Year 7 AstroTours

By Amelie Foa 7C1

Last week year 7 Chisholm classes took a trip to Swinburne University on an entertaining but equally informative tour of space. All the Year 7s have had this opportunity as part of their Physical World classes. Led by a brilliant and genius presenter, Leonie, we put on our 3D glasses and journeyed out of this world. We saw videos on scientists and all of their work, showing us that they are just like detectives. We also found out how extremely big everything in our galaxy is, including stars 2,000 times wider than our own sun. Looking back through the history of telescopes we learnt how much they have helped with breakthrough astronomical discoveries and how they will evolve to explore more of the universe. The amazing 3D experience paired with all the enlightening information created a very interactive and enjoyable AstroTour. The well-researched Swinburne Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing provided a fascinating experience that I personally will remember for quite some time.