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Free National Science Week Activities

At Refreshing Memories we proudly have a tradition of being involved in offering free activities for National Science Week.  From August 10th to 18th 2019 we will holding the following free activities.

Science Week

Free - Dig a real fossil out and take it home.

Our activity offers people of all ages the opportunity to carefully extract a real fossil from a matrix. With the use of some simple tools you can dig until you see a sign of something different and you then brush and dig until it comes free to be identified. With any luck you will be holding a 60 million year old fossil in your hand. Once you clean it up you can try to identify it using the charts provided and label your find. When you are finished you get to take your find home as part of your own collection.
This activity is fun for children as young as 4 and equally as much fun for people of all ages.
The fossil dig takes about 20 minutes and there is no need to book.
We will be open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 11am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday during National Science Week.

Free - Gemstone Dig.

Our activity offers people of all ages the opportunity to carefully extract polished semi-precious gemstones from a matrix. With the use of some simple tools you dig and brush until you extract all the stones. Once you clean up your find you can try to identify them using the charts provided and our digital microscope.
When you are finished you get to take your gems home along with a handy identification sheet to be part of your own collection.
This activity is fun for children as young as 4 and equally as much fun for people of all ages.
The gem dig takes about 20 minutes and there is no need to book.
We will be open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 11am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday during National Science Week.

Free - Come and Try STEM Skill Logic Games

Come and try some of the best logic and STEM skill development games on the market.
The Thinkfun range of games offer skill development in logical thinking, sequential reasoning, problem solving, programming thinking, conceptual and spatial skills. With a carefully engineered leveling system the games will keep you stretching your mind by being always challenged but within your reach. As your skill develops the games stay challenging and therefore engaging.
While visiting to dig out a fossil or some gemstones you can spend some time trying a large range of the Thinkfun games.
We will have mostly one player games with a few 2 player games. The age range of the games is 5 to adult but most games are 8+.
This activity is fun for children as young as 5 but the majority of games are rated 8 to adult.
Spend as long as you like playing the games and there is no need to book.
We will be open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 11am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday during National Science Week.
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