This September, explore all Science Centre Singapore (SCS) has to offer with an exciting line-up of exhibitions and activities for young learners to embark on discoveries and be inspired by world-changing science!
Here's what you can look forward to at the Science Centre Singapore this September! So don't wait and check out what kids can expect when visiting!
New And Upcoming Activities
Be An Energy Saver Gallery Hunt
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date: 3 to 12 Sep 2021
Time: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Fee: $5 (for Young Energy Saver Trail) | For bundled price, click here
Learn about energy and sustainability with our paid Science Centre Singapore and Be An Energy Saver Gallery Hunt bundled package! Activities include:
1. Young Energy Saver Trail
Venue: Multiple Galleries
Complete various missions around the galleries and collect 15 stars to redeem an “I’m A Young Energy Saver” badge. Be sure to swing by the newly opened Energy Story exhibition for the full experience!
2. Natural Lighting & Ventilation*
Venue: Future Makers, Hall G
Learn about the building features that help to facilitate natural lighting and ventilation to reduce energy consumption.
3. Incandescent Bulb vs LED (Part 1)*
Venue: Scientist for A Day, Hall A
Find out which item uses more energy: the incandescent bulb or the LED lamp.
4. Incandescent Bulb vs LED (Part 2)*
Venue: The Tinkering Studio, Hall E
Design your own experiment to determine whether an LED is more energy efficient than an incandescent bulb.
*These activities are complimentary for SCS ala-carte ticket holders as well. Do approach the staff on ground for more information or assistance.
Recommended age: 6 to 12 years old
Informal Science Public Programmes
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!
The Friendship of Sun, Earth and Moon
Date: 11 Sep 2021
Time: 10am to 12pm or 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Fee: $40/pax
Equip yourself with a cardboard telescope to view the Moon at your favourite spot any time! Plus, enjoy the view of other heavenly body, the Sun, at Science Centre Singapore Observatory (weather permitting).
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.
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.
That’s Gross Science Show
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date: Weekends, Public & School Holidays
Time: 11am & 3pm
Fee: $5/pax
Ever found yourself going “eeee” at poop and pee stains on the toilet seat, or exclaiming “ewww” at the sight of mucus dripping down a nose? Learn about the many unpleasant yet very important substances excreted by our bodies at That’s Gross Science Show! You’re guaranteed to leave the show yelling “that’s gross!”
Recommended age: 5 years old and above
KidsSTOP Academy Activities Week
Venue: KidsSTOP, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433
Date: 6 to 10 Sep 2021
Time: 15 minutes for each activity
Fee: $10 for two activities for one adult and one child (not inclusive of KidsSTOP admission charges)
Join in for some fun and educational hands-on activities at KidsSTOP this school holidays! Kids will get to learn more about science from creating and playing with their personalised craft, which they will get to bring home at the end of the session.
Activity 1: Bottle Airplane
Learn more about energy transfer by creating an airplane with a propeller that spins.
Activity 2: Little Astronaut
Light Up Card Blast off to space in our KidsSTOP™ rocket with the help of a DIY LED circuit card.
Recommended age: 4 to 8 years old
Cook And Click Challenge
Venue: KidsSTOP, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433
Dates & Times:
5 to 6 years old
7 Sep 2021, 10am to 5pm
7 to 8 years old
8 Sep 2021, 10am to 5pm
Fee: $180 for one adult and one child
Whip up a scrumptious plant-based meal with your kid and learn professional food styling tips from award-winning photographer, Wilfred Lim. Register for this onsite workshop to ace your next Instagram shoot!
Participants are encouraged to bring decorative props, and capture their culinary masterpiece using their own mobile phones.
The Pom-Fect Journey
Venue: KidsSTOP, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433
Date: 11 Sep 2021
Time: 10am to 11.30am
Fee: $65 for one adult and one child
Every seed needs sunlight, water and a place to grow. In this workshop, learn to grow a pomegranate plant and journey with Pom the Pomegranate to learn more about seed dispersal.
Recommended age: 3 to 4 years old
Dinosaurs Of Antarctica
Venue: Omni-Theatre, 21 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609433
Date: Fri to Sun, Public & School Holidays
Time: 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
Fee: $14/pax
From the Permian through the Jurassic, journey to the south polar landscapes of Antarctica hundreds of million years ago. Roam the primitive forests and thick swamps with bizarre dinosaurs and colossal amphibians, and enter a surreal world of bug-eyed giants and egg-laying mammals, where survival means enduring the sunless, six-month polar winter surrounded by meateaters with night vision.
Together with intrepid Antarctic scientists, go on a quest to understand the ice continent’s profound transformation and to predict the future as humans drive dramatic changes globally. Welcome to the prehistoric world of Gondwana. Welcome to Antarctica!
Brain Fest: Panic! At the Museum
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date: 18 Oct to 3 Nov 2021
Time: 10am to 5pm
Fee: Click here for updates | For further queries, you may contact the Brain Fest team at dnalab@science.edu.sg or 64252766
SCS’s signature mass escape game is back this year with a brand new theme! Come join the Panic! At the Museum and race against time to restore the missing pieces at the Da Vinci museum before the characters come alive to trap us in their place… forever!
Tickets include admission to Da Vinci, The Exhibition. Get ready to marvel at more than 50 fully built, life-size inventions and over 20 fine art studies and dozens of stunning displays that showcase Leonardo Da Vinci’s astounding achievements in art, engineering, flight and more.
Recommended age: 10 years old and above
Truly Madly Science Camps 2021
Photo Credit: Science Centre Singapore / Facebook
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Dates & Times:
Survive on Science Camp
22 to 23 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.
Mission Discovery Singapore 2021
Venue: Cultural Hall, National University of Singapore
Date: 13 to 17 Dec 2021
Time: 9am to 4pm
Fee: $1,799
Sign up for a STEM course titled Mission Discovery Singapore 2021 that is designed and led by NASA astronauts and expert educators. During this course, students will get to:
1. Meet and work with experienced astronauts
2. A chance to have their experiment launched into space
3. Undergo NASA leadership and team building activities
Divided into teams, students will be instructed to propose a science experiment idea. The best idea will be launched into space and carried out by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. With the help of brilliant astronauts, NASA role models, astronaut trainers, NASA personnel, scientists and engineers, students will learn more about space and STEM through various exhilarating hands-on activities.
Ongoing Physical Activities & Exhibitions
Da Vinci, The Exhibition
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date: Fri to Sun, Public & School Holidays
Time: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Fee:
Peak Weekday (Mon to Thu)
$15/adult, $13/child
Peak Weekend (Fri to Sun)
$18/adult, $15/child
Be inspired to innovate at Da Vinci, The Exhibition at SCS!
Officially launched on 18 June 2021, our latest blockbuster exhibition boasts the largest collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions in Southeast Asia. The exhibition examines da Vinci’s life, research and art through the years. Spread across ten different exhibition zones, guests will get to learn da Vinci’s complex beginning and lifetime achievements in Renaissance paintings, physics, music, military, flight, civil engineering, hydraulics and more. The exhibition will send guests of all ages on a truly exciting and inspiring journey into the past where they will get to know a true “Renaissance man”!
Highlights:
a. Features more than 50 fully built, life-size inventions and over 20 stunning displays.
b. Constructed by trained artisans who used da Vinci’s codices to design and build his inventions, bringing to life many machines and devices that were designed but never created due to the lack of modern technologies in the 15th Century.
c. Unravel the artist’s intricate designs and extraordinary early concepts on modern inventions including the parachute and scuba suit.
d. Get an in-depth view of da Vinci’s exploration into the world of anatomy including his famous studies on subjects such as the golden ratio and “Vitruvian Man”.
e. An engaging learning experience through interactive displays and hands-on activities.
f. Pop by the Curiosity Shop to grab da Vinci ballista and bombard kits too!
This September, be sure to sign up for Da Vinci, The Exhibition workshop brought to you by EduFun by Ace@Work. Register for this workshop and discover the significance of the Golden Ratio used by Leonardo da Vinci in some of his famous works of art. Plus, you will get a chance to tinker with your inventions through word and vocabulary puzzles. The workshop will be conducted on 9 and 10 September from 10am to 1pm each day. Sign up today via this link.
Energy Story
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date: Fri to Sun, Public & School Holidays
Time: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Fee: Complimentary with paid SCS admission ticket
Energy is all around us. While we might often find it difficult to visualise energy, humankind has learnt to harness energy for work. From natural cycles to modern applications, explore the sources, transformation and uses of energy at our latest exhibition called Energy Story!
Jointly presented by SCS, the Energy Market Authority and SP Group, the exhibition captures the story of how humankind has progressed off the back of energy discovery, and must now work towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. Spread across six zones of multimedia displays and interactives, guests will also get to learn about Singapore’s own energy sector, raising awareness of our four energy switches and how we are working towards a greener energy mix. The exhibition also addresses our responsibility as energy consumers, presenting a vision of a clean and energyefficient future.
Highlights:
a. Using a special projection effect known as pepper’s ghost, watch an animated feature about the energy cycles in nature.
b. Try your hand at the Galilean Cannon to discover how momentum is conserved and see how high you can propel the yellow ball.
c. Work with a partner to direct the lamp at our exhibition onto the solar-powered gliders to make them fly!
d. How will we power cities of the future? Challenge yourself as a single player or compete with friends in a multiplayer mode to see who can emerge as the better planner by selecting the right mix of energy sources in this game.
Butterflies Up-Close
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date & Time: Fri to Sun, Public & School Holidays, 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Fee: $14/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.
This September, pick up our colouring sheets and colour beautiful butterflies with your child at the Party Room. Complimentary with every paid Butterflies Up-Close admission ticket, and limited to 10 pax at any one time.
*The number of butterflies and species vary depending on the season.
Ongoing Online Activities
Science At Home
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!
I Am A Young Scientist Badge
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.
ISawtheScience Blog
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!
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.
Promotions
Half Day & Full Day Admission Passes
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date: Fri to Sun, Public & School Holidays
Time: 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm
Fee:
Half Day Pass
Singaporean / PR (Adult): $19.90
Singaporean / PR (Child): $17.90
Standard (Adult): $23.90
Standard (Child): $21.90
Full Day Pass
Singaporean / PR (Adult): $35.90
Singaporean / PR (Childt): $33.90
Standard (Adult): $40.90
Standard (Child): $37.90
Save up to 25% with our new half day and full day passes!
Half Day Pass
a. Science Centre Singapore + Butterflies Up-Close + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher
b. Science Centre Singapore + Omni-Theatre + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher
c. Science Centre Singapore + Da Vinci, The Exhibition + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher
Half day passes are to be utilised either within morning (10am to 1pm) or afternoon (2pm to 5pm) session.
Full Day Pass
a. Science Centre Singapore + Butterflies Up-Close + Omni-Theatre + Da Vinci, The Exhibition + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher
Guests who have purchased the full day pass may visit the attractions during both morning and afternoon session. However, re-entry is only limited to SCS admission.
Glow-in-the-Dark Storm Jar
Photo Credits: Science Centre Singapore (unless otherwise stated)
Venue: Science Centre Singapore, 15 Science Centre Road, Singapore 609081
Date: Fri to Sun, Public & School Holidays
Time: 10am to 5pm
Fee: $16.90/kit
Learn about rain, density and UV light with our new all-in-one experimental kit!
Exclusively designed and put together by a group of dedicated Science Educators from SCS, the activity kit includes a video tutorial for the entire family. Grab your kit at the Curiosity Shop – SCS’s only souvenir shop!
Recommended age: 18 months to 8 years old
From 3 to 12 September 2021, SCS and its Group of Attractions will operate daily from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm. The Centre will revert to the usual operating hours from 17 September 2021.
For the latest opening hours, please visit the SCS website here.
