Planning your visit to the Sciencentre

Location
Level 1, Queensland Museum South Bank. Upon arrival, if your first point of call is the Sciencentre, please enter through the Sciencentre (drop off at Grey Street and walk around to the Sciencentre entrance).

Session Times
Two session ties are available for group visits.

1. Morning session starting at 9.30am (groups are asked to arrive at 9.15am to take care of cloaking of bags and invoicing / payment) and concluding at 11.30am.
2. An afternoon session commencing at 12.15pm (groups are asked to arrive at 12.00am to take care of cloaking of bags and invoicing / payment) and concluding at 2.15pm.

Special arrangements: For groups that cannot arrive at the Sciencentre for a 9.30am start or who must leave prior to 1.30pm because of travel distance, please discuss your needs with our Booking Officer (call (07) 3840 7608) or make a note on your Group Booking Form.

Movement through the Sciencentre
To optimise your Sciencentre visit, groups will be rotated through the three galleries (Earth Space, Action Stations and Body Zone) and Show Zone at 30-minute intervals. An itinerary showing this rotation will be sent to you prior to your visit. Teachers are asked to please follow these times.

We encourage schools to divide students into small groups with an adult allocated for each group. As the small groups move throughout the gallery, the adult can model the learning process, such as reading out the text and asking open-ended questions.

Group sizes
Maximum group size in each gallery is 55 people, which includes adults AND children. Groups of more than 55 will be split into smaller groups and rotated through the galleries and Show Zone separately. A minimum group size of 10 people is required to receive the group rate.

COST and number of supervisors
Students: $6 (GST free)

Adult/Child Ratio:	Prep	Primary Students	Years 8-10	Years 11 and above
1 Adult FREE for every:	3	5	10	15
	Additional adults will be charged at $8.00 per adult

Entry includes the three galleries (Earth Space, Action Stations and Body Zone) and a science theatre show in the Show Zone. Science theatre shows run for approximately 20 minutes.

Booking your visit
Bookings are essential for all schools and groups. Read about Planning Your Visit prior to making a booking.

Education Materials
For education materials please visit the Sciencentre teacher support materials page at the Museum Magnet Schools website [link opens in new window].

Additional Booking Notes:

• Due to the nature of the science theatre shows, we can only offer shows to groups with a minimum of 20 paying visitors. For small groups we endeavour, where possible, to book 2 small groups of a similar age in together. These 2 groups then progress through the three galleries (Earth Space, Action Stations and Body Zone) and the Show Zone together.
• We encourage group bookings to be made as early as possible, as often the Sciencentre can be booked to capacity at peak times (final months of each semester).