Science and Engineering Challenge 2006  (photo gallery)

The "Science & Engineering Challenge" is an innovative outreach a part of anyone's future. Over the course of one day, 8 teams of 30+ students competitively engage in 8 fun-filled activities designed to show students the fundamental principles of physics and mathematics'in operation'. The reward to all students is to complete the day wprogram designed to show students in years and 10 that a career in science, engineering or technology can be ith a feeling that "I could be a scientist, engineer or technologist - after all !"

The program was devised by the University of Newcastle, NSW, to address the alarming decline in numbers of secondary students choosing to go on to careers in these fields after secondary schooling. It has been widely recognised, receiving awards from scientific and engineering bodies, and has received almost $1million in funding support from the federal government's education and training department to expand the program to all states. The program is delivered across Australia via partnerships with the University of Newcastle, and from 2004, Victoria University has conducted annual challenges at the Werribee Industrial Skills campus near Melbourne.