Day 1 (By Claudia, CE6 & Samantha Yap, JO6)

Places of interest: Scitech Discovery Centre, Kings Park & City Tour
Straight from the airport after out midnight flight, we went to have breakfast at McDonalds. After that, we headed to Scitech Discovery Centre. Scitech Discovery Centre is a place where I got to do some hands-on activities on science, and of course, more on Stars and constellations.

Our first activity was to get to know more about stars where we could sit on comfy chair as we watched a short film that lasted approximately 20-30 minutes. We got to know the Orion’s belt & the Southern Cross and many more!

After Scitech, we went to King’s Park. King’s Park is a popular place for picnics, pleasant strolls and cultural and ceremonial events like weddings! King’s park is also a testament to certain aspects of the Western Australian history. In addition to the huge war memorial, which contains the names of the many soldiers who lost had lost their lives during the first and the Second World War. In the evening, we checked into our hotel (The New Esplanade Hotel) and had our dinner in the hotel. Yummy spaghetti! We all then had an early night.

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Scitech Discovery Centre is a very interesting place with workshops and programs that are designed to make science teaching easier. There are several workshops available and I have been to a few but not all as time was not on our side.
I visited Horizon – the Planetarium’s exhibitions and it was definitely very enlightening. I found the planets and constellations in the night sky before blasting off into space a very interesting concept.
Some other activities I found really interesting include:
1. Playing with light - It was so cool. The light follows the direction that you move to.
2. Mirror - It changes the shape of your body.
3. Chicks - The chicks were so cute. We saw them in the incubator as they require the heat to grow.
4. Laser Beams - It was so fun in there. We had to avoid the lasers displayed throughout the room in order to cross over to the other side.

Besides the Scitech Discovery Centre, I also visited the Kings Park. I learnt that the Swan River flows through the city of Perth, in the Southwest of Western Australia. It’s lower reaches are wide and deep while the upper reaches are narrow and shallow.

Also found at Kings Park was The State War Memorial which is located on Mount Eliza overlooking Perth Water. The State War Memorial has individual plaques that were lined along the street and they are dedicated by family members to Western Australian service men and women who died in World War I and World War II.
I have been back to Singapore for about a week and a half but am still recalling all the events that has happened during the trip to Perth. It was indeed an educational trip and I felt that I have a better knowledge of the Solar System and of Perth and had also made new friends from other classes as well as developed better friendships with existing friends. I am glad that I am able to be part of the 51 chosen ones to embark on this trip and hope that there are more to come.