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Saturday 11 August9 am – 2 pmRoyal Botanic Garden SydneyMrs Macquaries Road

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Lab Stage, Festival Village

9.30 am Aboriginal Science

10 am The Incredible Slime

10.30 am Bat Chat

11 am Escape from the Houdini Manacles

11.30 am Wildlife on Stage

12 pm The Incredible Slime

12.30 pm Frogs and Tadpoles

1 pm Escape from the Houdini Manacles

1.30 pm Wildlife on Stage

Guided walks and behind-the-scenes tours

Registrations essential at the info stall as places are limited

10 am Herbarium behind-the-scenes (30 min)

10 am Nursery behind-the scenes (45 min)

10.30 am Plant Clinic behind-the-scenes (30 min)

11 am Herbarium behind-the-scenes (30 min)

11 am Molecular Lab behind-the-scenes (30 min)

11.30 am Botanists collecting expedition (45 min)

11.30 am Guided Garden Walk (1 hour)

12 pm Herbarium behind-the-scenes (30 min)

12 pm Marine algae and the sea wall walk (45 min)

12.30 pm Crazy Cryptogams walk (30 min)

1 pm Herbarium behind-the-scenes (30 min)

1 pm Marine algae and the sea wall walk (45 min)

1.30 pm Botanists collecting expedition (45 min)

Program subject to change. Please check at the information stall on the day.

Festival Village Activities

Check the temperature for mild , medium and hot science!

KIDS ZONE Free kids fun!

Science Encounters: hands-on science activities

Face painting: choose a fun science design!

Illuminated geometry: make your own!

Bugs About: meet creepy crawlies of all shapes and sizes

Meet a butterfly: will one land on you?

Fossil Frenzy: make and take a clay creation

Australian Wildlife Displays: meet a furry or scaled creature

Science Safari: Follow the challenge trail across the garden. Pick up a passport at the Information stall

Through the Nano Lens: A Sydney Uni project on art, science and nature

Frog and Tadpole society: Find out about local and exotic frogs and tadpoles

Geological Society of Australia: Discover the hidden beauty of rocks and minerals under the microscope.

Amazing Algae: Touch and see amazing algae from our own Sydney Harbour

Fun Fungi and Plant Disease ID: Discover amazing fungi and bring a sick plant to have it diagnosed

Botany Expeditions: Learn about an exciting seed project that will help land restoration across NSW

Crazy Cryptogams: What’s a liverwort or a hornwort? Intrigued?! Ask the experts!

Plant ID: Don’t know what that odd plant is in your backyard? Bring a sample and have it identified

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