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BoomLab brings STEAM to long day care centres through engaging, hands-on incursions that inspire children to explore,
experiment and discover.
Learning should evoke, provoke, invoke, and reward.
There is nothing worse than listening to a STEM presenter who talks without engagement.
Our STEM for learning is all about interactivity, control, and fun.
Please check out lessons for early learning.
KaBoom
Topic: Air Pressure & Electricity
KaBoom is an exciting physics experience exploring electricity and air pressure.
KaBoom involves:
1. Exploring electricity, air and pressure.
2. Generating electricity using a hand-cranked generator.
3. Blasting objects to great heights, such as plastic frogs.
4. Working as a team.
Children explore cause and effect, work and energy, electricity and air through exciting demonstrations.
KaBoom is an exciting physics experience exploring electricity and air pressure.
KaBoom involves:
1. Exploring electricity, air and pressure.
2. Generating electricity using a hand-cranked generator.
3. Blasting objects to great heights, such as plastic frogs.
4. Working as a team.
Children explore cause and effect, work and energy, electricity and air through exciting demonstrations.
Fizzy Colours
Topic: Bubbles, Gases & Light
Create a glowing lava lamp while discovering how bubbles, gases, liquids and light interact.
Children will:
1. Explore how fizzing creates CO₂ bubbles.
2. Build a lava lamp using baby oil, water and food colouring.
3. Observe bubbles rising through liquids.
4. Listen to the hissing sound of escaping gas.
5. Experiment with coloured lights.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop curiosity, scientific thinking and an understanding of how gases create movement through hands-on exploration.
Create a glowing lava lamp while discovering how bubbles, gases, liquids and light interact.
Children will:
1. Explore how fizzing creates CO₂ bubbles.
2. Build a lava lamp using baby oil, water and food colouring.
3. Observe bubbles rising through liquids.
4. Listen to the hissing sound of escaping gas.
5. Experiment with coloured lights.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop curiosity, scientific thinking and an understanding of how gases create movement through hands-on exploration.
Find the Pixel
Topic: Light, Colour & Magnification
Children discover how digital screens are made of tiny blocks of light called pixels.
Children will:
• Use magnifying glasses to observe pixels on a screen.
• Explore how pixels appear as tiny square blocks of light.
• Investigate RGB light mixing using red, green and blue torches.
• Experiment with refraction glasses.
• Build simple pixel pictures using light cubes.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of digital screens, light and colour mixing through hands-on inquiry.
Children discover how digital screens are made of tiny blocks of light called pixels.
Children will:
• Use magnifying glasses to observe pixels on a screen.
• Explore how pixels appear as tiny square blocks of light.
• Investigate RGB light mixing using red, green and blue torches.
• Experiment with refraction glasses.
• Build simple pixel pictures using light cubes.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of digital screens, light and colour mixing through hands-on inquiry.
Seeing Sound
Topic: Slime & Vibration
Seeing Sound mixes science, technology, art and interactivity. Children conduct experiments where they can see sound and interact with it.
Seeing Sound involves:
1. Making slime.
2. Making slime dance using a loudspeaker.
3. Making sand pictures using vibration.
4. Playing the “Louder/Softer” tone game.
Children explore the connection between movement and sound through surprising demonstrations.
Seeing Sound mixes science, technology, art and interactivity. Children conduct experiments where they can see sound and interact with it.
Seeing Sound involves:
1. Making slime.
2. Making slime dance using a loudspeaker.
3. Making sand pictures using vibration.
4. Playing the “Louder/Softer” tone game.
Children explore the connection between movement and sound through surprising demonstrations.
North & South
Topic: Magnetism
North & South is an exciting magnetism workshop exploring the magnetic forces found in places such as the Earth and motors.
North & South involves:
1. Learning about north and south magnetic poles.
2. Finding the magnetic field around a magnet.
3. Exploring repulsion and attraction.
4. Experimenting with magnetic fluid.
North & South is interactive, innovative and informative!
North & South is an exciting magnetism workshop exploring the magnetic forces found in places such as the Earth and motors.
North & South involves:
1. Learning about north and south magnetic poles.
2. Finding the magnetic field around a magnet.
3. Exploring repulsion and attraction.
4. Experimenting with magnetic fluid.
North & South is interactive, innovative and informative!
Liquid Lights
Topic: Light Projection & Colour Exploration
Children explore how light behaves through projection, colour and movement. They observe how light passes through coloured water and creates shifting patterns across walls and ceilings.
Children will:
• Explore light projections on walls and ceilings.
• Investigate how light changes through water and glass.
• Explore colour using torches and wall lights.
Learning Outcome:
Children build curiosity, observation skills and foundational scientific thinking.
Children explore how light behaves through projection, colour and movement. They observe how light passes through coloured water and creates shifting patterns across walls and ceilings.
Children will:
• Explore light projections on walls and ceilings.
• Investigate how light changes through water and glass.
• Explore colour using torches and wall lights.
Learning Outcome:
Children build curiosity, observation skills and foundational scientific thinking.
Your Voice
Topic: Voice & Technology
Children often imagine themselves as a giant, robot or fierce lion. Your Voice brings this to life through sound and music technology.
Your Voice involves:
1. Sing-song.
2. Voice recording.
3. Voice transformation.
Each child uses a microphone to create a loud monster roar. Recordings can be emailed to teachers as a resource.
Children often imagine themselves as a giant, robot or fierce lion. Your Voice brings this to life through sound and music technology.
Your Voice involves:
1. Sing-song.
2. Voice recording.
3. Voice transformation.
Each child uses a microphone to create a loud monster roar. Recordings can be emailed to teachers as a resource.
Tricky Vision
Topic: Spinning Light, Colour & Perception
Children explore how fast-spinning objects change what we see.
Children will:
• Build a thaumatrope to combine two images into one.
• Investigate how spinning changes visual perception.
• Explore how seven colours blend into white using a Newton colour wheel.
• Make predictions and observe changes.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop an understanding of perception, motion and visual change through hands-on experimentation.
Children explore how fast-spinning objects change what we see.
Children will:
• Build a thaumatrope to combine two images into one.
• Investigate how spinning changes visual perception.
• Explore how seven colours blend into white using a Newton colour wheel.
• Make predictions and observe changes.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop an understanding of perception, motion and visual change through hands-on experimentation.
ChromaPhonics
Topic: Light, Sound & Sensory Exploration
ChromaPhonics creates an interactive light and sound environment featuring light boxes, microphones, drums and iPads.
ChromaPhonics involves:
1. Changing the motion of lights.
2. Using iPads to change light colours and intensities.
3. Exploring a light and sound vowel game for 4–5-year-olds.
4. Writing secret messages and exposing them using UV light.
Children explore connections between light, sound, movement and language in an engaging sensory environment.
ChromaPhonics creates an interactive light and sound environment featuring light boxes, microphones, drums and iPads.
ChromaPhonics involves:
1. Changing the motion of lights.
2. Using iPads to change light colours and intensities.
3. Exploring a light and sound vowel game for 4–5-year-olds.
4. Writing secret messages and exposing them using UV light.
Children explore connections between light, sound, movement and language in an engaging sensory environment.
Colour Carrots
Topic: Light, Sound & Interactive Design
Children explore how light, electricity and sound can create interactive glowing structures. Connected tiles form circuits, while sound can change light in real time.
Children will:
• Build a collaborative light carrot using NanoLeaf tiles.
• Explore electricity through connected shapes.
• Investigate how sound changes light brightness.
• Customise colours using a digital interface.
• Create chalk drawings around the structure.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of connections, electricity and interactive systems.
Children explore how light, electricity and sound can create interactive glowing structures. Connected tiles form circuits, while sound can change light in real time.
Children will:
• Build a collaborative light carrot using NanoLeaf tiles.
• Explore electricity through connected shapes.
• Investigate how sound changes light brightness.
• Customise colours using a digital interface.
• Create chalk drawings around the structure.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of connections, electricity and interactive systems.
Colour Bloom
Topic: Light, Electricity & Interactive Design
Children design and build a glowing flower using NanoLeaf tiles, exploring how connected structures create light through electricity and simple programming.
Children will:
• Construct a light-up flower using interconnected tiles.
• Explore how electricity powers light.
• Use an iPad to change colours and patterns.
• Experiment with touch and voice activation.
• Draw the soil, roots and surrounding environment.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of electricity, connectivity and programmable systems.
Children design and build a glowing flower using NanoLeaf tiles, exploring how connected structures create light through electricity and simple programming.
Children will:
• Construct a light-up flower using interconnected tiles.
• Explore how electricity powers light.
• Use an iPad to change colours and patterns.
• Experiment with touch and voice activation.
• Draw the soil, roots and surrounding environment.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of electricity, connectivity and programmable systems.
elecTrick
Topic: Electronics
elecTrick introduces children to the wonderful world of electronics!
elecTrick involves:
1. Making a first electric circuit.
2. Attaching an LED light.
3. Powering an LED with batteries and potatoes.
4. Keeping their circuit.
Children discover practical applications of electricity through hands-on construction and experimentation.
elecTrick introduces children to the wonderful world of electronics!
elecTrick involves:
1. Making a first electric circuit.
2. Attaching an LED light.
3. Powering an LED with batteries and potatoes.
4. Keeping their circuit.
Children discover practical applications of electricity through hands-on construction and experimentation.
Rocket Play
Topic: Light, Electricity & Interactive Systems
Children design and build a glowing rocket using NanoLeaf tiles, exploring connected systems, electricity and programmable interactions.
Children will:
• Construct a rocket using interconnected tiles.
• Explore how electricity powers light.
• Investigate touch and voice activation.
• Use iPads to change colours and light patterns.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of electricity and programmable systems while strengthening collaboration, problem-solving and creativity.
Children design and build a glowing rocket using NanoLeaf tiles, exploring connected systems, electricity and programmable interactions.
Children will:
• Construct a rocket using interconnected tiles.
• Explore how electricity powers light.
• Investigate touch and voice activation.
• Use iPads to change colours and light patterns.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop understanding of electricity and programmable systems while strengthening collaboration, problem-solving and creativity.
Jungle Fever
Topic: Light, Sound & Sensory Exploration
Children explore their fascination with the jungle through an interactive light and sound environment.
Jungle Fever involves:
1. Controlling animal light boxes.
2. Playing with the Luminescent Lilly light and sound sculpture.
3. Making digital spiderwebs using Incy Wincy.
4. Creating a storm using jungle instruments.
Jungle Fever connects sensory exploration, control, music, light, sound and the jungle.
Children explore their fascination with the jungle through an interactive light and sound environment.
Jungle Fever involves:
1. Controlling animal light boxes.
2. Playing with the Luminescent Lilly light and sound sculpture.
3. Making digital spiderwebs using Incy Wincy.
4. Creating a storm using jungle instruments.
Jungle Fever connects sensory exploration, control, music, light, sound and the jungle.
AquaSonics
Topic: Colour Mixing & Vibration
AquaSonics is a physics workshop exploring water, sound and colour.
AquaSonics involves:
1. Exploring vibration in strings.
2. Exploring vibration in water.
3. Mixing colours using vibration.
4. Singing glasses.
This unusual watery environment links vibration, mechanics, music and light.
AquaSonics is a physics workshop exploring water, sound and colour.
AquaSonics involves:
1. Exploring vibration in strings.
2. Exploring vibration in water.
3. Mixing colours using vibration.
4. Singing glasses.
This unusual watery environment links vibration, mechanics, music and light.
Lunari Night
Topic: Sensory Exploration & Cause and Effect
Children explore a calm, immersive night-time environment designed for sensory discovery and early interaction. Through light, sound, touch and movement, they begin to notice how the environment responds to their actions.
Children will:
• Explore light, colour, sound and movement.
• Investigate early cause and effect.
• Engage with LED lights, instruments and tactile objects.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop sensory awareness and an early understanding of cause and effect through exploration and interaction.
Children explore a calm, immersive night-time environment designed for sensory discovery and early interaction. Through light, sound, touch and movement, they begin to notice how the environment responds to their actions.
Children will:
• Explore light, colour, sound and movement.
• Investigate early cause and effect.
• Engage with LED lights, instruments and tactile objects.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop sensory awareness and an early understanding of cause and effect through exploration and interaction.
Lunari Forest
Topic: Light, Sound & Sensory Exploration
Children explore an immersive forest-themed environment designed for sensory discovery and early interaction. Through light, sound, touch and movement, they discover how their actions can influence the environment.
Children will:
• Explore light, colour, sound and movement.
• Investigate cause and effect through responsive lights and sounds.
• Engage with instruments, drums, rainmakers and tactile light tools.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop sensory awareness and an early understanding of cause and effect through immersive exploration.
Children explore an immersive forest-themed environment designed for sensory discovery and early interaction. Through light, sound, touch and movement, they discover how their actions can influence the environment.
Children will:
• Explore light, colour, sound and movement.
• Investigate cause and effect through responsive lights and sounds.
• Engage with instruments, drums, rainmakers and tactile light tools.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop sensory awareness and an early understanding of cause and effect through immersive exploration.
Lunari Fire
Topic: Light, Sound & Sensory Exploration
Children explore a calm, fire-themed environment designed for sensory discovery and early interaction. Through shifting light, sound, touch and movement, they discover how their actions influence the environment.
Children will:
• Explore fire-inspired light, colour, sound and movement.
• Discover cause and effect through responsive lights and soundscapes.
• Interact with drums, shakers, light cubes and moving light tools.
• Experience how physical actions create immediate sensory feedback.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop sensory awareness and an early understanding of cause and effect through hands-on exploration.
Children explore a calm, fire-themed environment designed for sensory discovery and early interaction. Through shifting light, sound, touch and movement, they discover how their actions influence the environment.
Children will:
• Explore fire-inspired light, colour, sound and movement.
• Discover cause and effect through responsive lights and soundscapes.
• Interact with drums, shakers, light cubes and moving light tools.
• Experience how physical actions create immediate sensory feedback.
Learning Outcome:
Children develop sensory awareness and an early understanding of cause and effect through hands-on exploration.