Earth Space

Spinning Planet

Night and day See the earth spinning day after day. Can you see what's happening in the outback when it's sunrise in Brisbane?

Earth in a spin Have you ever seen Earth move before your very eyes? It does, and we've got this giant pendulum to prove it.

Pendulum at the pole Imagine you are at the South Pole lying back looking up at a giant pendulum in the sky. What do you think you would notice? You have to see it, to believe it!

Spin and curve Play with water. Put it into a spin just like the Earth does all day, every day. What do you think happens?

Planets in a whirl See the patterns of the planets. Press the button and watch them go!

Water world

Water exhibit Experience a bird's eye view of South East Queensland's water catchments. Select your route and press the button. Which landmarks do you recognise?

Whirling around Make your own whirlpool. Watch its beauty and power.

Making waves Have fun with our mini wave-making machine. Notice the different wave shapes and sizes.

Shape the sand Spin the sphere, then watch the patterns that the tides leave behind.

Active Earth

Make a quake Create your own earthquake and learn how to measure it.

Built to last Time to make and shake! First you build 'em, then you quake 'em. Watch how they go. Which building will withstand the test?

Continents on the move Make continents go back and forth in time. Float them from where they were 135 million years ago to where they are now. Find out why the Earth is always on the move.

Inside the earth Pull the Earth apart. What's under its crust?

Air Matters

Floating ball Play with the ball (gently!). Find out why it spends a lot of its time floating in a special place.

Mountain air Air puts us under a lot of pressure. Play a push – guess - check game to see where we're under the most pressure, and the least.

As light as air? Can you imagine just how light, or heavy, air really is? Try the guess - test - check game and find out.

Falling feathers Ready, feather, drop! Compare how feathers fall through air and through a vacuum.

Blow it! Huff and puff and…….blow air between the two balls! What do you think they'll do?

Lift and fly! Test wings and things. What stays up…..and what comes down?

Raise the roof Guess and test what will happen to a roof in an enormous storm. Which side will go first? Does it matter which way the roof and storm face each other?

Spin up a storm Spin the sphere fast or slow. Change direction suddenly. Create great swirls in your storm just like planets Earth and Jupiter.

Lightning ladder Sparks fly as you create a 30,000 volt charge and learn a whole lot about lightning.

Touch the lightning Yes you can touch our lightning, as we've made it quite safe. Watch how the lightning is attracted to you.

Beyond Earth

A question of gravity Would you be able to pick up a bottle of milk on Pluto or Jupiter? Here's your chance to feel gravity at work!

Speedy planets Launch a 'planet' into orbit and see how it spins. Which planet orbits faster - the one in close, or the one further out?

Extreme sizes Time to dream. Witness the magnitude and beauty of our universe as it gradually descends into breathtaking images of sub-atomic life.

Star gazing Which group of stars do you find on the Australian flag? Is each star in this group the same distance from Earth? Find out here!