YEAR 10 students were excited to be part of the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy Kids Rock program delivered at Spinifex State College for students from the North West.
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The school’s science head of department Dan Horskins said students participated in hands-on activities to learn more about geology and earth science.
“We appreciate that representatives from the QMEA, CSIRO, JCU and Glencore attended to run the programs and also talk about career opportunities for students,” he said.
The timing of this program is particularly relevant for these students as they are finalising their subject selections for their senior course of study to begin in 2015.
While Cooper Roll, Kuda Tagwi and Bailey Perussich extracted much ‘‘mineral’’ they found the task of environmental rehabilitation more challenging.
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