Students from Melbourne University visited the school and presented students with three different tasks.

Students used chemistry and food technology principles to make ice-cream, analysed human, cat and horse hair through light waves and used maths and strategic planning to build a tall structure.  

Science faculty special project coordinator Stephanie Austin said it was the first year Melbourne University students had presented their workshops at a Stawell school. 

“It’s a great opportunity to see how university students develop their confidence in presenting something they are really passionate about,” she said. 

“There is a lot of thought processes and planning that goes into it and all the interaction with the students – they were in their shoes a few years ago, so it is giving back to that learning cycle.”

The science program is in its second year.