Throw on a Lab coat and become a scientist exploring the phenomena of chemistry, biology and engineering in The Lab!

Only the second of its kind in Australia, The Lab offers school groups the unique opportunity to engage in interactive science experiments using real lab equipment and facilities that schools may not be able to provide themselves.

Lab workshops are aligned with Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and must be booked in advance by contacting our Bookings Office on (03) 5443 8255. Click here to download a copy of the Discovery 2010 VELS Guide.

Our current Lab Workshop offering includes:

It gives you gas! (Year level: 3-6)
Through explosions, drops in temperature and dramatic colour changes – students will be introduced to the concept of “acids and bases”.
Cost: $4.00*

Going through a (science) phase (Year level: 2-6)
Identify substances as solids, liquids and gases by experimenting with several scientific creations that students make themselves.
Cost: $3.50*

Do you drink that? (Year level: 3-6) ... sponsored by 
With a sample of salty dam water, students devise a process for separating materials from the dam water before the final filtration phase.
Cost: Free

The fast and the furious (Year level: 2-7)
Investigate flight, aerodynamics, momentum and movement.
Cost: $2.50*

Little Labs (Year level: P-1)
Young discoverers, armed in pint-sized lab coats, can take their first step in scientific exploration by conducting some real experiments in our Lab.
Cost: $3.00*

* Please note that these amounts are in addition to Discovery's General/Group Admission fees.

Can't make it to Discovery? Then let us bring science to you with 'Science in a Suitcase'. Science in a suitcase kits contain physical resources for science demonstrations, experiments and activities that can be used by teachers in the classroom. Find out more...

The Lab is proudly supported by The Ian Potter Foundation, Sidney Myer Fund, the Jack Brockhoff Foundation, the Danks Trust, the James N. Kirby Foundation and currently La Trobe University Bendigo.

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