It's Physics Time!

Join us and have fun with physics related demonstrations during this September school holidays! 

 

Come on down to Science Centre and try out our various physics themed activities! Our activity booths are open from 10.30am to 12.30pm & 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

 

Interactive Activity Booths

Slinky

2 Sept - 6 Sept 2023

Amazing Sound with Slinky

Learn about transmission of sound through different mediums with the use of a slinky coil.

Cool Discovery of Ice Melting

Discover thermal conductivity of diffeerent materials through this cool experiment.

3

7 Sept - 8 Sept 2023

Awesome Floating Superconductor

Learn about properties of superconductors and how they work.

2

7 Sept - 10 Sept 2023

Magical Ring and Chain

Find out the physics behind the popular magic trick.

State of Matters with Plasma Ball

Discover the wonders of wireless transformation of power with the use of a plasma ball.  

Exclusive Show Us Your Science

Join us for an exclusive Show Us Your Science session this school Holidays as winners from Illustratum 2023* showcase and explain their winning entries!

5 Sept 2023 (Tues)

10.30am - 12.30pm

Team: Reverberation (School of Science and Technology)

Project Title: Reverberation: A Beating Demonstration

What is binaural beats phenomenon? Find out more Using an easy-to-use online demonstration!

Award: Distinction, Teaching Innovations

5 Sept 2023 (Tues)

2.30pm - 4.30pm

Team: Patchy Patches (Raffles Institution)

Project Title: Directional Speaker

Why can you only hear the sounds from a certain position? Find out how a directional speaker system works!

Award: 2nd Place

6 Sept 2023 (Wed)

10.30am - 12.30pm

Team: Hydronus (Nanyang Girls High School)

Project Title: Applying Pascal's Law to Create a Hydraulic Powered Robotic Arm

Come check out Hydraulic powered robotics arm and learn more about the working principles behind it!

Award: Distinction, Best Teaching Innovations and Craftsmanship

Team: Jizzics (Hwa Chong Institution)

Project Title: Jizzics

See an electric spark? Experience what it's like to visualise electricity with transformers!

Award: 1st Place

6 Sept 2023 (Wed)

2.30pm - 4.30pm

Team: Reverberation (School of Science and Technology)

Project Title: Reverberation: A Beating Demonstration
What is binaural beats phenomenon? Find out more Using an easy-to-use online demonstration!

Award: Distinction, Teaching Innovations

Team:J Cube (St Joseph Institution)

Project Title: The Propagation of Sound
Can you 'see' sound?Check out the visualisation of the transfer of sound energy!

Award: Merit Overall, Teaching Innovations

7 Sept 2023 (Thurs)

10.30am - 12.30pm

Team: Jizzics (Hwa Chong Institution)

Project Title: Jizzics

See an electric spark? Experience what it's like to visualise electricity with transformers!

Award: 1st Place

* Illustratum is a 'Hallway Physics' Competition organised by NUS Department of Physics, and supported by Science Centre Singapore and MOE, Singapore

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