More than 200 local primary school children attended the CQU Bundaberg Brainwaves festival to celebrate National Science Week.

This years Brainwaves Festival provided a range of activities centred around the National Science Week themes of Sport, Space & the Environment according to CQU Bundaberg Faculty of Arts Health & Sciences Sub-Dean , Desirae Kirby.

"But of course we added some special Olympic fever to our activities to highlight how science contributes to many areas of sport. Activities include human movements, space exploration, and environmental science," Ms Kirby said.

In true Olympian style, students learned about the human machine and muscles athletes use for a given sport fromCQU's Sandy Dalton whose father, Peter Hanlin, represented Australia in shot-put at the 1956 Olympics.

Students used air and water powered rockets to compete in a Launch Olympiad, conducted by staff from the Faculty of Informatics & Communication.

"The response from the schools has been extremely positive. We've had phone calls from them thanking us for the day," Ms Kirby said. Photo: Kalkie State School student participating in the forensic science activity "Who stole the gold medal?" For photos and more http://www.infocom.cqu.edu.au/Science_Week/Bundy04/