For Kids

To keep you from getting bored before your next visit, we've put together a kids only page designed just for you! Read about all the exciting things at Science Alive, try our fun activities, check out some cool sites or just read some mind bending science facts.

Science Kids is here! Over the last school term Science Alive and the students involved in our gifted & talented web design programme have been hard at work making a new science website just for kids! There's games & activities, crazy science facts, fun experiments and a whole lot of awesome web pages and digital stories made by the students. What are you waiting for? Check it out!

For all you budding artists out there, we've collected some fun images and colouring books for you to print. Just click on the links to get started!

Bear - wolf - duck - dogs - National Geographic animals - Earth Day - Halloween

Click on the image to watch Science Alives humanoid robot (nicknamed Arnie) perform his version of the All Blacks Ka Mate haka! Arnie is made up of 17 different motors which allows him to perform complex movements such as push ups, cart wheels, walking, forward rolls & much more. Learn more about Arnie the humanoid in our robotics section.

Here's a link to a fantastic optical illusion. Follow the instructions and wow! It's hard to believe that your mind can play tricks on you like that!

If you're at Science Alive don't forget to visit our Kidz Zone. It's the home of our robotic dog Chip, Thomas the train, puppet theatre, turtles Darwin & Granite, moveable crane, Jelly bean wall, scuba man, books, toys, mini climbing wall & heaps more!

Want some terrible Dinosaur Jokes? Go here

If you like robotics you might be interested to know that LEGO have released their new Mindstorms sets! They allow you to make robots that can hear, feel, see & more! If you're done checking out our robotics section you should take a look at the LEGO Mindstorms site for more info.

Take a look at what Mad Scientist Dr Windell Oskay has been up to. Once an atomic physicist, he now designs cool scientific equipment. He has a lot of fun and interesting projects including his latest creation, a pumpkin robot for hallowen!

NASA have a great space section on their website just for kids! It's got games, art & stories, activities & heaps of other cool stuff. So if you want to know more about space while having fun at the same time, check it out!

Our shop has heaps of fun science based toys, books, kits, gadgets & more that will keep you entertained for hours. Try the Sci-Fi Slime which is magnetic, changes colour & glows in the dark!

Interactive game:

Keep Ruby healthy with this fun interactive game. How does sleeping, sitting, walking and running effect her heart rate?

Fun Science Facts:

• The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
• The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 462 degrees celcius!
• The ears of a cricket are located on the front legs, just below the knee.
• The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
• No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times......try it out!
• By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you won't sink in quicksand.
• The average person has 100,000 hairs on his/her head. Each hair grows about 12.7 cm every year.

Location:

Science Alive!
392 Moorhouse Avenue
Christchurch
Phone 03 365 5199
Fax 03 365 5189
Email : info@sciencealive.co.nz

 
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