LET’S CODE! HOLIDAY COMBO · LET’S CODE! in the Making Club HOLIDAY CLUB So much to take home, so much to experience! Don’t miss out on this holiday highlight! HOLIDAY COMBO

CAPE TOWN SCIENCE CENTRE370B Main Road, Observatory | 33° 56’ 17’’ S 18° 27’ 50’’ E

021 300 3200 | [email protected] | www.ctsc.org.za

OPENING HOURSMonday to Saturday 9:00 - 16:30

Sundays & Public Holidays 10:00 - 16:30CLOSED on 25 December & 1 January

CTSC MEMBERSHIPBecome a Member and for less than R7 a week, get

unlimited entry to the Cape Town Science Centre for a year. Ask at the Ticket Office for details.

Information correct at time of going to print. Programme is subject to change without notice. The Cape Town Science Centre is a registered non-profit organisation (031-701-NPO) and Public Benefit Organisation (18/11/13/2663). All funds received directly support educational programmes and exhibits. We value and encourage your support.

21 - 30 September 2019

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YUMThe Edible Element

Celebrating the International Year of the Periodic Table

Looking for some fun science experiments to do during the holiday?

Whether you want to unleash your inner-maker or nurture the curious scientists in you, join our Science in the Making Club, where we take a look at blending science and Maker Space. This club will be filled with loads of hands-on activities where you get to construct like an engineer, investigate like a scientist and experience wondrous discoveries like an explorer! Extracting DNA from strawberries, making squishy circuits and creating your own D.I.Y. Dino Fossils are just some of the activities that await you!

DATES: 25 - 27 September TIMES: 10:00 - 13:00AGES: Suitable for Ages 8+COST: R600 (non-members) R430 (CTSC members)

BOOKINGS: [email protected] (max 20 kids for club)

Scratch is a coding platform that can be used to create all sorts of fun games and programs! The Coding Club will kick off with Scratch and launch into Stencyl. Using project based learning, this Coding Club is perfect for those that have never done coding before yet holds wondrous surprises for the more experienced coder as we use the scratch platform in a way you may have never considered.

Stencyl is a game development platform that is based off of Scratch. Using Stencyl we will be extending the knowledge and skills gained from Scratch to build real world game applications that you can take home.

DATES: 25 - 27 September TIMES: 10:00 - 13:00AGES: Suitable for Ages 8+COST: R600 (non-members) R400 (CTSC members)

BOOKINGS: [email protected] (max 20 kids for club)

LET’S CODE!HOLIDAY CLUBin the Making Club

So much to take home, so much to experience! Don’t miss out on this holiday highlight!

HOLIDAY COMBO

THE HEART OF CAPE TOWN MUSEUM

CAPE TOWN SCIENCE CENTRE

On 3 December 1967 the world’s first heart transplant was performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard at the renowned Groote Schuur Hospital. Experience the drama of that night in the fully restored operating theatres where the surgery took place. A guided two hour tour describes this electrifying event. OPEN: 7 days a weekGuided tours begin at: 9:00, 11:00, 13:00 & 15:00After tour, visitors are free to browse at their own leisure.

Shoot a rocket to the moon, spin on the human gyroscope, build a house on the Concor Construction “kids-only” building site and challenge a friend to a game of chess. With more than 180 interactive science exhibits and mind-boggling puzzles, it’s a world of discovery under one roof! Your ticket is valid for the whole day.

OPEN: Mon - Sat, 9:00 - 16:30Sun & Public Holidays 10:00 - 16:30

TWO fascinating destinations for ONE price!

R150pp | 25 & 27 Sept | Age 9+Pre-booking essential: [email protected] or 021 300 3200

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

22 September21 September

11:00 Family Egg Drop Challenge

12:00 Camera Obscura

12:30 v Under the Microscope

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 Magic Milk


11:00 Flying Marshmallows


12:30 v Plant Dissection

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 Static Butterfly


29 September28 September

11:00 Oreo Moon Phases


12:30 v Kitchen Chemistry

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 To Vein to Leaf


27 September26 September25 September24 September23 September

30 September

11:00 We all scream for ice cream


12:30 v Springs, not just a season

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 LEGO six bricks


11:00 We all scream for ice cream


12:30 v Springs, not just a season

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 LEGO six bricks


11:00 Oreo Moon Phases


12:30 v Kitchen Chemistry

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 To Vein to Leaf


11:00 Edible Slime


12:30 v Weather or not

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 Chromo Flowers


11:00 Edible Slime


12:30 v Weather or not

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 Chromo Flowers


11:00 Flying Marshmallows


12:30 v Plant Dissection

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 Static Butterfly


11:00 Family Egg Drop Challenge


12:30 v Under the Microscope

13:00 SCIENCE SHOW

14:00 Magic Milk


THE BIG SHOW & TELLAll Ages • Free

v PLANT DISSECTION Plants have many parts to it especially those beautiful flowers all around us. Come and watch as we dissect a flower to reveal its hidden anatomy.

v UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Step into a scientists shoes and take a closer look at everyday items and objects under the microscope. It will give you a new perspective on the world around you.

CUB WEDNESDAYSCubs, Brownies and Scouts from any pack will be given free entry to the CTSC on Wednesday 25 September 2019 provided they come dressed in their Cub, Brownie or Scouts uniform.

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CAMERA OBSCURAHave you ever taken a tour of the city while standing on one spot? Join us on one of our Camera Obscura tours for a 360° view of the surrounding area. Listen out for announcements to join the tour. Please note that this activity is weather dependant.

SCIENCE SHOWDaily @ 13:00Some call is magic, we call it science. Our daily Science Shows will excite while nurturing awareness that science is a part of our daily lives.

EDIBLE SLIME (Ages 5+ • Cost: R5)Slime is oozey, gooey, sticky and fun. Do you think we can make edible slime? Let’s find out! FLYING MARSHMALLOWS (Ages 7+ • Cost: R5)Energise your marshmallow and see them fly in this hands-on workshop. Construct a catapult to launch your fluffy marshmallow. FAMILY EGG DROP CHALLENGE (Ages 7+ • Cost: R5)Science doesn’t have to be boring, expensive or time-consuming. Put your mind to the test in this family-based tinkering challenge. Try to build a protective capsule to protect your egg as it is catapulted through the air. #EggsMustFall OREO MOON PHASES (Ages 7+ • Cost: R5)What has been around for a million years, but is only a month old? Join this tasty workshop as we discuss how a new moon appears each month using Oreo cookies.

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE-CREAM! Ages 6+ • Cost: R5)Beat the brain freeze and learn how to make your own delicious ice cream using simple household ingredients. LEGO SIX BRICKS (Ages 5+ • Free)Join the global frenzy in fun hands-on learning with LEGO Six Bricks. Introduce learning through play by developing memory, perceptual and communication skills. MAGIC MILK (Ages 5+ • Free)Discover how even in the kitchen we find science in this colourful hands-on workshop where you’ll get to make milk dance. TO ‘VEIN’ TO ‘LEAF’ (Ages 7+ • Free)The leaves of a plant transport nutrients and water from the roots. Come and join this amazing workshop as we dig deeper into the life of plants.

STATIC BUTTERFLY (Ages 6+ • Free)It’s spring time and butterflies are out and about. Make a cool movable butterfly while learning about static electricity and how it is used to move your butterfly. COLOUR YOUR FLOWERS WITH CHROMO (Ages 6+ • Free)Chromatography is the separation of mixtures. In this colourful workshop we will be separating colour mixtures and make some beautiful flowers for the springtime.

HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS

Release your innerscientist in CTSC’s popular

holiday workshops. Get yourhands dirty exploring things

that bubble and fizz, fly through the air, and change

electric colours.

Workshops are free unless otherwise stated.

Standard entry fees to the CTSC apply to all visitors.

v KITCHEN CHEMISTRY Do some cool experiments using common ingredients found in your kitchen to create lava lamps and other colourful displays of chemistry?

v SPRING-S (MORE THAN JUST A SEASON) Get that spring back in your step in this exciting demonstration. There will be lots of bouncing and springing about.

v WEATHER OR NOT Here at the CTSC we bring the clouds and winds down. Come and learn the science hidden in the blue sky.

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LET’S CODE! HOLIDAY COMBO · LET’S CODE! in the Making Club HOLIDAY CLUB So much to take home, so much to experience! Don’t miss out on this holiday highlight! HOLIDAY COMBO