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MADE FOR CURIOUS MINDS · AOTEAROA

A little curiosity.
A whole lot to discover.

Turn an idea around. Pull it apart. Make something unexpected. Your next “oh, I get it” starts here.

Find your starting pointExplore the whole Lab

Free to explore. No account needed.

Blender render of the pastel phone, battery and chargerLEARN BY DOINGThe phone machineCoral ripple generated in the live Sculpture AtelierShape your own sculptureBlender render of the heart pump apparatusThe heart, opened up

01 / LEARN

Understanding starts with a go.

All 36 study experiences →

From your first experiment to NCEA practice. Explore a model, predict a change, test it, then explain what you noticed.

Years 7–8Year 9Year 10Year 11 · NCEA 1Year 12 · NCEA 2Year 13 · NCEA 3
Blender render of the phone apparatus
PHYSICS · YEARS 12–13

What powers your phone?

Change the battery. Connect charge, energy and power.

Open the phone machine →
 Blender asset render of the particle apparatus
SCIENCE · YEARS 9–10

Watch a change of state.

Heat a model of water and see its particles respond.

Explore particles →
 Blender render of the lilac claw machine with pastel capsules
MATHS · YEARS 9–11

Would you take the chance?

Try the claw. Compare your prediction with repeated trials.

Test the odds →
 Blender render of the downhill bike apparatus
PHYSICS · MOTION & FORCES

A better feel for the ride.

Explore forces, stopping and suspension through a detailed bike apparatus.

Open the bike machine →
 Blender render of the record player and sound apparatus
PHYSICS · SOUND & WAVES

Give a wave a voice.

Explore frequency and amplitude through the record player.

Open the vinyl machine →
 Blender render of the slushie apparatus
SCIENCE · ENERGY & CHANGE

A cool way to understand it.

Investigate the relationships behind the slushie machine.

Open the slushie machine →
Allen the dachshund
A familiar face, wherever you start.

Allen is your study sidekick. Your earned gear and study streak stay on this device.

Meet Allen →

02 / CREATE

No right answer. Just your next move.

An open canvas, real geometry and materials you can make your own. Keep a variation, change the light and see it differently.

Coral ripple made in Sculpture Atelier
FORM · MATERIAL · LIGHT

The Sculpture Atelier.

Make a knot, bloom, halo or woven orbit. Style it, keep variations and export the geometry.

Open Living Studio →
 Actual Soft Matter sculpture
FEEL THE PHYSICS

Soft Matter

Grab a soft shape. Stretch it and watch it rebound.

Give it a stretch →
 Actual Impossible Objects sculpture
BUILD A CURIOUS OBJECT

Impossible Objects

Cut, combine and twist a solid into something unexpected.

Make an object →
More ways to makeLiving Studio · 11 worldsReality RemixBedazzle StudioSquishy Lab

03 / MAKE & EXPLORE

Your ideas, put to the test.

Explore the 14 Next Lab studios →

Design a habitat, shape a display model or investigate how an everyday system works. Each model keeps its assumptions visible.

Actual Habitat designer scene
DESIGN & COMPARE

A habitat with room to thrive.

Change space, shelter and water in a rotatable 3D learning model.

Open Habitat designer →
 Print Lab bike model
MAKE & EXPORT

From a bike to a scale model.

Shape a display bike and export its model and technical drawings.

Open Print Lab →
 Year 9 studio tools
YEAR 9 · LEARN BY MAKING

Small projects. New skills.

Try a study sprint, build an app or investigate pixels and AI claims.

Open Year 9 studio →

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Follow your curiosity.

All the original Lab worlds, plus creative tools. Search for something that interests you.