Moonbase Alpha
Can your team keep the moonbase alive?
Power is failing, oxygen is running low and the crops are dying. Crews of four rotate through mission domes, using science from every strand to diagnose each problem, then combine their data into one mission report for Mission Control.
Years 5–6 + HPGE
Hands-on
Investigations
Inquiry Based
Primary School Workshops
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What's In Moonbase Alpha?
A Stage 3 and HPGE mission across eight science domes: can your team keep the moonbase alive? Teams diagnose each failing system with real investigations, then report their findings to mission control.
Every session opens with an alert from the moonbase, and ends with the class finding out whether their base survives.
Crew rotation
Crew rotation
Crew rotation
Crew rotation
Crew rotation
Crew rotation · finale
Year Levels
Years 5–6 + HPGE
Duration
60 or 90 minutes
Group Size
Up to 32
Price (incl GST)
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 3 — Moonbase Alpha
Stage 3 mission cards guide teams through every dome, then challenge them to use their evidence to decide how to fix each system.
Relevant NSW Science & Technology outcomes (2024)
Every group works from a Stage 3 challenge card written for these outcomes.
✓ ST3-SCI-01 — Knowledge of our world and beyond inspires sustainable solutions (skills focus)
uses evidence to explain how scientific knowledge can be used to develop sustainable practices
✓ ST3-PQU-01 — A fixed amount of usable matter makes up all the material on Earth
Recognise that in a fair test, an independent variable is changed, a dependent variable is measured, and controlled variables remain the same
✓ ST3-DAT-01 — Knowledge of our world and beyond inspires sustainable solutions (skills focus)
interprets data to support explanations and arguments
✓ ST3-DDT-01 — Design processes explore opportunities and develop solutions
Develop design ideas to build a prototype using design criteria
✓ ST3-DDT-02 — The future can be shaped by building and connecting digital systems
Use collected data to create an algorithm to perform a function
See the Science in Action
LEARNING BEYOND THE WOW
What Students learn & How We Support Teachers
What Your Students Will Learn
Plan and carry out fair tests across several science strands
Record, organise and interpret data to solve a problem
Apply knowledge of circuits, energy, plants, materials and space to a real-world scenario
Design, test and improve solutions against constraints
Communicate findings in a structured mission report
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
Half day or full day 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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Enquire About This Workshop
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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