The Mount Gambier Science Fair ignited fun for all ages at the showgrounds on the weekend.

People got hands-on with activities including Questacon puzzles, electric circuits, making slime, Ignite VR, launching rockets and more.

Animal Relocation and Education (A.R.E.) owner Simon Adamczyk took various native animals including birds, snakes and a saltwater crocodile.

People checked out creepy-crawlies from Bugs n Slugs and tuned into presentations including ‘Is it Science or is it Magic?,’ ‘Fire and Froth’ and a wildlife show.

The Science Collective director Brian Haddy said this was the twelfth Science Fair held in Mount Gambier and both the morning and afternoon sessions were a success.

“We have a range of presenters and exhibits coming together to not necessarily spark an interest in science but really to affirm an interest in science,” Mr Haddy said.

“So those kids who are really into it come along to something like this and they see presentations and everything and it’s cool.

“You’re not being a nerd, you’re not being geeky, you’re actually just being interested in the world around you, so that is what we try and achieve.”

The Science Collective travels around South Australia presenting shows and Mr Haddy said it was great to see kids excited about getting hands-on with activities instead of being on screens.

“We try and normalise the view of science, not as a science subject as such, but it is just about having an attitude and a questioning about why that does what it does,” he said.

“So whether it is making slime, whether it is holding a stick insect, whether it is seeing a chemical reaction, we try and present it in different ways.”

The event was presented by The Science Collective in partnership with OneFortyOne and supported by City of Mount Gambier and UniSA.