This June holidays, Science Centre Singapore (SCS) presents a slew of very special online activities for young learners to discover the wonders of STEM, all from the comfort and safety of home!
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Here's what you can look forward to:
June Holidays Special
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EduFun Online Workshop
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Venue: Online
Date: 1 to 28 Jun 2021
Time: Multiple timings; each class runs for 90 minutes from 8am to 4.30pm daily
Fees: $80 per month per subject* (*only applicable if child has enrolled in three or more subjects subjects with EduFun) | Register here or call 8692 7778
Register your child for our online workshops this June school holidays to keep them a step ahead in class!
The 1.5hr workshops will be conducted weekly via Zoom, and will cover topics such as Heuristic Science, Heuristic Mathematics, English as well as Creative Writing in English.
Recommended age: 7 to 12 years old
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Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge
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Venue: Online
Date/Time:
4, 8 or 17 Jun 2021
2.30pm to 3.30pm or 4pm to 5pm
3 Jul 2021
9.30am to 10.30am, 11am to 12pm, 2.30pm to 3.30pm or 4pm to 5pm
Fees: Complimentary
Learn to code and develop computational thinking skills with the help of the CoderZ learning tool – a friendly and engaging learning tool that makes robotics and programming accessible to everyone. Open to primary and secondary school students aged 9 to 16 years old, the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge consists of two parts:
1. Online Onboarding Introductory Programme
Discover the basics of coding and its real-world application in our online onboarding introductory workshops happening in June and July. Be sure to register via this link.
2. Coder Z Coding Challenge
After the Onboarding Introductory Programme, students who are keen to put their acquired computing knowledge to the test may proceed to sign up for the CoderZ Coding Challenge – an online competition with Primary (9 to 12 years old) and Secondary Categories (13 to 16 years old). The competition will be held in September.
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Curious Geneticist Online Workshop
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Venue: Online
Date/Time: 21 Jun 2021, 9.30am to 11am
Fee: $28/pax
Turn your home into a genetics laboratory and decode the secrets of DNA with the help of our Science Educator and the Curious Geneticist Kit, delivered right to your doorstep.
As there are limited slots available, be sure to register by 10 June 2021!
Recommended age: 10 to 12 years old
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I Am A Young Geospatial Scientist Online Workshop
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Venue: Online
Date/Time: 21, 22, 23, 24 or 25 Jun 2021, 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Fees: Complimentary
What is geospatial science? Come find out in this new online workshop where you will:
a) Explore navigational tools;
b) Learn to read maps;
c) Locate points of interest; and
d) Earn a Young Geospatial Scientist Badge and Certificate
Brought to you by Science Centre Singapore in collaboration with the Singapore Land Authority, this online workshop is designed specially for primary school students. Kids below 9 years old will need parental guidance.
Register for this complimentary workshop here.
Recommended age: 7 to 12 years old
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Once Upon A Mystery Online Workshop
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Venue: Online
Date/Time:
5 to 6 years old
10 Jun 2021, 10.30am to 11.30am
Fee: $53.50/child | Register here
An empty bowl of porridge, a broken chair and messy bed sheets? Who could have broken into the Bear’s family home?
In this live 60-minute workshop, join Pepper as she uses her trusty glow-in-the-dark decoder and investigative skills to find the culprit in this exciting fairy-tale forensics adventure!
Registration fees include one adult and one child KidsSTOP admission tickets as well as an activity kit that will be delivered to your house prior to the workshop.
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Pepper’s Lab: After School Series Online Workshops
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Venue: Online
Fee: $20/child
Join our Science Educators in a series of thematic science programmes filled with experiments and craft-making.
Colourful Chemistry
Date/Time: 5 Jun 2021, 11am to 11.30am
Learn more about chemical reactions and make your very own wizard's brew in this fun workshop! Get ready to uncover secret messages using turmeric as well.
Amazing Astronomy
Date/Time: 12 Jun 2021, 11am to 11.30am
Blast off in 3, 2, 1! Explore outer space by making galaxy jars and moon dough!
Fun With Food Science
Date/Time: 19 Jun 2021, 11am to 11.30am
Be a food scientist and dissect the food you have eaten using the Benedict's test and emulsion test!
Bin It Right (Storytelling Special)
Date/Time: 26 Jun 2021, 11am to 11.30am
Win can't skate at his favourite park because it has been littered with trash! Through storytelling, learn the importance of recycling in this special edition of After School Series.
Registration fees include an activity kit that will be delivered to your house prior to the workshop.
Recommended age: 4 to 8 years old
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Coding Olympics Singapore
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Venue: Online
Date: 2 to 6 August 2021
Sign up for four days of online coding lessons and stand a chance to win attractive prizes at the first-ever Coding Olympics in Singapore!
Recommended age: 10 to 12 years old
Ongoing
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Snow City Singapore
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Venue: Snow City Singapore, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433
Date & Time: Tue to Fri, 10am to 5pm | Weekends, Public and School Holidays, 10am to 6pm
Fees:
1 Hour Snowplay + Bumper Car
Standard (Adult): $24
Standard (Child): $24
Singaporean/PR (Adult): $21
Singaporean/PR (Child): $17
Drift on Ice has re-opened! Purchase our bundled 1hr Snowplay + Bumper Car tickets using the SingapoRediscover Vouchers, and get ready to whiz around in Singapore’s Coldest Bumper Car Arena!
Plus, you will get to witness one-of-a-kind hourly snowfall and experience the thrill of sliding down a 3-storey high or 60-metre long snow luge. The kids are sure to have a fun time at the new mini snow playground that comes with a magical carousel!
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Friday Science Club
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Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date & Time:
July Sessions
9, 16, 23 & 30 Jul 2021, 4pm to 5pm
August Sessions
6, 13, 20 & 27 Aug 2021, 4pm to 5pm
Fee: $298/pax
Specially curated for kids aged 10 to 12 years old, sign up for SCS's first-ever exclusive Friday Science Club! Your child will have lots of fun as our dedicated Science Educators take them on a bespoke journey of learning and discovery at the Centre!
Limited seats available, so sign up today!
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Informal Science Public Programmes
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Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Learn about space, plants and the origins of the world with SCS's exciting series of public programmes for the entire family!
Unbe-LEAF-able
Date: 21 Aug 2021
Time: 10am to 12pm
Fee: $40/pax
Learn more about plants and take home a terrarium, a self-sustaining mini-ecosystem in this interactive family programme! You and your child will get to conduct the celery xylem demonstration, view stomata through the microscope and build your very own terrarium.
World of Spectra
Date: 11 Sep 2021
Time: 10am to 12pm
Fee: $40/pax
Much of our understanding of the world originates from investigating visible light. In this workshop, you get to assemble your own laser-cut spectroscope and use it to explore the surprising variety in the composition of light from common sources. This workshop aims to cultivate an interest in using basic physical phenomena as tools for scientific exploration.
Crash Course Astronomy
Date: 9 OR 16 Oct 2021
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Fee: $40/pax
Ever wanted to know more about our celestial neighbours? Together with your child, register for our astronomy workshop and learn more about the sun, moon and other planets in the solar system. End the night with a telescopic view of the planets in the night sky! You will get to make & bring home your own sundial and planisphere too.
Young Physicist
Date: 6 Nov 2021
Time: 9.30am to 1pm
Fee: $80/pax
Explore physics through various hands-on activities and projects in this immersive, small group session with your own Curious Physicist kit. The programme includes a 15-minute break and refreshment.
Young Geneticist
Date: 13 Nov 2021
Time: 9.30am to 1pm
Fee: $80/pax
Explore genetics through various hands-on activities and projects in this immersive, small group session with your own Curious Geneticist kit. The programme includes a 15-minute break and refreshment.
Target Audience: Families with children aged 10 to 12 years old.
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ISawtheScience Blog
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Did you know that a well-renowned Polish-born scientist, Marie Curie, was behind the discovery of the radioactive elements polonium and radium? Find out more about her life on IsawtheScience blog!
Be sure to check out other fun and engaging science articles, covering topics like art, food, games, health and nature on our blog too!
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KidsSTOP Little Footprints Save Our Earth Kit & Being Me! Kit
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Venue: KidsSTOP, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433
Date & Time: Fri to Sun, Public and School Holidays, 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Embark on a parent-child adventure trail to help Jo and Pepper restore planet Earth at KidsSTOP today! The bundled kits are redeemable using the SingapoRediscovers Vouchers.
Recommended age: 18 months to 8 years old
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Truly Madly Science Camps 2021
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Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date & Time:
Survive on Science Camp
22 to 23 Nov 2021
Fee: $370/pax
Serious Gaming Camp
25 to 26 Nov 2021
Fee: $370/pax
Engineering Camp
29 to 30 Nov 2021
Fee: $370/pax
Chemystery Camp
2 to 3 Dec 2021
Fee: $370/pax
Book tickets here.
From learning to survive in the wild to playing popular video games, building interesting machines and conducting science experiments, SCS's Truly Madly Science Camps are back by popular demand! Bringing real-world science to life through exciting experiences, the camps provide an interactive learning environment for children aged 10 to 12 years old to grasp new science concepts.
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KidsSTOP Academy: Stay Home Learning Kits
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Fee: $10/kit
Back by popular demand! Learn to make an anaglyph 3D glasses with our Pop Up Science Kit or explore light and shadows with coloured puppets using the Light and Shadow Play Kit.
Exclusively designed and put together by a group of dedicated Science Educators from KidsSTOP, the activity kits include a video tutorial for kids aged 4 to 8 years old. Kits will be delivered to your house.
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Earth Alive Exhibition
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Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date & Time: Fri to Sun, Public and School Holidays, 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Admission Fee: Complimentary with every Science Centre Singapore admission
The ongoing Earth Alive exhibition invites guests of all ages to see, feel and experience the Earth’s wonder through active, engaging exhibits and compelling visual displays!
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Superpower Dogs
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Venue: Omni-Theatre, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433
Date & Time: Fri to Sun, Public and School Holidays, 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Fee: $14/pax
Embark on an immersive adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most remarkable dogs. Screening at the Omni-Theatre, Superpower Dogs follows the adventure of six working dogs and their human partners as they brave through earthquakes and avalanches, protect endangered species such as rhinos and elephants, and transform the lives of people with special needs.
A family-friendly film with a run time of 46 minutes, audiences will soon discover the amazing abilities of dogs and the astonishing science behind it.
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Butterflies Up-Close
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Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date & Time: Fri to Sun, Public and School Holidays, 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Fee: $10/pax
Dance with beautiful butterflies* from around the region at Singapore’s first indoor butterfly enclosure, where humidity and temperature are carefully regulated to ensure that plants and butterflies can thrive.
*The number of butterflies and species vary depending on the season.
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The Curiosity Shop on LAZADA
Tailored to meet the MOE Science Syllabus, the Let’s Explore Kits are designed for primary school students to explore science in a fun way and acquire new scientific skills to study the world around them. From learning about electricity and circuits to discovering the nature of air, forces and shadow, these experimental Kits adopt an inquiry-based approach to learning science, which is central to the framework of the science curriculum in Singapore.
You may purchase the specially designed Let’s Explore Kits from the online store on LAZADA here.
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Science At Home
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To continue sparking curiosity, wonder and passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.), SCS’s dedicated team of Science Educators have curated the Science at Home series – a stay-home series offering a myriad of online resources across different formats and topics, specially curated for all age groups!
From conducting simple science experiments, reading interesting blog articles about the viral Dalgona Coffee or the importance of social distancing, to learning about simple science concepts using the Ready Steady Science material, there is no lack of edutainment for the young and young at heart!
And check out SCS's YouTube channel where you will get to learn to create a lemon volcano, discover the science behind forensic fingerprinting and explore “out-of-the-world” astronomy topics like asteroids and life in space. Remember to hit the like, subscribe and notification bell buttons for the latest update!
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I Am A Young Scientist Badge
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The evergreen I Am A Young Scientist Badge is now available online!
Together with your child, explore over ten Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) topics through myriad of self-directed activities. Plus, work on various hands-on experiments and activities from popular cards such as I Am A Young Zoologist, I Am A Young Botanist, I Am A Young Food Scientist, I Am A Young Geologist and many more on our online portal. Do check out our supplementary Ready, Steady, Science! materials that complement the I Am A Young Scientist activities.
Upon completion, you will receive a certificate and a Young Scientist Badge.
Note:
In line with Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) and government guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19, SCS and its Group of Attractions will only operate Fridays to Sundays, 2pm to 5pm, till 13 June 2021. SCS and its Group of Attractions will be accepting no more than two persons per group.
For the latest opening hours, please click here.
