluffy head against the backdrop of blue sky and shining sun.

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How plants spread seeds

Find out how plants spread their seeds far and wide.

Educational videos for teachers

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What is photosynthesis?

See how plants produce oxygen and understand their role in the ecosystem.

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Make bubbles and rainbows

Create your own rainbows to explore the science of light.

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Control your dreams

Try these techniques and master the act of lucid dreaming.

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Bouba and Kiki

Explore the Bouba-Kiki effect, demonstrating how people consistently associate shapes with certain sounds.

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How animal camouflage works

See how strategies like blending in or changing colour helps animals survive.

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Join our STEM Weekend Workshops

Workshop Wednesday 16 April

Strength is a Superpower

Apply your STEM superpowers in this half-day workshop for girls and non-binary people exploring different forms of strength and how we measure it.

Four young people smile while playing with a robot and colourful building blocks

Workshop Until 21 June

STEM Weekend Workshops

Engage with science hands-on at our STEM workshops for girls and non-binary people aged 8 to 12.

A young person poses holding a blue mBot robot

Workshop Until 7 June

Robots and Coding

Discover the power of mBots in this introductory workshop for 8-12 year olds.

Four young people smile while conducting an experiment with different coloured liquids in plastic cups

workshop Until 21 June

Science Studio

Get the whole family involved in this 90-minute workshop full of fun science experiments!

From the archive: Easy science experiments and activities

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Constellations in a cup

Hold a galaxy in your hands, with this constellation in a cup activity. Ask a grown up for some help, so you can enjoy the projections together!

Colour being absorbed into a paper towel

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Let's make a rainbow

There is more than meets the eye with this experiment. Use some household items to pull apart colour and create some gorgeous art.

MV researchers camped at Native Dog Flat, with night sky capturing The Milky Way Galaxy.

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Stargazing in winter

Look up at the night sky with us this winter!

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Make your own ball run!

Why does an apple fall from a tree? Or a spin top spin? Or a ball roll or bounce?

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Getting sticky with static

Have you ever received a static shock from jumping on a trampoline? Or touching a door knob? Experiment with static electricity at home!

More science experiments and activities here!

From the archive: Binge-worthy science videos

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Triceratops: Dino experts review the Jurassic Park series

Two world leading dinosaur experts discuss how realistic the dinosaurs are in Jurassic Park?

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Can data be beautiful?

Discover how visualisations can display data in stunning ways that make climate change easy to understand.

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What is colour?

Have you ever wondered..?

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What's involved in conservation

From wedding dresses to meteorites, our Conservation team protect and preserve over 15 million objects in Museums Victoria's collection. This episode of Discover takes a look at how they do it!

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Wobbly buildings

Professor Sarah Maddison talks about how airflow around a building can have negative and positive effects.

From the archive: Sci tech news and stories

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How poo shapes a city (and other scatalogical stories)

What do Melbourne’s laneways, the Spotswood Pumping Station at Scienceworks, and termite mounds all have in common?

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Letter from a Tasmanian Tiger

Ever wonder about the life of a museum specimen?

Strap-snouted Brown Snake, Pseudonaja aspidorhyncha.

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Eight myths about snakes

Some common misconceptions, and what you can do to keep snakes out of your yard.

Finished reconstruction of extinct Australian megafauna, Palorchestes.

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The champion of dinosaur discovery

Australia’s megafauna were unique, and included giant marsupials, huge flightless birds and giant reptiles.

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Do centipedes really have 100 legs?

Counting the feet on these ancient invertebrates.

Featuring Holly Ransom

Holly is a globally renowned content curator, speaker, master questioner and the CEO of Emergent. In 2017, Sir Richard Branson’s nominated Holly for Wired Magazine’s ‘Smart List’ of Future Game Changers. The Australian Financial Review has also recognised Holly by naming her among Australia’s 100 Most Influential Women. Holly fights complexity with curiosity, apathy with empowerment and fear with facts. Her new book, The Leading Edge: Dream big, spark change and become the leader the world needs you to be, helps people harness their leadership potential by asking better questions, thinking beyond biased answers and building collective momentum for change.

Science is a Superpower

Watch all videos now: New episodes weekly

Try our latest fun science activities

What does your pet see?

Experiment with bending light

Grow microbes on bread

Tell the temperature with crickets

Make your own chalk

How bees see the world

How plants spread seeds

Educational videos for teachers

What is photosynthesis?

Make bubbles and rainbows

Control your dreams

Bouba and Kiki

How animal camouflage works

Join our STEM Weekend Workshops

Strength is a Superpower

STEM Weekend Workshops

Robots and Coding

Science Studio

From the archive: Easy science experiments and activities

Constellations in a cup

Let's make a rainbow

Stargazing in winter

Make your own ball run!

Getting sticky with static

From the archive: Binge-worthy science videos

Triceratops: Dino experts review the Jurassic Park series

Can data be beautiful?

What is colour?

What's involved in conservation

Wobbly buildings

From the archive: Sci tech news and stories

How poo shapes a city (and other scatalogical stories)

Letter from a Tasmanian Tiger

Eight myths about snakes

The champion of dinosaur discovery

Do centipedes really have 100 legs?

Featuring Holly Ransom

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