School Groups Festival Line-up

super

cool

A science show that shows the superpowers of supercold.

experimentations

exhibition

Experimentations explores the principles of electricity, magnetism, light, nuclear science and chemistry.

space &

transport

exhibition

Space: beyond this world - The history of the human desire to travel beyond the Earth's atmosphere (new zero gravity experience).

mathemagic:

maths or

magic?

We have all seen tricks before, for example card tricks, dice tricks, number tricks - but what do they have in common with security encryption for mobile phones or credit cards? Through this hands-on workshop students will explore the mathematical principles used both in parlour tricks and security encryption. They will learn some tricks to entertain and baffle, and play fun, mind-bending mathematical games.

design, build, race

solar boats

The Design-Build-Race a Solar Boat activity, supports the Solar Boat Challenge being sponsored by SEES. Students will be shown the design process and see a remote controlled boat being made on a milling machine and then raced in a pool outside the building...sun permitting.

dna

workshop

A case study of a patient's symptoms will be given to students. They will then be given an outline of two possible causes. Using laboratory equipment such as goggles, gloves, pipettes and solutions, students will be guided through a DNA extraction process. Working in pairs, students will learn how to extract DNA and the process to go through in determining the problem of a case study. Students will view DNA being run through a gel and compare differing DNA patterns when cut.

fingerprinting

workshop

Fingerprints, illicit drugs, DNA profiling, fire investigation, trace evidence, investigation of human remains, crime scene investigation are just a handful of the research areas of UTS Science's forensic unit. Join this workshop and you will learn from UTS forensic scientists and experience state-of-the art forensic instruments and techniques.

crime

investigation

workshop

Think you can crack it? We are familiar with forensic and solving crimes. It seems that every second television show is based on criminal investigations and the use of forensic to solve them. This is your chance to be a forensic scientist without having to do the hard work! You will be given a case study and with the help of UTS forensic scientist, you will try to solve the crime based on physical evidence from the crime scene.

science

at the

movies

ABC Science presents... (da da da daah) Explosions, superheroes and sci fi make for great action movies - but how much of the stuff we see on the big screen is really possible?

Could we ever have a Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak? Do all aliens really have big heads and black eyes? And what would happen to Jodie Foster if she really stepped into a worm hole?

From Jurassic Park to Harry Potter, get set for a movie session with a difference when ABC Science's Bernie Hobbs presents... Science at the Movies.

paul willis

talks

dinosaurs

How to pull apart a BBQ chicken and show it's really a dinosaur!