WINTER—SPRING - Canberra 100

UC / RACI ACT Crystal
Growing Competition
2013
4 June to 15 August
The University of Canberra is bringing some fun to
the classroom through its 2013 Crystal Growing
Competition, sponsored by the Royal Australian
Chemical Institute and the ACT Government. With
guidance from their teachers, more than 1500 primary
and junior secondary school students from the ACT
region will grow their own crystals, while learning about
them. The winners will be announced at the University
of Canberra’s INSPIRE Centre in August, during National
Science Week, and then exhibited at Questacon.
The ACT Crystal Growing Competition 2013 is
presented by the University of Canberra, the Royal
Australian Chemical Institute and the ACT Government.
UC and Questacon
www.canberra.edu.au/crystal
Image: Michelle McAulay, University of Canberra.
@QUESTACON CUTTING EDGE
science DAY
8 june
This special day at Questacon gives families an opportunity to explore the
world of lasers, solar panels, GPS, plant research and much more. It will
highlight the way that Canberra’s scientists are changing the world we live in.
Questacon
www.questacon.edu.au
Questacon Technology and
Learning Centre
from march
The new Questacon Technology Learning Centre (QTLC) will increase
Questacon’s technology focus by providing hands-on workshops and
activities to support technology education. QTLC is hoping to create an
awareness of how things are made and what they are made for: Questacon
seeks to help people think in a different way about things, show them how
to deconstruct things, show how components fit together and demonstrate
how innovation can solve everyday problems – from simple devices to higher
end technology. Questacon will help develop skills and understanding about
manufacturing processes by immersing visitors in ideas, tools and creativity
and will encourage people to try making things.
Check the Questacon website to keep up with 100 Centenary stories of
100 Canberra scientists.
SciNights
www.questacon.edu.au
21 June, 10 August, 1 November
Questacon becomes a kid free zone. Come and inspire your inner scientist without being judged
by a 12-year-old.
Questacon
www.questacon.edu.au
SCIENCE FACT OR FICTION
14 – 16 August
Could light sabres really exist? What about an invisibility cloak or a flying car?
Scientists from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) will unravel
the great mysteries of science fiction at Questacon during National Science Week 2013.
Find out which technologies are now a reality and which are still the stuff of daydreams.
The sometimes surprising truth about the latest scientific advances will be explained by ANSTO
scientists. A fun show for everyone.
Questacon
www.questacon.edu.au
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Image: Questacon.