Luna Park Physics Day

On Tuesday 1 March the Years 11 and Year 12 Physics classes attended the Luna Park Physics Day.

Organised each year by the Australian Institute of Physics the event is run for an entire week. The event enables 700 VCE Physics students from schools across Victoria to attend daily.

Ten rides are made available for the students, involving collisions, high speed forces and circular motion, all designed to increase the students understanding of the forces involved with their study of Motion.

The Australian Institute of Physics also organised a stunning aerobatic display by one of the Australian Air Force Roulettes. Students investigated the forces involved in different types of collisions in the dodgem cars as well as dealing with some pretty wild steering. They experienced free fall on the Shock Drop and the effect of centripetal force during the Enterprise and G-Force rides.

A great time was had by all! Goldie, St Catherine’s Year 12 Student Executive’s 2016 mascot, also had a really good time on the carousel!

Ms Lee Brandt

Science Teacher