If you don't know what the difference is between a magnet and an electromagnet, you soon would after watching the students of Orange East Public School putting their curious minds to work.

Assistant principal Ian Thompson described the school’s science day as being part of a broader program designed to help children incorporate inquisitiveness into the learning process.

“We've taken a unit of work and linked it all together,” Mr Thompson said.

“Our aim is to make it make fun, engaging and educational.”

The program has also encouraged the kids to think about the future of our climate.

After watching Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, many of the children took notice of how their own households were run and what they could do to reduce their own home's carbon footprint.

The main theme of today's science day was power, being wind, water, and solar energy.

Students were able to be very hands on by trying out experiments and having fun at the same time.

“My favourite experiment was the hovercraft, where you use a balloon with a CD and they spin,” beamed Alicia.

Another star student, Brianna, explained what their class had been learning.

“Our class has actually been doing science for some time,” said Brianna.

“You have to sticky tape metal to metal, and then the lights comes on, like this,” Brianna explained, demonstrating her new-found knowledge of circuits.

The science day is part of connected outcomes through learning, or COGs.

Not only do the experiments let kids have fun with science, it also provides a basis to boost their learning in other areas.

“It really lets the kids construct their own understanding, and age is no barrier to what they can do,” said Mr Thompson.

The outcomes of the science day and experiments are also teaching children about the wider climate and team skills.

Year six students act as team leader per experiment group, allowing them to develop leadership skills.

“It's kids teaching kids, and how to learn in kids' language,” Mr Thompson explained.

It is hoped that by introducing science to kids early on it will spur an interest that students can take with them to their secondary education.