Liquid Nitrogen: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Experience the coolest chemistry!
Safely observe the use of liquid nitrogen to explore the properties of solids, liquids and gases. Investigate changes of state, expansion and contraction by freezing bubbles, balloons, and even a rubber duck. This curriculum aligned science show is perfect for mid to upper primary school students.
Students will experience
- Spectacular experiments involving liquid nitrogen, including the chance to see this amazing liquid up close.
- Seeing what happens when things are cooled to –196°C, such as becoming solid, becoming brittle or contracting.
- Thinking critically about experiments, posing hypotheses that the presenter will test.
Students will learn
- Matter can exist as a solid, liquid or gas.
- Changes in temperature can change the state of matter, through processes such as freezing, melting or boiling.
- Temperature can cause changes to matter, such as causing it to expand or contract.
Other key information
- This program was previously known as Cool Stuff.
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Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 30 minutes
Student information
Years 3 to 6
Minimum 15 students
Maximum 100 students
Bookings
Science show
Presented by a museum educator
Victorian Curriculum Links
Science: Levels 3 and 4
Chemical sciences
- solids, liquids and gases have observable properties; adding or removing heat energy leads to a change of state between solids, liquids and gases (VC2S4U04)
Physical sciences
- heat energy can be generated from different sources; temperature changes may happen when heat is transferred from one object to another (VC2S4U09)
Science: Levels 5 and 6
Chemical sciences
- the observable properties of matter (solids, liquids and gases) can be explained by modelling the motion and arrangement of their particles; mixtures (including solutions) can be formed by combining 2 or more different substances (VC2S6U03)
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Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund
The Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund aims to enhance access to our museums (Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum), programs and events by offering free or subsidised education programs for eligible schools. Find out more about the fund.
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