For someone who used to be painfully shy and afraid of public speaking, scientist Dr Michelle Dickinson, aka Nanogirl, has certainly overcome her fears via her live science shows for children.

The world's only female-led live science show – Nanogirl Live! – is touring New Zealand for the third year running and will be bringing the ‘Out of This World' show to Tauranga's Baycourt on December 3, featuring all new experiments and explosions.

Michelle is passionate about sharing her view that science doesn't have to happen in a classroom at school, and that science is everywhere and for everyone. In 2014 she won both the Prime Minister's and New Zealand Association of Scientists' Science Communications Awards.

And because she also believes that access to science education and entertainment should be affordable, Nanogirl Labs has made some A Reserve seats available for each live show for just $15, which can be accessed using the promotional code ‘Science4All' when purchasing.

Customers can also purchase ‘Pay it Forward' tickets, which will be gifted to young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend.

Last year more than 1000 ‘Pay it Forward' tickets were gifted to families, communities and schools that would otherwise not have had the chance to attend a show.

Alongside the theatrical performance schedule, the Nanogirl team will be visiting schools in each centre to engage with students and teachers, providing lesson plans and curriculum material to support the delivery of science lessons in schools.

‘Out of This World' will be at Baycourt on Monday, December 3 at 5pm and 7pm. Tickets are available via: nanogirllive.co.nz