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Design Study Day: Sustainability in design
Years 10 – 12 Design and Technology
10.00 am – 2.30 pm, Tuesday 11 August 2009
This brings together speakers who work in diverse fields of design, from product design and manufacturing to research and education. What they share however is the recognition that sustainability in design is an absolute necessity where designers can make a direct impact on the way in which we live.

The four speakers are Alexandra Gilmore, Kent Gration, founder of Wambamboo, Duncan Underwood, Director of Operations and Sustainability at Digital Eskimo, and Douglas Tomkin, Associate Professor, School of Design at UTS.

Students will have the opportunity to ask questions of the panellists and view the exhibitions, Eat Green Design, Ecologic: creating a sustainable world and Australian International Design Awards

Cost $10 per student (Pre-payment required and includes museum entry)

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Ultimo Science Festival 2009
Friday 21st – Sunday 30th August 2009
The Festival is ten days and nights of serious science fun for families, for schools, for young, old and in-between, for geeks and non-geeks. There’s something for anyone who wants to expand their mind, think about the world and wonder about how stuff works and why it is so.
It is proudly presented by the Powerhouse Museum, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the University of Technology Sydney and TAFE NSW. It is supported by the Australian Government and the City of Sydney.
Schools Festival Pass
Time: 9.30 am – 2.30 pm
Cost: $8 per student for a full day pass ($3 per student for PSFP schools)
Bookings: Bookings essential by Friday 7 August 2009
A full day of hands on and visual science at a number of venues, the 2009 school’s festival pass includes some of the following activities:-

  • Hands on workshops
  • LASER light show
  • Museum exhibitions
  • Demonstrations
  • Movies
  • Forensic sciences
  • Dinosaurs

and much much more...

Primary School Day
Years: 3 - 6
Date: Monday 24th August
Secondary School Days
Years: 7 – 12
Date: Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th August

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The Odditoreum display + Shaun Tan
27 June - 11 September 2009
years K-6
A small collection based display that features a selection of oddities and curiosities from the deep vaults of the Museum's collection with labels written by award-winning children's author and illustrator Shaun Tan. Shaun has replaced factual descriptions with captivating fantastical stories resulting in a very potent and humourous mix that will inspire the curiosity of visitors young and old. The blurring of fact and fantasy will be a great stimulus for creative writing. Students from Stanmore Primary School (year 4) have also written some of the labels as an inspiration to your students. Cost: Free with museum admission.

Guided program: Explore the Odditoreum with the host + Storytelling in the Kings Cinema
10 am and noon, Thursdays, 30 July - 10 September
Book a guided session to explore the Odditoreum with the host and hear a reading from Shaun Tan's The Lost Thing.
Cost: $7 per student (museum admission included)
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Unless otherwise specified bookings are essential for all education programs.
Phone: (02) 9217 0222
Fax: (02) 9217 0622
e-mail: edserv@phm.gov.au


Model steam engine, made
by Carl Schroder, Darmstadt,
Germany, about 1880

Science shows
Add value to your school visit to the Museum with a science show in the Experimentations theatrette. These highly interactive shows challenge students to think critically about energy, matter, light and technology.
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