STEM Student Tours in Australia

• Assemble and fly a JOEY drone to explore concepts of design, construction, safe operations and flight fundamentals.
• Visit an innovation hub: Get up close and personal with three different businesses and go behind the scenes at one high-tech business.
• Participate in a Mars Recovery Vehicle simulation
• Discover the interior structure of rocky planets, the formation of volcanoes and eruptions in a geology workshop.
• Assess cardiovascular fitness for space exploration through blood and urine analysis and discuss the dangers of cosmic and solar radiation in space in a bioscience workshop.
• Complete maths like a research mathematician: How to think about and solve a problem
• Apply the laws of physics and use virtual reality to explore how stars change over time and the tools that scientists can use to study stars.
• Defy the force of gravity in a wind tunnel and apply the concepts of force, motion and physical sciences to the indoor skydiving experience

• Learn about emerging technologies
  leveraging scientific knowledge that are
  disrupting the way humans interact with
  the planet
• Investigate the solutions that biological
  intelligence offers for Earths tough
  challenges
• Participate in a future fit design
  challenge focused on the Sustainable
  Development Goals

• Engage with STEM professionals and learn about the life cycles of stars, properties of waves and gravitational wave astronomy.
• Defy the force of gravity in a wind tunnel and apply the concepts of force, motion and physical sciences to the indoor skydiving experience.
• Build humanoid robots and robot arms using advanced digital technology and artificial intelligence to discover the potential of mini robots, NAO Humanoid Robots and the Australian Humanoid ‘Robot BRUCE’.

Reef

Discover one of the most biodiverse landscapes on the planet. Explore this incredible natural wonder and examine how the effects of climate change are taking their toll on the Reef.

• Discover how bleaching has impacted the Reef and learn about what we can do moving forward
• Learn how to identify different species of fish and coral, and how to conduct various surveying techniques
• Conduct a survey, identifying optimal conditions for turtle survival

Rainforest

Step into a natural paradise as you explore the incredible diversities of Australia’s most picturesque rainforests. Australia’s plant diversity and structural complexities are some of the most elaborate on Earth.

• Discover how scientists collect and identify insects for research purposes
• Learn how to conduct a revegetation survey and explore the results to determine tree growth rates, survival rates and tree succession
• Adapt to your surrounding environments and correctly identify specific plants used for food and medicine

• Participate in a fire ecology workshop, gathering real time data on the impacts of fire and assist in building the database using GIS mapping
• Work as a team to design and build the most effective and efficient wind turbine using recyclable materials to combat the worsening effects of climate change
• Celebrate the 60000-year-old history of Aboriginal celestial storytelling under the stars in an interactive guided tour
• Develop critical-thinking skills in a design challenge aiming to develop a STEM solution for our vulnerable and endangered ecosystems
• Meet over 500 species of fish and other wildlife in a marine sanctuary to highlight the importance of biodiversity, sustainability and conservation

• Engage with a scientist to explore cutting-edge bionic technologies
• Participate in a ‘Chemistry of Coffee’ workshop: How controlling the variables plays a crucial role in producing the perfect cup of coffee
• Apply analytical chemistry techniques to verify the nutritional value of sports nutrition products and make appropriate recommendations to athletes
• Complete maths like a research mathematician: How to think about and solve a problem
• Participate in a fire ecology workshop, gathering real time data on the impacts of fire and assist in building the database using GIS mapping
• Explore conservation and land management at a Riverland Cattle Station
• Gain an understanding of how commercial aquaponic operations are producing new farming techniques
• Visit an innovation hub: Get up close and personal with three different businesses and go behind the scenes at one high-tech business
• Participate in a Mars Recovery Vehicle simulation
• Explore the use of innovative transplantation techniques and cutting-edge technologies in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

• Visit a food innovation centre: Develop a greater understanding of stoichiometric relationships by investigating the nutritional content of various food items with a food scientist.
• Identify an unknown solution by conducting a series of experiments with different mixtures and compounds and observe each chemical reaction from the experiments to gain clues
• Investigate the physical, behavioural and physiological adaptations of different marine animals that aid in their survival in a sea or mangrove ecosystem.
• Engage in a field investigation to understand the role of plankton as the basis of life in the sea.
• Create a calorimetry device and measure enthalpy change by burning nut and plant samples.
• Conduct transect and quadrat surveys in a mangrove ecosystem to determine the presence of certain flora and fauna and understand the natural processes affecting mangrove ecosystems.
• Monitor wildlife by tagging and identifying fish to better understand their behaviour such as migration, foraging strategies and reproduction.