School Visits

The UQ Physics Demo Troupe has many activities for students that are both entertaining and educational. The activities are arranged in one of two formats:

Science Demonstration Shows - give a highly entertaining demonstration of all the wonderful and wacky things science has to offer. Demo shows are for audiences of all sizes and ages (we've performed for entire primary schools, P-7)
Science Workshops - are highly interactive and give the students an opportunity to get hands-on and do some of the science for themselves. Workshops are limited to groups of no more than 30 and are best for grades 4 and above.

Much of the content in the demo shows and workshop is portable, and as such you need not come to us as we can come to you! If you're at all interested seeing the Demo Troupe please contact by email demotroupe@uq.edu.au. Please note that although the Demo Troupe's members are volunteers, there are costs involved in doing what the Demo Troupe does. To pay for things like petrol, consumables, new demonstration equipment (which can be quite expensive) and other costs, we do ask for a small fee for any services that we provide.

Regional and Remote Schools

We realise that there is a need for science outreach in regional and remote places. To service this need, several times a year the Demo Troupe takes science on the road and spends a day (or two) at various schools across Queensland and parts of Australia (see the map below for some of our recent school visits). The Demo Troupe seeks external funding for these trips so that remote schools need not pay more than those based in Brisbane.