Day 8 - War Memorial & Questacon

DAY 8 Blog 3-7-2013

This morning we went back to the War Memorial and visited the Discovery Centre. We got to dress up and we were able to feel what it was like to go on a submarine and a helicopter from the war times. We sat on the toilet of the submarine and pretended to have a shower as well. Apparently if you were a cook you got a 30 second shower every day but if you were in the crew it was a 30 second shower once a week. We put on outfits and had fun. We also learned how to keep safe during a bombing raid and were told what it was like in London by a veteran. (Alyssa)

In the Discovery Zone we heard information about World War II and what the Australian soldiers did in the trenches.  I really enjoyed walking through the submarine, dressing up, looking through the binoculars, and playing with the steering wheel. After the war memorial we had lunch, which was Subway, in the Sculpture gardens of the National Gallery. We walked around the looking at the sculptures and at all the statues. We then went on to Questacon and I had a lot of fun on the free-fall drop and the air hockey. (Zachary)

Today when we went to Questacon there were lots of different things to do. I really liked the air hockey table where you played against the robot. I even managed to score a point against the machine. There were 4 stories of science fun. (Jesse)

The Questacon building was massive and it had lots of levels. My favourite gallery was number 7 because it had lots of flashing lights and neon activities. My favourite activity was cross air hockey, where you played air hockey with a table in the shape of a cross and a spinning wheel in the middle. I also enjoyed the rocket science 101 show. The best rocket was the one that blew off unexpectedly, at the end, because there was a delayed reaction between the bi-carbonate soda and water in the bottle and when it went off, it hit the roof and crashed across the floor. It was BORSCHT! (Liam D)