THE University of New England has extended a helping hand to more than 700 Year 12 students from across the state preparing for their HSC exams at the end of the year.
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Fifty-seven schools participated, including many from around the New England and North West.
The HSC Booster Days are designed to offer intensive help in 13 different subject areas including mathematics, science, legal studies, business and economics.
Professor Aron Murphy, the head of school for environmental and rural sciences, said the long-running success of the program was down to the range of resources and expertise provided.
"In one session, students will use stationary bikes to identify the maximum amount of power they can produce over repeated high intensity exercise bouts," he said.
"This will help them to assess the role of anaerobic energy systems in producing ATP, the main energy source of most living things, and consider the causes of fatigue."
This kind of technical equipment and the means to analyse the data was unavailable to students in most schools, Professor Murphy said, and would assist with conceptualising abstract knowledge and applying theory to practise.
Emily Seaman, a student at Presbyterian Ladies College in Armidale, found the physics and chemistry experiments helpful.
"We observed experiments, such as bending light, which put work we did throughout the year into perspective. It is a really fun way to do revision," she said.
UNE academics led the maths and science subjects while HSC experts from Sydney presented on economics, business and legal studies highlighting HSC exam strategies, tips and traps.
