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WHAT’S THE MATTER? is a fact-filled theatrical experience using an action packed narrative, appealing characters, comedy, high energy and audience interaction, along with some famous historical scientists to explain the Science of Light!
Jump aboard a galactic adventure to explore how 100 years ago this year, Albert Einstein used the science of light to define just what gravity actually is and how this helped him to document his famous Theory of General Relativity!
WHAT’S THE MATTER? is an in-school educational theatre performance that will explore the connection between how Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity and then how Albert Einstein’s research on light helped him define what gravity is. Students will be taken on a journey to understand how gravitational waves in space and time is affected by the presence of matter – and so how ‘making waves’ all comes back to the Science of Light!
WHAT’S THE MATTER? is a fact-filled theatrical experience using an action packed narrative, appealing characters, comedy, high energy and audience interaction, along with some famous historical scientists to explain these concepts by exploring four key educational points:
- What is light (and photonics)?
- What is matter?
- What is gravity?
- How is light affected by gravity?
Tour Dates
Mon 10 – Fri 28 August.
Shows in National Science Week
Mon 17 – Fri 21 August.
Availability
ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA
Duration
50 minutes including discussion time.
Suitability
Years 5–9.
Bookings
Contact Meg or Alicia at Perform! Education Musicals by email or call 1300 652 470.
Price $5.50 (+GST) per student. If less than 150 students per performance then a flat fee of $825 (+GST) will apply.
Guest blog post by Echelon Productions.
