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The University of Wollongong Siemens Science Experience Program
DAY 1, WEDNESDAY 21st JANUARY
9:00 – 9:15am |
REGISTRATION Building 41 Foyer Level 1, collect bag, name tag & meet your group leaders. |
9:15- 9:30am |
WELCOME Professor Will Price and Dr Melissa Thompson (14.G01) |
9:30 – 10:30am |
SMART MOVES Questacon travelling team presentation (14.G01) |
10:30 – 11:15am |
YOUNG SCIENTISTS OF AUSTRALIA SCIENCE RELAY QUIZ (Duck Pond Lawn or Building 41 Foyer if wet) |
11:15 – 12:30pm |
CAMPUS TOUR |
12:30 – 1:00pm |
LUNCH – bring your own or purchase it on campus |
1:00 – 2:30pm |
Group A: COOL PHYSICS – MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF ABSOLUTE ZERO (Building 41, Room 263) Group B: THE SCIENCE OF COMPUTER HACKING (Building 3 Macintosh Lab) |
2:30 – 4:00pm |
Group A: THE SCIENCE OF COMPUTER HACKING (Building 3 Macintosh Lab) Group B: COOL PHYSICS – MEASURING THE TEMPERATURE OF ABSOLUTE ZERO (Building 41, Room 263) |
4:00pm |
END OF DAY - pickup point Building 41 Foyer Level 1 |
DAY 2, THURSDAY 22nd JANUARY
9:00am |
MEET in foyer of Building 41 Level 1 |
9:15 – 11:30pm |
CHEMISTRY CREATIONS – A CRAZY CONCOCTION OF CHEMICAL COMBINATIONS (Building 41, Room 340) |
11:30 – 12:45pm |
BBQ LUNCH – Hosted by Corrimal Rotary Club (Building 41 Foyer) |
1:00pm |
DEPART for Industry World |
1:30 – 3:30pm |
STEEL TOUR Closed flat shoes and long trousers must be worn |
3:30pm |
DEPART for Science Centre |
4:00 – 6:00pm |
SCIENCE CENTRE AND PLANETARIUM – Science Show and free time to explore exhibits |
6:00pm |
END OF DAY - pickup point SCIENCE CENTRE Squires Way, Fairy Meadow |
DAY 3, FRIDAY 23rd JANUARY
9:00am |
MEET in foyer of Building 41 Level 1 |
9:00 – 10:30am |
Group A: EXPLORE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (Building 17) Group B: DISCOVER BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (Building 42.101) |
10:30 – 10:45am |
MORNING TEA — (Building 41 Foyer) sponsored by Wollongong City Council |
10:45 – 12:15pm |
Group A: DISCOVER BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (Building 42.101) Group B: EXPLORE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (Building 17) |
12:15 – 1:15pm |
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1:15 – 2:00pm |
UNIVERSITY COURSES AND CAREERS INFORMATION SESSION (Building 35 Room G20) |
2:00 – 3:00pm |
PRESENTATION AND EVALUATION (Building 35 Room G20) |
3:00 – 3:30pm |
FAREWELL AFTERNOON TEA Parents welcome (Building 41 Foyer Level 1) |

