October 16, 2015
The Shell Questacon Science Circus is coming to Kingaroy next week, promising heaps of scientific fun for young and old alike.
Visitors at the Kingaroy Town Hall will be able to spin themselves until they’re dizzy, compare their reflexes to a Formula 1 driver and look at their fingertips under the microscope.
Organisers say the hall will be overflowing with hands-on science exhibits on Tuesday evening (October 20) when the Science Circus and its colourful semi-trailer hosts a public exhibition of its “pop-up” science centre from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
There will be more than 40 interactive science exhibits to explore as well as live science shows by Questacon presenters who will hold fire in their hands, lie on a bed of nails and levitate beach balls.
“Our exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for the whole community to get hands-on with science. It’s a great way to discover new things about our world and explore the science and technology all around us,” Science Circus presenter Zach Holmes said.
Tickets will be available at the door (cash only). Admission is $6 for adults, $5 child/concession or $18 for a family. Children under 5 are free.
The team will also be visiting schools across the South Burnett, sharing flying rockets, freezing cold liquid nitrogen and gooey slime with students through a range of interactive science shows.
“We hope that many of the students we’ve visited in schools will bring their families along to the public exhibition, to explore science together and with the rest of the community,” Zach said.
The Science Circus is staffed by 15 postgraduate students studying a Master of Science Communication Outreach at the Australian National University. The students are spending three months engaging people with science and technology on visits to communities all over Australia.
The Science Circus is also celebrating its 30th birthday this year.
Since 1985, it has visited more than 500 towns and communities.
