Zoom Lab: Evidence Up Close
Zoom in on fur, feathers and scales to crack the case.
Pairs use a digital microscope and magnifiers to examine skin, hair, feathers, fur, scales and insect parts. They make accurate scientific drawings, unzip a feather, sort coverings by animal group and use their drawings to classify mystery samples.
Years 3–6 + HPGE
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What's In Zoom Lab: Evidence Up Close?
A hands-on workshop about microscopes and evidence: what can we see when we zoom in? Every student investigates with a challenge card matched to your stage.
Every session opens with a mystery from the evidence box, and ends with the class using what they saw up close to crack the case.
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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 — Zoom Lab: Evidence Up Close
Stage 2 cards challenge students to look closer than the naked eye can and compare what they find.
Relevant NSW Science & Technology outcomes (2024)
Every group works from a Stage 2 challenge card written for these outcomes.
✓ ST2-SCI-01 — Body systems work together to enable movement
Recognise that all animals are either invertebrates with no spine, or vertebrates with a spine
✓ 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
Use a microscope and magnifier safely
Compare animal coverings
Make accurate scientific drawings
Classify animals using observable features
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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