Energy Hunt
Track energy as it changes from one form to another.
Pairs hunt for energy changes in toys, devices and a plasma ball, tracking how movement becomes sound, light and heat. They crank a generator, power a spinner with sunlight, bend water with static and link every change into an energy chain.
Years 3–6 + HPGE
Hands-on
Investigations
Inquiry Based
Primary School Workshops
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What's In Energy Hunt?
A hands-on workshop about energy changes: where does our energy come from, and where does it go? Every student investigates with a challenge card matched to your stage.
Every session opens with a surprise demonstration that gets the whole class asking where the energy went, and ends with teams tracking what they found.
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Year Levels
Years 3–6 + HPGE
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.
Stage 2 — Energy Hunt
Stage 2 cards challenge students to track down the energy changes hiding in everyday toys and devices.
Relevant NSW Science & Technology outcomes (2024)
Every group works from a Stage 2 challenge card written for these outcomes.
✓ ST2-SCI-01 — Living things depend on energy and materials to survive
Describe the transfer of energy between plants and animals using food chains, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary
✓ ST2-SCI-01 — The Sun is the centre of our solar system and provides our world with energy
Research how energy from the Sun is used
✓ ST2-DAT-01 — Physical and living systems depend on energy (skills focus)
uses and interprets data to describe patterns and relationships
See the Science in Action
LEARNING BEYOND THE WOW
What Students learn & How We Support Teachers
What Your Students Will Learn
Identify different forms of energy
Describe energy transformations
Build and test a simple circuit
Represent an energy chain
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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