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Year 6/7: Researchers to the Rescue

Discover how technology and engineering have allowed medical scientists to venture into the human body.

Students are immersed into the world of science through a fun investigation centred around problem-solving in a researcher’s world.

This hands-on experience explores how to use one of the most important scientific tools in life sciences today – the micropipette.

Using their problem-solving skills, LED microscopes, the micropipette, and their research information skills, your students will be challenged to solve our mystery.

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Activity duration: 2 hours

Max class size: 40 students
Price per student:

$20 per student per session for 20 or more
Less than 20 students per session: a flat fee of $400 applies*

*If you are expecting a small class, please get in touch with [email protected] to discuss school sharing opportunities!

Australian Curriculum Links

Science as a Human Endeavour
Examine why advances in science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others (AC9S6H01)

Explain how new evidence or different perspectives can lead to changes in scientific knowledge (AC9S7H01)

Science Inquiry Skills
Compare methods and findings with those of others, recognise possible sources of error, pose questions for further investigation and select evidence to draw reasoned conclusions (AC9S6I05)

Pose investigable questions to identify patterns and test relationships and make reasoned predictions (AC9S7I01)

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