EarthFest Demonstrations
Catch these in action at scheduled times throughout the day!
All Ages
Mentos Volcano
What makes a volcano explode?
Come and meet our volcanologists as they use the classic coke-and-mentos experiment to demonstrate what factors influence how explosive a volcanic eruption is, and ultimately create different types of volcanoes.
What happens when you change things? And how high will the "lava" go?!
Primary School
Quake Point
Have you ever wondered how scientists detect and measure earthquakes? Find out by becoming your very own human seismometer!
We'll work together to locate a range of "earthquakes" and discover what factors make it easier or harder to detect and measure them. Remember to drop, cover and hold, and if it's long or strong, get gone!
All Ages
Drones Overhead
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No...it's a drone! And it's helping us study our everchanging landscapes.
GNS Science uses a range of different drones to map landscapes and even sample active volcanoes! Come and watch a flying demonstration of a photogrammetry drone and hear how the photos it takes are turned into 3D models to study landslides.