DYNAMIC bodies, lightning speeds, pollinators and art in science were under the microscope at Dungowan Public School’s Science Day.
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The University of New England Discovery Voyager bus headed out, along with Woolomin and Nundle Public Schools.
Nundle student Sienna Burr said it was nice to have a change from the “boring stuff”.
“I think science is pretty cool, you get to learn different things instead of writing and maths,” she said.
Dungowan principal Kerri-Anne Hubble said every year the program gets a rave review.
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"One child told me last year it was the best day he ever had – how do you get better than that?” she said.
“It’s been really engaging for the children.”
UNE Discovery project manager Siobhan Dennison said the program is a play-based approach to teaching science.
“It’s a way of building creativity and resilience, encouraging them to have a can-do attitude,” she said.
“Science is something people see as quite unattainable sometimes as a career, it’s our job to show them anyone can do science as long as they have questions and want to find out answers.”
The program offers 12 interactive activities for kids across different disciplines.
Ms Dennison said a large proportion of the schools they visit are rural or regional.
“We want to get to the rural areas where kids might not get the same opportunities as they do in the cities,” she said.
“The idea is to bring a science career into their minds early and let them know they can do it.”