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What's in the Questacon Smart Moves shows?
The Questacon Smart Moves Shows A
Questacon Smart Moves show is an extravaganza of cutting edge and popular
science. Our team of presenters scour the nation for the most exciting,
most relevant and most inspiring examples of Australian and international
science and innovation, and we jam pack as much as we can into each
show. Smart Moves tries to relate the topics to the National
Research Priorities Shows differ from team to team and term to term. Please check your teachers pack when you book for more information on the show your school will see. The Questacon Smart Moves shows are unlike most science presentations. Our shows are not a textbook on “how does it work” or what you have to study at university to become and engineer! To give an example, students may leave a Smart Moves show understanding that looking at how a gecko can stick to the ceiling helps design super-velcro but we may not have taught them the inner workings of Van der Waals forces*. Or, although we may look into a specialised method of forensic entomology, students will be told that there are many different paths to a future in forensics and crime solving...including 'arts' skills like photography and sketching. We try to appeal to all students in the school, at their level, and use their interests and pop culture to show them that science is everywhere and innovation is within their reach. Depending on your timetable, a show can run for 30 minutes to 1.5 hours, or longer on very special occasions. Each show covers many different ideas and innovations and we sometimes link them under a general theme such as sustainable energy or science fiction. We add new topics as they arise in the public eye and any one of the topics below could be covered in a presentation. For more information on great science and technology, careers and studies, head to the website's section on Science & Technology. * Van der Waals forces are, incidentally, part of why gecko feet stick to ceilings. Show Topics These links are to descriptive background notes on the various topics we cover. Where possible we also include links to our references. Show topics linked to National Research Priorities are:
Other topics, just for fun, include:
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