Science Centre Singapore Activity Highlights Till August 15

From now until 15 August 2021, Science Centre Singapore and its Group of Attractions will only operate from 2pm to 5pm on Fridays to Sundays, Public and School Holidays.

They will revert to the usual operating hours from 20 August 2021. Please note that they are closed on 10 August 2021. Do visit www.science.edu.sg/visit-us/opening-hours for the latest opening hours.

1. National Day Activities at Science Centre Singapore

Available from 6 to 9 August 2021, join our Science Educators and Explainers as they guide you through various edutaining National Day-themed activities. Highlights include:

What Do You See?
Demo Corner
Tell us a fact about our beloved country that you have spotted in our galleries in this exciting gallery hunt! You will get to bring home a nostalgic token, whilst stocks last.

Shine for Singapore
Demo Corner
Discover why the crescent moon on our flag symbolises a rising young nation by learning about the different moon phases in this take-home activity.

Five Stars Arising
Scientist for A Day, Hall A
The five stars on our flag represent Singapore’s five different ideals. Even though we only have one plasma star, you’re in for an electrifying demonstration!

My Island Home
Scientist for A Day, Hall A
Did you know that only four colours are needed to demarcate all the neighbourhoods on the Singapore map? Learn about the four colour theorem and how it applies to our island home.

In a Heartbeat
The Tinkering Studio, Hall E
Make and take home your very own boom stick. Clap those boom sticks as you sing along to our evergreen National Day songs!

National Day Promotion
Curiosity Shop
From 1 to 31 August 2021, enjoy $5.60 off selected gift items at Science Centre Singapore’s only souvenir shop! The full list of discounted items can be found here.

Target Audience: Public
Date: 6 – 9 August 2021
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Venue:
Science Centre Singapore
15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081
Fees: Complimentary
Website: www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/national-day

2. Singapura, Our Sunny Island

Venture to the 13th century with your child to experience life as a local in a humble fishing village! Activities include making your very own essential oil lamp, playing a fishing game and concocting a fizzy milk rose drink.

Target Audience: Parent-child pair with children aged 5 – 8 years old
Date and Time:
• 7 August 2021, 2pm –
3.30pm
• 8 August 2021, 2pm –
3.30pm
• 9 August 2021, 2pm –
3.30pm [SOLD OUT]
Venue:
KidsSTOPTM
21 Jurong Town Hall Road
Singapore 609433
Fees: $65/parent-child pair
Website: www.science.edu.sg/visit-us/kidsstop/for-families/resources-for-families/singapura-our-sunny-island

3. Informal Science Public Programmes

Learn about space, plants, lights and more with our exciting series of public programmes for the entire family!

Unbe-LEAF-able
21 Aug 2021, 10am – 12pm
$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
11 Sep 2021, 10am – 12pm
$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
6 Nov 2021, 9.30am – 1pm
$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
13 Nov 2021, 9.30am – 1pm
$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 – 12 years old
Date and Time:
Unbe-LEAF-abble
21 August 2021
10am – 12pm
World of Spectra
11 September 2021
10am – 12pm
Young Physicist
6 November 2021
9.30am – 1pm
Young Geneticist
13 November 2021
9.30am – 1pm
Venue:
Science Centre Singapore
15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081
Fees: $40 or $80/pax
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/workshops-activities/truly-madly-science-camps

Ongoing Online Activities

1. Science At Home

To continue sparking curiosity, wonder and passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.), Science Centre Singapore’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 our 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!

Target Audience: Public
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/science-at-home

2. 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.

Target Audience: Public
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/for-schools/resources/young-scientist-badge-scheme

3. 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!

Target Audience: Public
Website: https://blog.science.edu.sg/

4. 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.

Purchase our specially designed Let’s Explore Kits from the comforts of your home. Check out and follow our online store on LAZADA today!

Target Audience: Public
Website: https://www.lazada.sg/shop/science-centre-curiosity-shop/

5. KidsSTOPTM Academy: Stay Home Learning Kits

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 KidsSTOPTM, the activity kits include a video tutorial for kids aged 4 to 8 years old. Kits will be delivered to your house.

Target Audience: 4 – 8 years old
Fees: $10/kit
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/visit-us/kidsstop/stay-home-science/kidsstop-academy-stay-home-learning-kit

Upcoming Physical Activities

1. Truly Madly Science Camps 2021

From learning to survive in the wild to playing popular video games, building interesting machines and conducting science experiments, the Science Centre Singapore’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.

Target Audience: 10 – 12 years old
Date and Fees:
Truly Madly Science Lite
6 – 9 September 2021
$700/pax
Survive on Science Camp
22 – 23 November 2021
$370/pax
Engineering Camp
29 – 30 November 2021
$370/pax
Chemystery Camp
2 – 3 December 2021
$370/pax
Venue:
Science Centre Singapore
15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/workshops-activities/truly-madly-science-camps

Always-On Physical Activities & Exhibitions

1. Da Vinci, The Exhibition

Be inspired to innovate at Da Vinci, The Exhibition at Science Centre Singapore!

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:
• Features more than 50 fully built, life-size inventions and over 20 stunning displays.
• 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.
• Unravel the artist’s intricate designs and extraordinary early concepts on modern inventions including the parachute and scuba suit.
• 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”.
• An engaging learning experience through interactive displays and hands-on activities.
• 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.

Target Audience: Public
Date and Time: Fridays – Sundays, Public and School Holidays 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
Venue:
Science Centre Singapore
15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081
Fees:
Peak Weekday (Monday – Thursday) Rates
$15/adult
$13/child
Peak Weekend (Friday – Sunday) Rates
$18/adult
$15/child
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/exhibitions/davinci

2. Superpower Dogs

Celebrate International Dog Day with us from 27 to 29 August 2021! The first 40 families watching the Omni-Theatre show each day will receive an exclusive merchandise.

About Superpower Dogs
Join us on an immersive adventure to experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most remarkable dogs.

The movie 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.

Meet the stars of Superpower Dogs:
• Halo – a rookie puppy training to join one of the most elite disaster response teams in America;
• Henry – an avalanche rescue expert who saves lives in the mountains of British Columbia;
• Reef – a Newfoundland lifeguard in the Italian Coast Guard;
• Ricochet – a surf and therapy legend in California who heals people with special needs;
• Tipper and Tony – a pair of Bloodhound brothers leading the fight to save endangered species in Africa

Target Audience: Public
Date and Time: Fridays – Sundays, Public and School Holidays 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
Venue:
Omni-Theatre
21 Jurong Town Hall Road
Singapore 609433
Fees: $14/pax
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/visit-us/omni-theatre/superpower-dogs

3. Butterflies Up-Close

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 month, could you spot the Common Rose Butterfly? Hint: the Common Rose Butterfly has bright red patterns on its wings and shows peculiar flight movement, warning its predators that they are not edible as they are protected by the poisons sequestered from its larval food plant.

*The number of butterflies and species vary depending on the season.

Target Audience: Public
Date and Time: Fridays – Sundays, Public and School Holidays 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
Venue:
Science Centre Singapore
15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081
Fees: $14/pax
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/exhibitions/butterflies-up-close

4. 1-for-1 1hr Snowplay Flash Sale

Exclusive this National Day, we are extending 1-for-1 1hr Snowplay Flash Sale from 6 to 9 August 2021 only! Tickets will be available on Klook and Snow City website, and will be valid till 4 September 2021.

Apart from experiencing a unique winter with 100% real snow in the Snow Chamber, guests will also get to whiz around on a bumper car on ice at Singapore’s Coldest Bumper Car Arena! Better yet, all tickets holders will witness one-of-a-kind hourly snowfall and experience the thrill of sliding down a 3-storey high or 60-metre long snow luge. All happening at the coolest playground in town!

Target Audience: Public
Date and Time: Tuesdays – Fridays 10am – 5pm Weekends, Public and School Holidays 10am – 6pm
Venue:
Snow City Singapore
21 Jurong Town Hall Road
Singapore 609433
Website: https://www.snowcity.com.sg/

Promotions

1. Half Day and Full Day Admission Passes

Save up to 25% with our new half day and full day passes!

Half Day Passes
• Science Centre Singapore + Butterflies Up-Close + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher
• Science Centre Singapore + Omni-Theatre + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher
• Science Centre Singapore + Da Vinci, The Exhibition + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher

All half day passes are available at $19.90 for Singaporean / PR (Adult), $17.90 for Singaporean / PR (Child), $23.90 for Standard (Adult), and $21.90 for Standard (Child). Half day passes are to be utilised either wihin morning (10am – 1pm) or afternoon (2pm – 5pm) session.

Full Day Pass
• Science Centre Singapore + Butterflies Up-Close + Omni-Theatre + Da Vinci, The Exhibition + $5 Curiosity Shop Voucher

The full day pass is available at $35.90 for Singaporean / PR (Adult), $33.90 for Singaporean / PR (Child), $40.90 for Standard (Adult), and $37.90 for Standard (Child). 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 Science Centre Singapore admission. The full day pass will be on sale from 20 August 2021.

Target Audience: Public
Date and Time: Fridays – Sundays, Public and School Holidays 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
Venue:
Science Centre Singapore
15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081
Fees:
Half Day Pass
Singaporean / PR (Adult):
$19.90
Singaporean / PR (Childt):
$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
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/visit-us/promotions/admission-passes

2. KidsSTOPTM Little Footprints Save Our Earth Kit

Embark on a parent-child adventure trail to help Jo and Pepper restore planet Earth at KidsSTOPTM today! The bundled kits are redeemable using the SingapoRediscovers Vouchers.

Target Audience: 18 months – 8 years old
Date and Time: Fridays – Sundays, Public and School Holidays 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
Venue:
KidsSTOPTM
21 Jurong Town Hall Road
Singapore 609433
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/visit-us/kidsstop/for-families/little-footprints

3. Glow-in-the-Dark Storm Jar

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 Science Centre Singapore, the activity kit includes a video tutorial for the entire family. Grab your kit at the Curiosity Shop – Science Centre Singapore’s only souvenir shop!

Target Audience: 18 months – 8 years old
Date and Time: Fridays – Sundays, Public and School Holidays 10am – 5pm
Venue:
Science Centre Singapore
15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081
Fees: $16.90/kit
Website: https://www.science.edu.sg/visit-us/curiosity-shop