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Scienceworks education program
Students: 10 – 13 year olds (boys and girls)
Participating schools:
Westgarth Primary School
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The Lakes School
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St Lawrence Primary School, Derrimut
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Footscray City College
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SCHEDULE
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (Exhibition Hall concourse)
Tuesday 11 October 2016
10.30am – 2pm: Student showcases
Wednesday 12 October 2016
10.30am – 2pm: Student showcases
Thursday 13 October 2016 – OPEN TO PUBLIC DAY
10:30am - 11:30am: Student presentations, Exhibition Hall Auditorium
10.30am – 2pm: Student showcases
Friday 14 October 2016 – OPEN TO PUBLIC DAY
12:00pm – 1pm: Student showcases
Scienceworks will be running the Design Your Future program for school groups throughout 2016, in the lead up to the ITS World Congress.
This hands-on workshop includes focused time in the Think Ahead exhibition exploring themes such as future cities and smart vehicles. Students will then design intelligent transport systems to revolutionise travel in an imaginary city.
Students will continue their exploration back at school, creating modelled solutions to real life transport problems. Projects include autonomous robots, models showing the redesign of Melbourne transport, virtual worlds built in Minecraft and intelligent infrastructure built from microprocessors. Schools will also have access to support materials such as online resources and expert advice from Scienceworks education staff to help them complete their projects.
The top future transport projects will be showcased at the ITS World Congress, allowing students to present their work to their peers and experts in the field from around the world.
Scienceworks plays a vital role in creating connections between communities and the world of science, technology and engineering.
Our award winning exhibition, Think Ahead, explores innovation through time by showcasing historic collection objects and contemporary, cutting edge research, and encourages visitors to imagine solutions to future problems.
Enquiries: Jonathan Shearer, STEM Programs Coordinator
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Students designing a future city in the Think Ahead exhibition. Copyright Museum Victoria
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