Live Science Shows

High-energy family shows with spectacular science demonstrations.

Ever wondered how particles move in the air? Why do things fall when we drop them? Where energy comes from? Join us at our demonstration stages for incredible live science shows!

Witness the wonders of science through amazing demonstrations of gravity, air pressure, and electrical energy. Packed with exciting experiments and interesting facts, our 20-25 minute live shows make learning fun and accessible!  

You can view the topics being explored each day at each demonstration stage and on digital screens throughout the building.

Showtimes and Locations

Here are some of the shows currently in rotation:

Air	See the amazing ways that air can push as marshmallows, balloons, shaving cream, and even pop cans try to resist the pressure of the air all around us.
Balloons	Explore many ways to inflate balloons,  experiment with balloons, and some some spectacular ways to pop balloons featuring the balloon needle and the awesome hydrogen balloon explosion
Bubbles	Discover the elastic properties of soap bubbles as we create round bubbles, square bubbles, big bubbles, small bubbles, and even bubbles you can hold in your hand.  .  Perfect for your little bubbleologists.
Cold	See what happens to balloons, rubber balls, banana peels and other materials as they become super cooled using Dry Ice and Liquid Nitrogen
Chemistry	Learn the clues scientists look for when studying chemical reactions as you witness colour changes, foaming elephant’s toothpaste, and the explosive miniature cannon finale.
Locomotion	Learn how objects spin, fall, flip, and fly in this entertaining look at the science of motion featuring a rubber chicken slingshot and the bowling ball of doom.
Electricity	Explore static charge and electric current with the lightning spewing Tesla Coil, the Electric Pickle, and the Hair Raising Van de Graaff Generator
Light	Experience the amazing properties of light in this live, interactive, show.   Explore rainbows, lasers, visible and invisible light and the incredible ways light can bend, reflect, and absorb.
Locomotion	Learn how objects spin, fall, flip, and fly in this entertaining look at the science of motion featuring a rubber chicken slingshot and the bowling ball of doom.
Under Pressure	Explore how pressure can launch things high into the air, create clouds, and affect how different objects move
Sound	Vibration, vibration, vibration.  Discover the different ways objects can vibrate to produce sound and the ways we can change the pitch and volume of the sound through physical and electronic means.
Sport	Explore the tools and techniques that athletes use to maximize their human performance.  Learn about force, momentum, energy, and the human body.