More than 40 teenagers saw a toad's heart beating outside its body for the first time as part of Siemens Science Experience at CQUniversity Rockhampton this week.

This was just one of the many hands-on activities the year 10 students had the chance to experience.

VISION of the toad experiments can be linked from here

Dr Andrew Fenning explained the way a toad's heart works to the group of teenagers during Siemens Science Experience.The students came from the Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast region, but also Gladstone, Boyne/Tannum, Blackwater, Theodore, Bundaberg, Emerald, Moura and Brisbane.

The 3-day event is designed to show students the fun and practical side of science and technology as well as provide a social activity for the teens on their school holidays. 

Students are kept busy with activities such as bridge and motor construction, studying enzymes that form part of the immune system, building a computerised tone generator and testing a toad's heart with a variety of drugs.

Siemens Science Experience also provides students with the opportunity to learn about career and study opportunities and experience what life is like on a university campus.

Event coordinator in Rockhampton Pete Carseldine said Siemens Science Experience was designed to provide students who have an interest in science with an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work.

Jordan Henderson (Tannum Sands), Austin Purdie (Middlemount) and Siobhan Dwyer (Rockhampton) are excited by the Science Experience at CQUniversity"CQUniversity and Siemens have hosted the event for the past 13 years enabling year 10 students to investigate the world of science, meet other like-minded students and enjoy a university experience."