The Silly Scientist

About

Our Program

“The Silly Scientist Show” is an interactive performance which aims to promote positive attitudes to participating in Science related activities.

Our aim is to promote and highlight the ‘everyday’ accessibility of Science in students’ everyday lives.

Children will view a performance designed to entertain students with comedy and singing, whilst highlighting many aspects of Science. With a unique blend of Science, The Arts, and a few magic tricks and illusions thrown in, “The Silly Scientist Show” is an engaging and educational experience for your students.

During the performance, our presenters Michael and Cate demonstrate fun and exciting Science

activities from the Science Understanding Strands of the F-10 Australian Curriculum Science including;

*Biological Sciences,

*Chemical Sciences,

*Earth and Space Sciences and *Physical Sciences.

The “The Silly Scientist Show” also aims to foster in children an excitement for learning about Science.

Each skit, song and Science experiment in “The Silly Scientist Show” is interactive. The students in the audience are included in and actively participate in each component of the show. As a result, engagement with the show is very high from each individual child.

Throughout the show the presenters model an appropriate and inclusive attitude to Science in order to break down traditional stereotypes and attitudes to Science. (ie Science is boring, or Science is for “nerds” and also addresses gender bias)