From Arlene Dowling
I am a 15-year-old self-confessed nerd, and an avid reader of New Scientist. I am writing because there never seems to be enough high-school-level science content out there. There seems to be a massive black hole between National Geographic Kids, seemingly aimed at young children, and material for adult amateurs. Teenagers are skipped over entirely.
Just because most kids my age are obsessed with Twilight‘s Robert Pattinson and Cosmopolitan, doesn’t mean we all are! In January next year I am going to The Science Experience at Macquarie University in Sydney, a rare treat that I was lucky to hear about. But can someone, somewhere help me out: are there any forums I can visit, or high-school-age workshops? I’m even having trouble finding a shop in Sydney that sells amateur-level science equipment. I’m desperate to get actual science experience, instead of sitting around and reading about it.
Sydney, Australia
