Exhibit Hall

The Science Centre has a two story exhibit hall with the exhibits grouped in the themes such as "Electricity", "The Changing Earth", "Energy And Motion", "Vision" and "Astronomy"

The Changing Earth

"The Changing Earth", features include a Cryolophosaurus skeleton, build a dinosaur puzzle, the fossil dig, a fossil collection and a seismograph (Earthquake detector). There is even a mechanical Dimetrodon, a prehistoric lizard which roamed the Earth before the dinosaurs.

Zap! - Electricity

Exhibits under the theme of electricity include a solar controlled train set, a Wimshurst machine ( lightning generator ), an energy bike, a magnetic crane and an assortment of skill and reaction testers. The Van de Graaff generator, which places a large amount of electrical charge on a metal globe, is used to literally make someone's hair stand on end.

Energy And Motion

The Science Centre's Energy And Motion exhibit area includes a Harmonograph (pattern drawing table), a ballet table (spinning table), a hydrogen powered rocket and an endurance tester.

Dinosaurs Fossils and Coal

This exhibition tells the story of coal from its ancient beginnings to its importance as a an energy source and then on to its use in the future. The exhibition takes you through the age of the dinosaurs with roaring, moving dinosaurs in a realistic setting and then into the world of coal mining. Journey through a virtual coal mine and look at spectacular fossils from the mines. You can even try your hand at digging for fossils!

New Exhibitions - Coming soon!

Aurora - images of Antarctica - Coming late June.

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