I Dig Dinos

T rex on the prowl at Queensland Museum South Bank.

I Dig Dinos returns from 15 - 26 April with three floors of activities, live performances, talks, films, tours, trails, fossil displays, a chance to meet the Museum’s dinosaur hunters and the return of T rex on the Prowl.

Tickets: $10 for children 3-12 years to Activity Zones and Jurassic Joe theatre performances.

Adults and children under 3 years are free.

Tickets available from Level 2. No pre-sale or bookings.

Closed Good Friday 22 April. Open Anzac Day from 1.30 pm.
No Jurassic Joe performances Monday 25 or Tuesday 26 April. 

Activity Zones and Theatre Performances (Paid)

For families with children ages 3 -12

Get ready for your expedition – Dig for Dinosaurs or step back in time and become a prehistoric creature. After the expedition, join in the fun of a theatre show as you sing-along, dance and learn about dinosaurs.

Dino Detective (paid)

Which dino bone did you find?

Have you ever wanted to dig for dinosaurs? Become a palaeontologist, grab your tools and enter the giant dig site. Start digging and then carefully brush away the earth as you look for dinosaur bones. What will you discover?

After uncovering the dinosaur evidence, match the bones, make a dino model, document your model and reveal your dino discovery. After you finish working on your dinosaur discovery, visit our scientists and watch them working on real fossils. What part of a dinosaur have they discovered?

Gondwana & The Nest (paid)

What will you find in the forests of Gondwana? Step back in time and become a prehistoric creature. Are you fast and fierce? Are you large and long? Create your own mask to dress the part. Which dinosaur are you?

Visit The Nest. Dress up and become a dinosaur. Learn through play in our dinosaur nests, a special play space for birth to four year olds. Discover puzzles, colour, texture, size and shape.

Jurassic Joe (paid)

Hurry, take your seat, the show is about to start. Join us for performances by Jurassic Joe. Sing-along, dance, count, laugh and learn all about dinosaurs.

Performances and Activities (Free)

For families with children ages 3 -12 and General Audiences

Discover a world of Dinosaurs across the Museum

Dinosaur Discoveries (Free)

Experience life on the hunt for bones with our Dinosaur expert Dr Scott Hocknull as he shares the Museum’s newest discoveries and research about Australian dinosaurs.

T rex on the Prowl (Free)

What’s that sound? Is it a dinosaur on the prowl? Get ready to meet a very real dinosaur visitor roaming the Museum! T. rex returns to delight and scare. Don’t miss it.

Across the Museum (Free)

Across the Museum discover more about our prehistoric past. Meet palaeontologists and experts in the field. View fossils of Australian dinosaurs, and find out about some of the latest dinosaur finds in Queensland. Participate in a range of activities and events including trails, talks, tours and hands-on activities.

Source: http://www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au/Events+and+Exhibitions/Events/2011/04/I+Dig+Dinos

Now that we are singing about bubbles why not make bubbles!

Here is a easy bubble blowing mixture to make at home:

• 2 cups Dishwashing liquid (not lemon)
• 6 cups water
• 1/4 cup glycering/glycerol (not nitro)  found in health food shops and pharmacies

Mix all together and have heaps of fun!

Sing to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star:

Bubbles, bubbles in the air

I can see them floating there

Bubbles left and bubbles right

Making rainbows in the light

Bubbles, Bubbles in the air

I can see them floating there

Bubbles, Bubbles all around

Bubbles drifting to the ground

Round and shiny like the moon

Bubbles popping all too soon

Bubbles, Bubbles all around

Bubbles drifting to the ground

Sound Show

This show will get things shaking and vibrating, from balloons to tuning forks to even the audience. We’ll use a range of objects to explore sound and music including straws, cups, coat-hangers, buckets and more. We may not be pop stars but at least we know how to make a great sound.

Feel the vibrations as you explore the science of sound.

The Sound Show explores a number of scientific concepts, such as:

• Vibrations
• Sound waves
• How we hear sound
• Loudness
• Pitch
• Noise vs music

The Sound Show complements the following organisers in the Queensland curriculum Essential Learnings: Science as a human endeavour, Energy and change, Natural and processed materials.

Show topics and times may vary on weekends and public holidays, and are subject to change without notice.
Show times on weekdays during school term are dependant on school bookings.

Please check latest information upon arrival at the Sciencentre.  http://www.sciencentre.qm.qld.gov.au/About+Us/Contact+Us