• HOS (Hands-On Science) Science Teaching Specialists offer challenging and enjoyable experiments for your students.
• A Professional Development opportunity for teachers.
• The Victorian Essential Learning Standards are implemented by our developmental ‘hands on’ approach.
•  Incorporates the five E’s and links to Primary Connections.
• Our science sessions often work concurrently with technological awareness to teach understanding of the physical, natural and material world.
• Individual grade sessions.
• 2012 science theme is “Energy Evolution”.
• Special theme: Sports Science (Olympics 2012).

Reactive Chemistry (Grades P - 6)
Distinguish between physical and chemical change. Investigate the behaviour of chemicals when mixed.  Explore ways of producing a chemical change.  

Solids, Liquids & Gases (Grades 3 - 6)
Investigate and compare the properties of each state of matter, how changes occur, suitability and application for use.

Suds & Bubbles (Grades P - 4)
Investigate different ways to make bubbles and the forces in play.  Study how they interact with light and work out how to predict the exact moment they will pop.

Forensic Science (Grades 3 - 6)
A crime will be set.  Students will apply chemical testing skills, interpret data and develop an understanding of how scientific evidence is used to solve a crime.

Experimenting with Water (Grades P- 2)
Understanding the water cycle and the journey of water.  Experiment on properties whilst focusing on scientific language, observations and techniques. 

To understand sustainability is to understand Earth and Nature.  We need to look at all the variables that impact on the balance and climate.  Let us help you educate the children for a sustainable future.

Biodiversity (Grades 3-6)
Explore how man and the environment affect the balance of nature.  Learn about the positives and negatives of green house effect and waste.

Man & Environment (Grades 3-6)
Develop an understanding of how inventions and discoveries have effected the environment.  Explore: materials (raw & processed), housing, machines, recycling, waste, energy, technology, pollution and food sources.
Theme: Raw and processed materials.

Choose an individual topic or link with a popular theme.

Topics: Metals & Magnets, Electricity, Magnets & Electricity, Electricity & Sound, Music & Sound, Light, Light & Sound, Air & Flight, Energy, Force & Movement.

Themes: Weather, Transport, How Things Work, Puppets, Sport Science (Olympics 2012).

Investigate the forces involved around Earth.  Create an awareness of centrifugal forces, heat, light, atmosphere, movement and position.  Use models and simple experiments and link to astronomy studies.

Senses (Grades P - 2)
Children will be engaged in a variety of experiments to understand the purpose of, and how their senses work.  What happens if they don’t work?  Explore how the senses can be tricked or confused.

Minibeasts (Grades P - 4)
Through simple experiments, children will learn about the role of creatures in our environment and their behaviour.  Study and classify our specimens. Make a mini worm farm and snail house.
(Surcharge applies)

Circulatory System (Grades 3 - 6)
Use models to study the heart components: How is the blood circulated? What are its chemical components.

Digestive System (Grades 3 - 6)
Simple experiments to show: How does food move and get digested? Why do we need carbohydrates, fats and protein? What are the roles of our major organs?

Clever Plants (Grades P - 6)
Explore the chemistry of plants: chlorophyll, plant poo, gas, transportation, survival and more.  Classify our collection of water and land specimens.  Experiment with our carnivorous plants.  Make a variety of hot houses for ongoing investigations. (Surcharge applies)

Simple Machines (Grades 3 - 6)
What is a machine?  Combine human and technological elements to evaluate the most suitable system for a task.  Investigate how levers, wedges, rollers, pulleys and gears are utilised to conserve energy, change direction of force and combine to make a more complex machine.

Natural Disasters (Grades 3 - 6)
Investigate the release of huge amounts of energy and it’s ‘Domino Effect’.  Through models and experiments study the cause & effect, and the inner & outer forces.
Theme: The Big Freeze.

Involves the scientific application of knowledge, skills, equipment, materials, energy and data to create useful products. Each unit incorporates the five phases of technological process: investigating, designing, creating, producing and evaluating.

Science & Technology of Toys (Grades P - 3)
Students study and classify a number of toys concentrating on the concepts of energy and materials used.  Design and make a couple of toys to explore how a toy is invented: materials, design, purpose and marketing.
Themes: Puppers, Inventions.

Christmas Sci-tech (Grades P - 6)
End the year with a fun Christmas experience. Experiments incorporate technology, chemistry and physics. Children make several models for further experimentation.