Day, Night & Sky Spotters
Why does the Sun go down and where does the Moon go?
Using torches, a giant inflatable Earth and shadow play, young scientists model how day and night happen, watch shadows grow and shrink, order the Moon's changing shapes and hear how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples read Sky Country. Every step is modelled first, then pairs try it themselves with a card for their stage.
K–2
Hands-on
Investigations
Inquiry Based
Primary School Workshops
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What's In Day, Night & Sky Spotters?
A hands-on workshop about day, night and the Moon: what happens in the sky every day and every night? Every student investigates with a challenge card matched to your stage.
Every session opens with a mystery from the sky, and ends with teams explaining what they discovered about day and night.
Inside · pairs
Inside or outside · pairs
Inside · whole class then pairs
Inside · whole class then pairs
Inside · pairs
Inside · whole class + pairs
Year Levels
K–2
Duration
60 or 90 minutes
Group Size
Up to 32
Price (incl GST)
$690 (60 min)
$21.56 per student
$790 (90 min)
$24.69 per student
Differentiated challenge cards matched to your class
Choose experiences to match your class interests
Predict, test, observe and explain
THE CRAZY SCIENTIST DIFFERENCE
Multiple Investigations. Learning Matched to Every Stage
Differentiated challenges and syllabus-connected learning across the workshop.
Explore the learning at your stage.
Early Stage 1 — Day, Night & Sky Spotters
Early Stage 1 cards help students notice how day, night and shadows work and describe what they see.
Relevant NSW Science & Technology outcomes (2024)
Every group works from a Early Stage 1 challenge card written for these outcomes.
✓ STe-PQU-01 — Observations and questions spark curiosity (skills focus)
poses questions based on observations to collect data
✓ STe-SCI-01 — Living things have characteristics that help them survive in their environment (skills focus)
Identify and use tools to aid and extend sensory observations
See the Science in Action
LEARNING BEYOND THE WOW
What Students learn & How We Support Teachers
What Your Students Will Learn
Describe the difference between day and night
Use a model to show how day and night happen
Observe how shadows change
Describe the Moon's changing shape
Differentiated challenges and syllabus-connected learning across the workshop.
Differentiated challenges and syllabus-connected learning across the workshop.
How we support teachers
Challenge cards for every stage, used by
students during the session.
Classroom follow-up experiments to keep the learning going
Risk assessment, Working With Children Check and public liability insurance details, sent before your visit
Thinking skills students practise
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Workshop Requirements & Bookings
Everything You Need to Know
Up to 32 students per session
Group Size
60 minutes
Session Time
A classroom with tables for 16 pairs. Everything runs inside.
Space & Setup
All materials, equipment, safety glasses and stage challenge cards.
What we Provide
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30+ Years Teaching Science
Experienced science teacher designing activities that keep children engaged, involved and learning.
We Bring Everything
Experiments, equipment and materials come with us — you just provide the space and the kids.
Tailored to Your School
Activities are adjusted to suit your class’s stage
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