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2009
Worldwide, agencies are on alert. Radar surveillance is suggesting unauthorised small boat movements off the coast. Meanwhile, there is evidence of a break in at the highly secret headquarters of the Brainiac Corporation. But are these events linked? And what, if anything, has gone missing from Brainiac?
In Top Secret: Licence to Spy the you will become a secret agent, uncovering facts and investigating leads to determine which of the suspects, if any, can be implicated in the crime. Each exhibit provides more intelligence on the suspects, leading you on a journey of discovery into the secret world of spies.
Enter the Fascinating World of Botanica,
where pollination and seed dispersal are part of the hands-on interactive fun and learning for ages 3 to 103!
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Walk inside our butterfly house for an up close and personal view of chrysalises and caterpillars, and let butterflies flit and flutter all around you! (open from 6 February to 5 March)
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See through our specially built Perspex beehive to find the Queen and get the buzz about bees. There will be honey tastings and you can learn all about bees and their importance to the Canterbury region – so mind your beeswax!
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Gather special flower stickers in a collector's booklet specially designed by Professor Linda Newstrom-Lloyd.
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Meet the BUGMAN! Ruud Kleinpaste, New Zealand's most eminent entomologist will be at Science Alive on Saturday 28 February to meet and greet our visitors. Please phone for times and more details (03) 365 5199.
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Build a flower or an insect, pollinate a plant, see the world through a bug's eyes, and heaps more...
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Plant and caterpillar sale 8 March. Buy the plants and caterpillars from the exhibition display!
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2008
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RUN! JUMP! THROW! and KICK! your way around Sports Alive!
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Fun challenges from 10 different sports |
Muscles
Food and energy
Strength
Speed
Jumping height and distance |
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Illusions
Holograms, kaleidoscopes, mirrors and more! Come along to Science Alive and let your eyes fool your brain with a series of optical illusions. Challenge your threshold for dizziness by sitting amongst the dots and decide what is actually spinning, you or the dots? Use glass and lights to blend your face with your friends, see what beauties or beasts can be created. Look out for the invisible triangle, an impossible cube, hollow-face illusions, a giant kaleidoscope and lots more!
2007
Earth's Fury
.jpg) Our world can be a dangerous place! Suddenly the ground we walk on could move, explode with molten rock or even collapse! Waves, rain and floods can sweep away solid ground. Winds can pick up buildings and trees. Lightning can strike.
Nature has been able to inspire terror and awe in people with the power and destruction it can inflict. At Earth's Fury you will be able to touch a tornado, experience an earthquake, make waves and feel the awesome power of a wind tunnel.
Check out the full Earth's Fury exhibition details.
Whodunit?
Whodunit? focuses on the science and technology of forensic science. Visitors must gather evidence in order to solve the crime in this exciting hands-on, minds-on exhibition that will appeal to the detective in everyone.
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Explore the exciting world of Forensic Science with this hands-on, interactive exhibition. Match fingerprints, profile DNA, make ballistics reports, do what ever it takes. It's up to you as the detective to make your way through the exhibits, gathering evidence before putting it all togethor to solve the crime! Encounter the mysteries of forensic science and thrill of discovery during this fantastic interactive experience. Read flyer |
For further information, please contact:
Science Alive!
Ph: (03) 365 5199
Fax: (03) 365 5189
E-mail: info@sciencealive.co.nz
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