Your space rocket has crash landed on an alien planet – how will you survive? What will you eat and how will you breathe? Life on an alien planet is tenuous, and the answer to surviving in this harsh environment is plants.
Join the Auckland Botanic Gardens for family fun at Gardeners of the galaxy this summer and find out how plants are essential for life in space. Take one small step into life as an astronaut as you discover how plants would be key to survival on an alien planet.
Activities on offer
- Start your space mission at the Visitor Centre - pick up a Mission Sheet for kids, visit the crash-landed rocket and take an astronaut selfie!
- Visit the Science Lab to check out the experiments and live plants being grown.
- Play fun games in the kids International Space Station and get creative with the Future Plants colouring wall.
- Head outside to try hands-on rocket power activities with MOTAT and take a Solar System Walk.
- Get extra fun facts and videos on your space mission using the STQRY app on your phone.
For more information about this free event, please visit: www.aucklandbotanicgardens.co.nz/whats-on/events/gardeners-of-the-galaxy/
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