Students involved in the Siemens Science Experience were served a taste of what science and technology offered while at Central Queensland University recently.

CQU Health Lecturer Dr Anthony Wheeler allowed 33 students to dissect heart and lungs from steers to support evidence gathered from monitoring the students’ heart and blood rate.

“The steer is good model to allow students to see the structure of the human body and how it works,” he said.

“Their heart is almost the same size as the steer so they can see look at the valves and how the blood moves through the chambers.” Whitsunday Anglican School student Ambyr Cousen said the Science Experience confirmed her interest in becoming a veterinarian.

“We have learnt a lot of things that we won’t come across at school until Science subjects are split in Year 11,” she said.

Miss Cousen completed work experience at Sarina Vet Surgery during the school holidays.

The Year 10 students from Ayr, Capella, Mackay, Proserpine and Sarina will return home Thursday afternoon having tested water quality in local streams, dusted for fingerprints, identified various chemicals and created a webpage detailing the three-days of activities.

Photo: Wade Hinschen and Ambyr Cousen feast on the activities at CQU’s Siemens Science Experience.