The Kids Research Institute Australia launched Kalgoorlie\u2019s very first STEM Festival last week, setting off a chain-reaction of fun amongst the Goldfields kids and community! Located at our Curtin Kalgoorlie campus, local organisations, schools and students came together for 2 days of hands-on STEM fun to celebrate National Science Week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The GUDRH team were busy on our health-sciences-inspired stall, featuring a “name this bone” challenge with our mascot “Bony Tony”, alongside interactive tests of the body’s reflexes and movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other engaging activities included discovering the sugar content in different drinks, seeing the difference sunscreen can make to UV exposure, and creating DNA model sections to add to the Kids Institute\u2019s record-breaking DNA model \u2013 now officially the world\u2019s longest (262 metres) of spiralling science fun!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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