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Workshop
Learnux: The Ultimate Linux Board Game
Learn basic Linux commands the fun way, through a strategy-based board game. In Learnux, players take on missions, use command cards, and navigate challenges on a game board filled with real Linux functions.
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Location( please select)
Your school
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Monash
( one-month advance notification required)
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Duration
Maximum pax
2.5 hours 40
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Equipment required |
Preferred venue
Classroom
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Pineapple and Papaya Enzymes
Explore how fruit enzymes affect gelatin. Students will test the action of protease enzymes found in fresh and processed fruits like pineapple and kiwi. By comparing the gelation of gelatin with different fruit juices, students observe how enzymes break down proteins and the impact of food processing on enzyme activity.
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( one-month advance notification required)
( one-month advance notification required)
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1 – 2 hours( flexible) |
80 |
Activity 1 Test tube, 6 % gelatin solution, fresh pineapple fruit juice, canned pineapple, frozen pineapple, fresh papaya, frozen papaya, ice and plastic pasteur pipette.
Activity 2 Petri dish, 6 % gelatin, fresh pineapple fruit juice, canned pineapple, frozen pineapple, fresh papaya, frozen papaya, plastic pasteur pipette, ruler and marker.
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Lab |
Activity 3 Test tube, fresh pineapple fruit juice, buffer of pH 1 HCl, pH 3.5, pH 5, pH 7, pH 14 NaOH, 6 % gelatin cubes and balance. |
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Polymer Synthesis
Mix, stretch, and mold your way through the science of polymers! Students will make nylon, slime, and agar gel while discovering how tiny molecules create big changes in texture and strength.
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N / A |
( one-month advance notification required) |
2 hours |
40 |
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Stomata Safari: Leaf It to Light!
Peek inside a leaf, discover its hidden breathing pores, and explore how plants use light to power photosynthesis. Students will be guided to make their own microscope slide, spot tiny stomata invisible to the naked eye, and investigate how different plants are adapted to their environments. A hands-on journey into the secret life of leaves!
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( one-month advance notification required)
( one-month advance notification required)
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1 – 1.5 hours 30 |
Spinach discs, beakers, fluorescent light, syringe, strainer, water and retort stand |
Lab |
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Sweet as Sugar: Taste and Test
Discover how your senses shape taste by exploring how smell affects flavour perception. Students will get hands-on experience measuring sugar content with a refractometer, combining sensory science with practical food analysis.
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N / A |
( one-month advance notification required) |
1 hour |
40 |
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The Science Behind Pop Eggs
Thickening and gelling agents give our favourite foods, such as ice cream and jellies, their familiar textures that we know and love. Students will explore the science of polymers and gels by making colourful gel beads.
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N / A |
( one-month advance notification required) |
1 hour |
40 |