Model volcanos erupting with bi-carb soda and vinegar, oozing blue slime and exploding balloons.

These aren’t the type of experiments normally performed by PhD and Postdoctoral researchers from the Functional Grains Centre but that’s what happened when the team went to Mater Dei Catholic Primary School in Wagga Wagga.

This is the third year the Functional Grains Centre has been involved in the MyScience education program.

FGC scientists worked with groups of Year 5 students to design and carry out experiments, record the results and present the findings at a science expo.

The theme for the program this year was chemistry giving the FGC researchers an opportunity to share their knowledge and inspire some young scientists.