Glen Innes Public School students have had their eyes opened to the wonders of science recently.
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University of New England senior lecturers Chris Fellows and Michael Evans were on hand for a special science day at the school on Tuesday which followed on from a visit 20 year 6 students made to the university on November 7 where they participated in a program called science in the bush.
The program saw the students receive the unique opportunity to get involved in hands on experiments and activities from a wide range of sciences and also gave them experience in working in labs and exposure to life at a university.
The day was such a hit with the students organisers decided to hold a science day at Glen Innes Public School and show more kids just how cool science can be, according to teacher Rosh Mercer.
“It was amazing we ended up in forensics and we also sat through Chris’s science show in a lecture theatre so they got to go and get a taste of what university life is like.”
“The science was just brilliant and so Chris and I had a chat about bringing it up here for everybody and filling the gap that exists in science in a primary setting,” she said.
“The focus of the day here at the school was on matter and how matter changes states.”
Tuesday saw 140 year 5 and 6 students participate in interactive chemistry and physics workshops designed to encourage students to view science as exciting and even consider it as a field they may want to pursue in the future.
The two days of science were thoroughly enjoyed by the students and Ms Mercer said the aim of the day in November as well as Tuesdays workshops was to get primary students to view science in a different light.
“Science in the bush is aimed to make science cool and not geeky to the kids so that these kids will want to study science at university later on.”