Electricity

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Year 1-8

Get charged up, with this exciting hands-on programme.  Investigate circuits and observe the operation of electrical items from the past.

Tram Ride

Ride our electric tram and consider how it works.  See some of the trams’ working components in the tram restoration shed.

Post & Telegraph

Be shocked by the laughing machine in a human circuit!  Observe magnetism and find out how batteries work.

Rural History

Smell the exhaust of a giant generator as it lights a row of bulbs.  See early household electrical items.

Circuits

Create light, sound or movement by making your own electrical circuits.  In this session make electricity with hand generators, an exercycle, solar panels and circuit boards. Very hands on!

“Children enjoyed the hands-on electricity experiments a lot.  The favourite activities seemed to be the solar panels and building circuits.” (Aorangi School)