The Scientific Challenge Program is for gifted and talented high school students who are in Years 7-10 and is run by the Gifted Education Research Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC). The program features workshops from a range of disciplines, presented by academics from The University of New South Wales who are experts in their fields. The workshops are offered to stimulate the interest and curiosity of the academically gifted, and are not vocational in nature. The workshop content is both rigorous and challenging. As a guide to the degree of difficulty, work presented is equivalent to the level offered at Years 11-12, rather than that of years 7-10.

These programs are available in January & July. For further information please contact "GERRIC" on 9385-1972 or gerric@unsw.edu.au.

Aviation is an exiting industry - it brings people together and is a growing industry. It is more than airlines. Airlines are losing money and some are failing. Recent events such as September 11 and SARS have had an enormous impact on aviation. We look at how airlines are influenced by society and the events of global world. We look at why aeroplanes fly and how pilots fly them. We will construct our aircraft and test-fly it to see whether it passes the test.

Thursday
09.30 - 10.30 Introduction and interactive session on "What is aviation?"
10.30 - 10.45 Morning tea
10.45 - 12.00 An interactive look at airline economics
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Human Factors in aviation. Communication games - blocks
13.30 - 14.45 Afternoon tea
14.45 - 16.00 Life of a pilot and how an aeroplane works. Flight simulator session.

Friday
09.30 - 12.30 Tarmac Tour of Sydney International Airport
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.30 Review or Tarmac tour
14.30 - 15.45 Egg aeroplane design and flight test
15.45 - 16.00 Presentation of certificates