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Craig HillQuestacon in Canberra - Take the Kids
May 8th 2006 07:26
Yet another series of blogs I am going to do is on where to take (or leave) kids while on your travels. A lot of places that are aimed predominantly at kids can be enjoyed by adults as well of course so depending what else you have planned, you’ll have to decide to go with the kids and enjoy their experience with them, or leave them to have your own day out on the town.
Questacon Science Centre is located in the nation’s capital Canberra next to Lake Burley Griffin and in the vicinity of many of Canberra’s institutional attractions. I’ve many fond memories of visiting Questacon on a few occasions growing up partly because I did enjoy learning but also because of its hands-on nature.
The exhibits at Questacon are regularly changed either into entirely new exhibits or varied to offer something new to return visitors. Highlights from my past visits was Awesome Earth that includes the earth quake simulator and how lightning works. Relatively new to the centre is Sideshow that delves in the science behind amusement parks and sideshows including the very popular simulated rollercoaster. Another favourite is Sports Quest which will keep some kids occupied for hours as they are put up against elite athletes where their pedalling, jumping and throwing is measured against results achieved by real athletes. I was always a big fan of trying to throw the ball as hard as some of the cricketers.
The centre is set up so that kids can just wander round from level to level, making use of exhibits that are free in their own good time. It is the biggest science centre in Australia and as you’d expect there are your necessary attraction facilities. The centre is popular with school groups so you’ll want to keep this is mind when planning what day to go. Definitely a must go place if you’re in Canberra with you kids (or even as a self indulgence).
For more info head to the Questacon website
Questacon Science Centre is located in the nation’s capital Canberra next to Lake Burley Griffin and in the vicinity of many of Canberra’s institutional attractions. I’ve many fond memories of visiting Questacon on a few occasions growing up partly because I did enjoy learning but also because of its hands-on nature.
The exhibits at Questacon are regularly changed either into entirely new exhibits or varied to offer something new to return visitors. Highlights from my past visits was Awesome Earth that includes the earth quake simulator and how lightning works. Relatively new to the centre is Sideshow that delves in the science behind amusement parks and sideshows including the very popular simulated rollercoaster. Another favourite is Sports Quest which will keep some kids occupied for hours as they are put up against elite athletes where their pedalling, jumping and throwing is measured against results achieved by real athletes. I was always a big fan of trying to throw the ball as hard as some of the cricketers.
Sideshow - the science behind theme parks
The centre is set up so that kids can just wander round from level to level, making use of exhibits that are free in their own good time. It is the biggest science centre in Australia and as you’d expect there are your necessary attraction facilities. The centre is popular with school groups so you’ll want to keep this is mind when planning what day to go. Definitely a must go place if you’re in Canberra with you kids (or even as a self indulgence).
For more info head to the Questacon website
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Comment by Shani
Comment by liz
one of the coolest displays there is the freefall slide. it's about 2 storeys tall, though it seems way taller from the top, and you fall pretty much vertically for a couple of seconds. very, very exciting