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Dear Member, Congratulations to all the winners for Bratzs, Stardust, Australian Reptile Park and Pixar: 20 Years of Animation Exhibition. The passes and prize packs are on the way to you. What's in this week's issue? If you received this newsletter from someone else, why not subscribe to it? Enjoy the News Update. GoKids Team | Online Competitions | Competition Currently Running: Win one of fifteen Double Passes to see Rush Hour 3 
Note: Rush Hour 3 is rated M, so it is suitable for parents and older children. Competitions Ended Congratulations to the winners for: Bratz: The Movie Australian Reptile Park Stardust Pixar Watch the competition space as new competitions are updated regularly. | | Science for Kids - ENERGY | Double Helix Weird Science: Bovine batteries and pogoing people – imaginative energy futures
Did you know that inside the common cow, and under the feet of a city crowd is energy we can use? Energy is like the currency of the universe – and one we love to spend, but with a bit of creativity there are many ways we can harvest it from the world around us.
Inside the belly of the bovine beast, the cow, are bacteria that produce energy when they break down cellulose in grass. These bacteria live inside the rumen of the cow. A rumen is the cow's answer to a stomach, allowing them to survive on grass alone. Researchers with imagination have developed a fuel cell that is about the size of a lunchbox and full of the bacteria found in a cow's rumen fluid. The fuel cell is separated into two halves, and it is the movement of electrons and protons from one side to the other that allows the energy created by these bacteria to be harvested. All this fuel cell needs to work is a good supply of cellulose – like grass, garden clippings or even waste paper – to produce enough energy to power a small Christmas tree! The researchers take the rumen fluid from a live cow via a little hole into their stomachs (anyone feeling queasy?). In the future however, we may be able to grow these bacteria in a lab....... Read this article....
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Holiday Activities Ideas pixar: 20 years of animation exhibition details 
Over 500 sketches, paintings, sculptures and storyboards reveal how Pixar's much-loved characters and worlds are brought to life. Federation Square, Melbourne. more 
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