The National Science – Technology Road Show 2025 is being offered to a maximum of 60 students in Year 7, 8, 9,  students.  The 2025 programme is offering an engaging, lively, and interactive learning encounter of science for children, a visit to the Science Roadshow encompasses live shows and hands-on exhibits that expand students’ comprehension of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This endeavour strongly supports the Nature of Science strand and the Five Foundational Science Capabilities. Each year the shows, themes and exhibits change, so there’s always something new for students to learn and engage with.

Each session includes two exciting live science shows:

• Planet Earth — Whakaaturanga Papatūānuku:
  matter cycles, energy flows and life webs.
• Balloons and Bernoulli — Ngā puangi me Bernoulli:
  amazing pressure phenomena.

And over 60 hands-on exhibits to experience, grouped under the following themes:

• Applied science — Te pūtaiao whaipainga
• Detecting — Te tautohu
• Forces — Ngā tōpana
• Patterns — He tauira
• Structures – He hanganga
• Trees and environment — Ngā rākau me te tai

Date/Time: Tuesday 11^th November, 8.50 am  Return: Tuesday 11^th November, 10.30 am

Transport: Go bus

Clothing: Full school uniform

Costs: $12 to cover entry and a contribution towards the bus. Please note: Board financial procedure requires payment in full, by the due date for your child to purchase resources, participate in sports or attend trips/events. Payments received will be allocated to the oldest unpaid fees and charges owing on your child’s account first. Extra-curricular activities operate on a “pay before you play” policy.

Venue: Ascot Community School

This event contains risks, including getting injured while completing one of the 60 hands-on activities.  This event is supervised by school staff and Science roadshow who will manage risk and hazards according to the school’s safety management plan.  This includes all helpers going through a safety briefing which is passed on to each student at the activity.  While risks can be maintained to acceptable levels they cannot be totally eliminated.  Some risk is retained for its learning and experiential value.  If you wish to come in to school to see our safety management systems or have any questions, feel free to contact Mel Young, Assistant to the Head of Science on 2116030 or [email protected].

It is important for safety reasons that students follow instructions given to them by all staff and follow all appropriate school rules. Behaviour by students that is deemed dangerous and puts themselves and/or others at undue risk will result in not being able to attend future science roadshow field trips.

Please pay and complete the permission form below by Thursday 30 October 2025.

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Student Information:

The information on this form will remain confidential to the teachers/instructors in charge of/assisting with the trip. However, in the interests of the safety of all involved, any life-threatening conditions may be made known to other students. Please be assured that your child’s physical and emotional well-being always remains of paramount importance to us.

Student's Full Name*

First Last

Year Level*

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Students Medical Information:*

I give permission for this information to be shared with the teacher in charge as required.

Yes (Medical)

Transport:*

Please indicate below if you give permission for your child to be driven by Go Bus

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Parent/Caregiver Consent:

Please tick the boxes below to complete the Parent/Caregiver consent.

Parent Consent*

I give my child permission to participate in the Science Roadshow

My child has read and understands the Student Code of Conduct.

My child's medical information is up to date with Student Services

I acknowledge the school policy that states you must 'pay before play/attend' an event/trip or sport.

The school reserves the right not to provide a refund if your child is unable to participate in this activity

I acknowledge that full payment is required by the due date specified for my child to be eligible to participate in this event.

I acknowledge that any payments made to my child's account will be allocated to the oldest unpaid fees/charges if any and that my child is not able to participate until all these charges are paid in full.

I acknowledge and accept the Risks Disclosure.

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Payer Details

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Payment

Any payments received for your child will be allocated to the oldest unpaid amounts sitting on your child's account first. Your child is not able to participate until all these amounts are paid in full.

Y7-10 Science Roadshow

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