DON’T MISS THIS Does your child dream of becoming an astronaut? Are they into robotics and coding? Want to know how to survive on Mars? Here’s a taste of some of the immersive activities at the Petrosains Science Festival.
Constructioneering
Design, invent, create, engineer, build and construct to your heart’s content with everyday materials at this one-hour workshop for families of four.
Sept 14 @ Petrosains Play Lab (2pm, 3pm, 4pm)
Sept 16 @ Petrosains Play Lab (10am, 11am, noon)
Hologram
Take photography to a whole new level with 3D holograms, which add the third dimension of depth. Learn how to make your own holograms and newfound knowledge to watch holographic 3D movies at home. For 10-12 year olds.
Sept 14 @ Petrosains Galleria (noon-1pm)
Sept 15 @ Petrosains Galleria (2pm-3.30pm)
Sept 16 @ Petrosains Galleria (4pm-5.30pm)
Hands On Tinkering Join a free introductory session to coding and participate in the brown bag challenge. For the more advanced coders, tinkering kits are available.
Sept 14-16 @ Maker Studio (9.30am-6.30pm) Make Your Own Robo-Sidekick
Every superhero needs a sidekick. Design and build your very own robosidekick using everyday materials. You can even “mentor” your new sidekick to go through mazes and other tasks. Combine art and science in this fun project.
Sept 16 @ Petrosains Galleria (10am-11.30am)
VR Box
Virtual reality (VR) gives you a new perspective of what you see around you. Make your own VR Box to enjoy VR games, apps, 360° views and much more. For 10-12 year olds.
Sept 14 @ Petrosains Galleria (2pm-3.30pm)
Sept 15 @ Petrosains Galleria (4pm-5.30pm)
Sept 16 @ Petrosains Galleria (10am-11.30pm)
Escape to Mars
How would you survive if you were stranded on Mars? In this one-hour educational escape game, you are part of a space team that has landed on Mars for an exploratory mission. However, your spacecraft experienced damage on descent and your team will soon be exposed to a fatal amount of galactic cosmic rays. Use the clues given to you to get your team to safety. For 13 year olds and older (2-4 pax).
Sept 15-16 @ Petrosains Galleria (10am-11am, noon-1pm, 2pm-3pm, 4pm-5pm)
Space
Beijing International Science and Service Centre of China brings the experience of space to visitors through three exhibits: Sound of Space which allows visitors to hear the ‘music’ harvested by the astronauts; Satellite Park which has authentic interactive models of Chinese spacecrafts; and Flight Exhibition where visitors can learn about flying mechanism and make three kinds of airplane models.
Sept 14-16 @ Petrosains (9.30am-6.30pm, last admission 5pm)
Urban Farming
The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute will present innovations in urban farming that can produce edible plants, which can be easily planted in urban homes and are hardy and easy to maintain.
Sept 14-15 @ Petrosains (9.30am-6.30pm, last admission 5pm)
STEM Activities
Universiti Teknologi Petronas will be providing fun games and activities for visitors to learn about chemistry, such as making magnetic slime, using glow-in-the-dark dye to fuel liquid-based batteries, producing electricity from sea water, and making jet-powered boats. Activities also include physics applications, such as using renewable energy to generate electricity, building an electromagnetic train and making 3D holograms with smartphones.
Sept 14-16 @ HotScience (9.30am-6.30pm)
Food Science
Science Centre Singapore will organise activities on food science to feed the mind. The workshop will focus on preservation of food, where visitors can learn suitable preservation techniques and watch a demonstration on food freezing.
Sept 15 @ Petrosains Galleria (10am-11.30am)