A highly portable exhibition, Earth Quest – Outer Space to Inner Earth will take you on an incredible voyage from the outer limits of the Milky Way galaxy to the very centre of the planet Earth. En route, engaging interactive exhibits covering a wide range of topics such as astronomy, geology, geography, environmental science and biology will allow you to explore the phenomena you pass and answer such questions as: why do we have seasons? How did mountains form? How have animals adapted to life in different climates? What’s at the centre of the Earth?
Virtual Reality
Click on the panorama below to launch an interactive QuickTime VR of this exhibition.
Exhibition Themes
The themes included in Earth Quest include:
- Astronomy – Features include the Milky Way through to why the tides and seasons occur on Earth.
- Atmosphere – What is in the air, why the sky is blue and what is happening to the ozone ‘hole’?
- Earth’s surface – Discover why leaves are green through to the formation of sand dunes and mountains.
- Below the surface – Dig for fossils and through to the other side of the Earth. Discover whether the Earth’s inner centre has a hard or soft core.
Audience
The exhibition is targeted primarily at children aged between 8 and 14 years old but can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
Number of Exhibits
Earth Quest includes 30 interactive exhibits.
Questacon Provides
- Promotional materials
- Educational background notes & activities available on-line
- Consumables and some spare parts
Host Venue Provides
- Hire fee
- All return freight costs
- Insurance during travel and for static risk cover at the venue
- One local technician over one day to conduct the installation and one local technician over one day to conduct in the dismantling of the exhibition
- Pallet jack
Venue Requirements
Floor space
250 m2 of display space
Floor loading
Hard level floor
Minimum Gallery Height
2.8 metres
Power
Standard 240 volt for exhibits
Install/Deinstall Time
It takes 1 day to install and 1 day to deinstall the exhibition.
Want to find out more?
For further information or to book this exhibition contact the Travelling Exhibitions team:
p +61 2 6126 2211
e exhibitions@questacon.edu.au