Science EXPOsed Challenge 2006

Students from Asquith Boys High School were the champions of this year's Science EXPOsed Challenge, winning a new Apple iMac for their school. Eleven Members of NSW Parliament joined forces with over 100 Year 9 students on 27 October 2006 to solve a series of science and engineering challenges within the confines of Parliament House.

The Science EXPOsed Challenge is a key event in Science EXPOsed, the annual science and technology careers expo held at NSW Parliament House, the Mint, and Hyde Park Barracks on 26 and 27 October 2006. Each team was given instructions and materials to simulate an electricity distribution system, construct a coded communications device and decode the messages, and develop a pipe and balloon air canon.

Participating in the Science EXPOsed Challenge were:

• Barbara Perry, Member for Auburn with students from Birrong Boys High School
• Minister Reba Meagher, Member for Cabramatta with students from Bonnyrigg High School
• Angela D'Amore, Member for Drummoyne with students from Concord High School
• Graham West, Member for Campbelltown with students from Sarah Redfern High School
• Paul Pearce, Member for Coogee with students from Moriah College
• Students from Bankstown Girls High School
• Noreen Hay, Member for Wollongong with students from Kanahooka High School
• Alison Megarrity, Member for Menai with students from Menai High School
• Steven Pringle, Member for Hawkesbury with students from Galston High School
• Judy Hopwood, Member for Hornsby with students from Asquith Boys High School
• Anthony Roberts, Member for Lane Cove with students from Hunters Hill High School
• Alex McTaggart, Member for Pittwater with students from Barrenjoey High School