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Great place to take the kids for a day out. Especially if it's raining because the entire venue is indoors. Particularly good for early primary school children because they get to have fun and learn some science at the same time. The parachute and air pressure sections are quite popular with the kids. The shows are quite good value too. The observatory section plays space themed movies onto the ceiling dome which is quite unique. There is also a live show in the theatre, and the one about fire is quite interesting. The whole venue is not that big and can easily be covered in about an hour. But can take up to the whole day if your child wants to play at every exhibit.
Howard FanHoward Fan
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I would call scientific activities "mini-Questacon." The territory is small, but there are many activities for children. My family really enjoyed it. We attended the fire show "Up in Flames" and 2 shows in the planetarium. Shows are short, 15-20 minutes. My children (8 and 12 years old) were delighted with the fire show in the Theatre. I really liked that all experiments with fire were explained in a language understandable to children. I give 5☆ for the fire show. I took away 2 stars because it was the only planetarium from the show that I found near Sydney. And it is for the show in the planetarium that I take 2 stars. The names of the shows do not correspond to reality. From the show "Above the Earth," I expected stories about space and stars. Since the description says it's in collaboration with First Nation people, I expected to hear about their connection to the celestial bodies, or legends, or the use of stars during migration - anything related to the space and stars. This was not the case. The stories of individual countries were very well made. But they had no relation to space. The show that was made was at a pretty good level but has no relation to space, the name of the show, or the place where it was demonstrated. The second show in the planetarium that we watched was "Night sky". There was an interesting lecture about the stars that we can see about satellites. But I got the impression that this show was skimpy - there were no graphics (minimum movement of the projection and a change in the colours of some stars and points that were spotted by satellites). It would be ok if the organizers did not state that it is for viewers of any age. Small children of 3-4 years old, whose parents took them to this show, were not interested in watching and listening, so they behaved very loudly. There are no questions for children. There is a question about marking the age of the audience.
Tonya BoikoTonya Boiko
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A great interactive place to take the kids for a day out. Lots to do and see and it’s all hands on. Theres a good chance that they will unconsciously learn by exploring the different stations/exhibits which is covered in the cost of the entry fee. For an additional cost there’s also the planetarium theatre which has different shows on and also the interactive science talks in the Science theatre. A gift shop will also grab their attention on the way out. Parking is free on weekends and they’re open 10-4 every day. Over all the cost is minimal and the kids get to run amok and enjoy themselves.
SARGES’ FamilySARGES’ Family
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First time vist to the centre during the Christmas break and it won't be the last. It was really good. Took my nephew who loved all the interactive displays and had a blast. It was hard to keep his attention as there was so.much to look at and do. Took in a show in the planetarium which was awesome. Only issue was that some displays weren't working but it didn't take anything away from what was a great couple hours. Will be back again, and again. This is a true hidden gem in Wollongong.
Chris AngelucciChris Angelucci
10
My three year old absolutely LOVED it! The science museum was a total hit today. She thought it was better than Disneyland. She tore through the place, so excited. There was even a show (which cost just $4) where a really hot scientist guy made bubbles with bubble wands and explained the science behind them (something about spheres, I dunno!) It seems pretty simple but honestly I haven’t seen her have so much fun in ages.
Yvette McKenzieYvette McKenzie
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It has a lot of cool gadgets for us to do hands-on experience o science theorties. They have different exhibitions inside too, for that we need to take separate tickets and they are much focused on school children.
Pasindu RanasinghePasindu Ranasinghe
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Nearby Attractions Of UOW Science Space
Cabbage Tree Hotel
Thomas Dalton Park
Puckeys Estate Reserve
Fairy Meadow Beach
Puckey's Beach

Cabbage Tree Hotel
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Thomas Dalton Park
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Puckeys Estate Reserve
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Fairy Meadow Beach
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Nearby Restaurants Of UOW Science Space
Lagoon Seafood Restaurant
Outback Steakhouse Wollongong
The Fraternity Club
McDonald's Fairy Meadow
Al Amir Restaurant
Hungry Jack's Burgers Fairy Meadow
Red Rooster Mt. Ousley
Guzman y Gomez - Fairy Meadow
Piccolo Me ICW Wollongong
Industri Cafè

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McDonald's Fairy Meadow
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Basic Info
Address
Innovation Campus, 60 Squires Way, North Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia
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Phone
+61 2 4286 5000
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Website
sciencespace.com.au
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Overview
4.4
(134 reviews)
Ratings & Description
cultural
entertainment
family-friendly
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attractions: Cabbage Tree Hotel, Thomas Dalton Park, Puckeys Estate Reserve, Fairy Meadow Beach, Puckey's Beach, restaurants: Lagoon Seafood Restaurant, Outback Steakhouse Wollongong, The Fraternity Club, McDonald's Fairy Meadow, Al Amir Restaurant, Hungry Jack's Burgers Fairy Meadow, Red Rooster Mt. Ousley, Guzman y Gomez - Fairy Meadow, Piccolo Me ICW Wollongong, Industri Cafè

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