Audioconference Timetable
Registered schools who have enrolled class(es) (enrol now) in this field trip will have received email newsletters explaining how to participate in these audioconferences. Information is also in the Teacher Manual which is sent when schools pay their registration fee. There is a limit of 4 speaking schools per audioconference but any enrolled class from a registered school can listen.
The Wairakei Geothermal Power audioconferences are co-ordinated by the LEARNZ Teacher, Donald Reid - meet Donald. During the field trip, this page makes a good starting place for students.
Live audiostreaming | Audioconference archives
| Time |
Speaking Schools' Questions | Guests | Location: Where's Donald | Activities for the Day |
Related aspects | |
| Wed 1 March | 11:30am - Recorded versions | Year 13 Physics, Garin College | Elizabeth Whitelock & Eddie Buckley (Drilling Engineer) & Sam Pook | Wairakei steamfield | Visit a geothermal drill rig as it searches for hot water then find out what Bores, Well heads, Separators, Flash Plants, Silencers, and Pipelines do. |
Any aspect of the Wairakei geothermal field and power generation |
| Wed 1 March | 12:15 - Recorded versions | Year 13 Geography, Garin College | Elizabeth Whitelock & Eddie Buckley (Drilling Engineer) & Sam Pook | Wairakei steamfield | Any aspect of the Wairakei geothermal field and power generation | |
| Thursday 2 March | 2:00pm - Recorded versions | Year 8 Science, Ashburton Borough | Elizabeth Whitelock & Chris Morris & Murray Hill (Electrical engineer) | Wairakei power station | Go inside the power station to see the different sets of turbines, condensers and generators that make Wairakei so efficient. | Any aspect of the Wairakei geothermal field and power generation |
| Friday 3 March | 1:40pm - Recorded versions | Room 5, Strath Taieri | Ed Mroczek (IGNS) | Wairakei switchyeard - but at a safe distance | Visit the high voltage switchyard and the Wairakei Control Room to see what factors must juggled to provide a stable power supply. | Any aspect of the Wairakei geothermal field and power generation |
Last Updated: Monday, March 6, 2006 2:26 PM
