
Teen Physics Playground (ages 13-18)
06.05.2025 - 01.07.2025
16:30 - 17:30
Free
Public / Offline
Woollahra Library at Double Bay, 451 New South Head Road, #1, Double Bay, 2028
English
13 - 18
Stage 4 (Years 7-8)
Stage 5 (Years 9-10)
Stage 6 (Years 11-12)
Through hands-on experiments, live demonstrations and chats with friends explore motion, energy, light, sound, mechanical movements, relativity, quantum and more.
Join science communicator Parker McLean as you learn how to ask good questions and discover new qualities and relationships in the world around you.
Science
SC5-WS-01 Working scientifically Observing selects and uses scientific tools and instruments for accurate observations SC5-WS-02 Working scientifically Questioning and predicting develops questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation SC5-WS-03 Working scientifically Planning investigations designs safe, ethical, valid and reliable investigations SC5-WS-04 Working scientifically Conducting investigations follows a planned procedure to undertake safe, ethical, valid and reliable investigations SC5-WS-05 Working scientifically Processing data and information selects and uses a range of tools to process and represent data SC5-WS-06Working scientifically Analysing data and information analyses data from investigations to identify trends, patterns and relationships, and draws conclusions SC5-WS-07Working scientifically Problem-solving selects suitable problem-solving strategies and evaluates proposed solutions to identified problems SC5-WS-08Working scientifically Communicating communicates scientific arguments with evidence, using scientific language and terminology in a range of communication forms SC5-EGY-01 evaluates current and alternative energy use based on ethical and sustainability considerations SC5-DIS-01 explains how an understanding of the causes of disease can be used to prevent and manage the spread of disease SC5-MAT-01 assesses the uses of materials based on their physical and chemical properties SC5-ENV-01 analyses the impact of human activity on the natural world SC5-GEV-01 describes the relationship between the diversity of living things and the theory of evolution SC5-GEV-02 explains how DNA is responsible for the transmission of heritable characteristics and can be manipulated through genetic technologies SC5-RXN-01 describes a range of reaction types SC5-RXN-02 explains the factors that affect the rate of chemical reactions SC5-WAM-01 describes the features and applications of different forms of waves SC5-WAM-02 explains the motion of objects using Newton’s laws of motion SC5-DA2-01 assesses the use of scientific knowledge and data in evidence-based decisions and when verifying the legitimacy of claims
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