Last Thursday, Year 7 participated in Far Out Science, a program of free science activities run by the University of New England which attracted hundreds of students from areas including Armidale, Macksville, Coffs Harbour, Inverell, Tamworth, Bingara and Walcha. First up was a stint in the Forensics lab, identifying unknown substances and perfecting their fingerprinting techniques. The next activity was Pharmacy, where the girls made their own anti-bacterial hand cream to take home. After lunch, the two groups made their separate ways. Group A participated in Dam Busters - a civil engineering exercise to investigate the properties of water in relation to dams and town water supplies. The girls had a fantastic time getting soaked! Group B headed off to the electronics lab to construct electric circuits and even got to bring their circuits home. The final activity for the day was the Chemistry Show, where the girls were treated to some spectacular chemical reactions involving chemiluminescence, liquid nitrogen and dry ice. Their favourite, however, were the fireballs that resulted from igniting ethanol on the table and hydrogen balloons. Last up was a quiz and feedback form in the hopes of winning some great prizes like an Ipad mini and Big W vouchers. Lucky Zara Blackmore snagged one of these prizes, much to the girls excitement. It was a great opportunity for them to experience real hands-on Science and thanks to UNE and the sponsors for making this event possible. The girls were engaged, enthusiastic and inspired - it was fantastic to see them all so excited about Science!
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:09:08 +0000
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