Discover More Science Missions!

Try some of our favourite home science experiments. All you need to do is download the experiment, collect your materials and you will be on your way to investigating some of the Museum's science mysteries.

Mission 1
Ghost hand! Get the ‘Hand’ to stay up by itself!

Mission 2
Draw a chalk solar system on your footpath and learn about the planets.

City of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional country of the Awabakal and Worimi peoples. We respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and recognise that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession. City of Newcastle reiterates its commitment to addressing disadvantages and attaining justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.

Discover More Science Missions!

Mission 1Ghost hand! Get the ‘Hand’ to stay up by itself!

Mission 2Draw a chalk solar system on your footpath and learn about the planets.

Mission 1
Ghost hand! Get the ‘Hand’ to stay up by itself!

Mission 2
Draw a chalk solar system on your footpath and learn about the planets.