Date: July 6-7, 2021

Time: Workshops only 9:30 am to 2:30 pm  | Full day 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Location: Castle Hill Cultural Centre, Tribute Room

Combining fun with learning, Nutty Scientists’ Camps are an innovative form of “edutainment” (entertainment + education). Each workshop contains an educational theme that keeps children engaged all day, every day.

JULY 6, 2021 Crazy Chemistry, 

Kids will discover how chemicals can be combined to create amazing reactions. Children will explore the building blocks of matter and atoms, by creating their own molecules. They also will learn to distinguish between a physical and chemical change of matter. They will also learn to identify those substances that are acidic and those that are basic based on a mysterious ingredient.

• Observe how heat energy transfers to different objects through conductivity. Explain the building blocks of matter, atoms, and molecules. Distinguish between a physical and chemical change of matter. Make your own flubber and take it home.
• Use different tools to solve the same problem and compare and contrast the efficiency of each tool. Identify those substances that are acidic and those that are basic. Learn about indicators that can distinguish acids and bases based on colour change.
• Understand the different states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.  Demonstrate the effect soap has on dirt. Learn how to make soap out of glycerin.

JULY 7, 2021 Environmental sustainability, 

From saving our biggest natural resource to learning about our little worm friends that make our land fertile,  we will be teaching kids about environmental  sustainability and its importance in maintaining healthy life on this planet.

• Learn about the wonderful world of earthworms, the role they play in the environment, their bodies, and the food they like to eat. How do worms help crops and improve fertility? Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. Take home your worm friends and let them loose in your garden.
• Students will explore and portray the prehistoric eras that dinosaurs existed in. They will get familiarized with the occupations related to the study of dinosaurs and have a hands-on experience in archaeology. They will explore the process of fossilizing and create their own fossil.
• Understand why it is important to save our planet’s most-precious resource – water. Importance of water on earth and its impact on environment. Learn about special polymers that are helping conserve water. Learn about the concept of refraction and osmosis. Take home your own plant in a soil mixture consisting of special water-storing crystals.

Nutty Scientists is a COVIDsafe business and our workshops will run in compliance with the NSW Health COVID19 guidelines at the time of the event.

Cost

• $130 for Workshops only for two days, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm each day. Kids will get to participate in workshop 1, 2 and 3.
• $170 for two full days, 9  am to 5 pm each day. Kids will get to participate in workshop 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we will have board games, science toys and gadgets, and art activities before and after the workshops.

Bookings before June 4 can take advantage of early bird discount.
Promotion Code: EarlyBird7

Please pack a nut-free lunch, morning tea, afternoon tea, hat, sunscreen and bottle of water. There will be supervised outside play during breaks. If your child has any allergies, please let us know in advance.

These workshops are recommended for children aged between 5 to 12 years old. As our workshops are hands-on and interactive, we limit the registrations to 20 children per workshop. The workshops are run/managed by 2-3 professors to ensure each child receives the attention they need.