Piper McGaw (7), of Dunedin, enjoys a close encounter with a simulated skeleton, provided by the University of Otago anatomy department, in a Reverse Science Fair at the Otago Museum. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSHAbout 60 youngsters learned more about extracting banana DNA and many other fun topics at an Otago Museum science fair with an unusual twist at the weekend. About 150 youngsters, initially in school groups, and later arriving with relatives, attended a Reverse Science Fair at the museum on Friday and Saturday. Instead of school pupils creating science and technology projects to be assessed by adult scientists, as in the usual museum science fairs, in this "reverse fair" it was adults making presentations to the pupils, and helping them pursue a hands-on approach to science themselves. This show, focusing on Otago-Southland science role models, is still running at the museum’s Beautiful Science Gallery.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2021 15:33 UTC