Students to have a Siemens Science Experience

Oct 11, 2004

Cool Physics, Chemistry Chaos, Maggots and Murder.

These are just a few of the activities that will be available to students when the University of Wollongong conducts the Siemens Science Experience from January 11-13 2005 - a fun and informative science education program that involves three days of hands-on science activities for students entering Year 10 in 2005.

The science program, managed nationally by the Science Schools Foundation Inc. and sponsored by Siemens Ltd., aims to introduce students to as many aspects of science, engineering and technology studies at UOW as possible, with the hope that students will continue these studies at high school and eventually at university.

The program will include activities such as measuring the temperature of absolute zero, examining chemical creations and studying nanotechnology. Students will attend short lectures and undertake experiments in UOW laboratories, and will be given the chance to visit the Wollongong Science Centre and Planetarium and BlueScope Steel.

Students will be travelling from all over NSW and as far as Queensland to attend the event and will have the chance to meet and interact with other interested science students.

Applications have been distributed to all secondary schools and Rotary clubs and places are still available for interested students.

For more information or for an application form, contact the program's local director at UOW: Melissa Thompson. Ph: 4221 3512

Visit the website: Science Experience

For more information, contact:

media@uow.edu.au
University of Wollongong
Ph: (02) 4221 5942; fax (02) 4221 3128