Physics Day@ Adventure World is a great day for students and teachers alike, with activities, worksheets, displays and plenty of water!
The day is open to Year 10, 11 and 12 students studying Physics and by request Year 9 students. The day is action packed. You have access to the full park and all open rides, with information and demonstration booths supported by WA Universities, Scitech, Cider House Tech and others.
In 2018, over 1,200 students and teachers attended the Physics Day.
Adventure World is a “real world” STEM laboratory comprising large scale apparatus that enables students to experience and witness first-hand phenomena involving physics, technology, engineering design and mathematics that are not able to be achieved in any classroom. Some specific areas of study that can be achieved involve linear and circular motion, momentum, work, energy, power, “g” forces and weightlessness. These phenomena are much better understood when discussed in class after this visit as research shows that the relationship a student has to actual experiences makes diagrammatic explanations more meaningful and theory better understood. Adventure World provides the ideal vehicles for students to learn physics principles through an understanding of its “real” world applications.
By their observation of and on the rides and the collection and analysis of the real data they obtain from these, students will gain an irreplaceable experiential knowledge of most of the topics in the motion component of the physics courses in Years 10, 11 and 12. It is anticipated that their experiences from this day will help them better relate classroom theory to real-world practice.
2021 event: Thursday 23 September 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Cider House Tech will be providing a limited number of Vests and Wireless Acceleration Altimeters to lend on the day. Numbers are limited so book today to avoid disappointment. Boo
Cider House Tech will be conducting sessions on data collection and analysis.
Cider House Tech
9/899 Wellington Road, Rowville 3178
Victoria, Australia
Ph (+61) 3 9764 3638
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