Science education key to a critically thinking Australia

By Georgina Connery
Updated September 3 2015 - 11:13am, first published August 22 2015 - 9:00pm
Dr Graham Walker says science education is more than fun, it ensures we develop rational and critically thinking societies. Photo: supplied
Dr Graham Walker says science education is more than fun, it ensures we develop rational and critically thinking societies. Photo: supplied
Dr Graham Walker conducts an experiment with mentos and coke at Gungahlin Library. His <i>Little Scientists' Puppet Show</i> was held at the library as part of National Science Week. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Dr Graham Walker conducts an experiment with mentos and coke at Gungahlin Library. His <i>Little Scientists' Puppet Show</i> was held at the library as part of National Science Week. Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Will Josiger, 6, of Franklin, reacts to an experiment by Dr Graham Walker.   Photo: Jeffrey Chan
Will Josiger, 6, of Franklin, reacts to an experiment by Dr Graham Walker. Photo: Jeffrey Chan

Leading researchers have warned Australia can't afford to wait for students to get the message science and mathematics are too important to drop at the end of year 10.

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