	{"id":91757,"date":"2023-09-12T04:56:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=91757"},"modified":"2023-09-08T00:44:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:44:34","slug":"new-program-for-school-holidays-to-discover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/new-program-for-school-holidays-to-discover\/","title":{"rendered":"New program for school holidays to discover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WITH term three school holidays on the horizon, parents might be starting to think of things to do to keep the kids occupied.<\/p>\n<p>Following a popular holiday program last school break, The Discovery Centre has more planetarium and vertical slide sessions for its new program Matter of Life<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The program is essentially a story of how the energy is transformed through matter, said general manager Alissa Van Soest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to start with the big bang, and we\u2019re going to head down to how life was created,\u201d said Ms Van Soest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll follow energy from the sun\u2019s rays, into plants, through the food chain, and then what happens afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a big topic, but I think it\u2019s going to be a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program will incorporate physics, astronomy, and biology, and will feature a new planetarium show <em>The Renewable Universe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really incredible to learn how energy just doesn\u2019t disappear,\u201d said Ms Van Soest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnergy travels through the system, and energy is constantly changing its form as it travels from the sun, to plants, to animals, to us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hoping they really come away with this new understanding and this new excitement of this energy that\u2019s constantly around us and constantly travelling through those systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlice, who is one of our science educators, is also an incredible artist and has created some really awesome props and exhibit pieces that will help people understand it all and follow that journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Matter of Life<\/em> will run across both weeks of the school holidays 10am to 4pm, starting 16 September, and will be open for the public holiday 29 September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WITH term three school holidays on the horizon, parents might be starting to think of things to do to keep the kids occupied. 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