Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Science of Open Day

• Fly a weather balloon – and learn how scientists measure climate change.
• Go on a Wetland Safari – join one of the tours of our wetlands on campus. You’ll find out how to protect the habitat of the snake-necked turtle and other threatened species.
• Visit our plant doctor – bring in a sick plant and have it diagnosed by our plant pathologist, and see how plants are injected with phosphates to protect them from dieback.
• Find out how big your eco-footprint is – and the simple steps you can take to reduce it.
• Enjoy a range of talks and demos – including DNA experiments, a Skulls and Faces discussion and facial reconstruction demo (using clay, not an actual face!), info about fish who swim upstream “ladders” to breed, microbial fuel cells and more!

• Head to the Physical Sciences building and Bayliss Court – and check out our facilities for Engineering and Physical Sciences!
• Find out how you can fast-track your engineering degree – we’re the only uni in Australia with an engineering degree you could complete in 3 years instead of 4!
• Learn more about our new Physics and Nanotechnology course – you could get the knowledge and laboratory skills you need to work in this exciting and rapidly growing area.
• Race hydrogen fuel cell cars – and see some Physical Science in action!
• Join a solar sausage sizzle – there’s a pic of last year’s solar sausage sizzle above. This year we’ll use the same equipment and the same sun - but new sausages.
• Check out a range of talks and demos – including finding numbers in bubbles, robotics, hot metal (not to be confused with heavy metal), fun in an engineering lab and a talk on Chemistry: Life, the universe and everything in between.

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