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Scope is a fast, funny and informative scientific entertainment for children aged 8-12 years.  Each week Scope will explore a different theme to discover the science behind everything. 

Dr Rob tackles a topic, explores it, relates it to a child's life and catapults the concept into the realms of technology and the future.

A hand picked team of budding scientists seek out cool experiments and scientific facts, presenting to kids from kids. Guest scientists also present on their individual research and discoveries.

Scope is produced in association with the CSIRO.

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Some of the topics explored by Dr Rob

• Will robots take over the world? What would life be like without plastic?
• How do MP3s work?
• Are there still animals on earth yet to be discovered?
• Is solar power the way of the future?
• Why is the elephant the closest living relative to the dugong?
• Will robots take over the world?
• How will technology impact the future?

Biography on Dr. Rob

The term Mad Scientist may well be appropriate for CSIRO's Dr Robert Bell - he is 'mad' about the environment and will destroy a perfectly good hair day to explain humidity, or eat 100?s of chocolate biscuits to explain earthquakes and tsunamis.  A zany and dedicated scientist, Dr Rob gives his all to uncovering & explaining the ways and whys of our ever amazing world.
 
Growing up on a Pineapple farm on the Sunshine Coast, Rob became passionate about the environment and in particular the impact humans have on it and its resources. 

Dr Rob, achieved his Bachelor of Science with Honours at the University of Queensland.

Currently, Dr Rob is a Science Education Officer for the CSIRO, enticing and educating our young minds in the many and varied fields of science.  Day-to-day work requires Rob to plan for and teach students in the lab as well as out at schools with fun experiments for kids from Years 1 to 12.

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