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 | The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Presented annually by the Australian Museum, the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes reward excellence in the fields of research & innovation, leadership & commercialisation, school science and science journalism & communication. To enter, visit the website ... |
| The Extreme Science Experience
The Extreme science experience that is returning to Sydney this year on June 15. Schools can nominate 6 year 10 students to attend, accompanied by a teacher. Registration is on a first come first served basis, with a limit of 240 students. The 2012 Extreme Science Experience is a unique opportunity for Year 10 science students and teachers to engage with the top Australian science and technology role models in a free, one-day seminar to stimulate students’ interest in science as a career. |
| Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education
The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education will be held on Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th September 2012 at the University of Sydney and will focus on Teaching and Learning Standards - What does a standard mean to you? The conference is an opportunity for tertiary science and mathematics educators to share ideas and keep up to date. Science and mathematics for this conference encompasses biological sciences, chemistry, geosciences, health sciences, information technology, learning and cognitive sciences, mathematics and statistics, molecular and microbial sciences, physics and psychology as well as the various fields of the applied sciences. |
| Political Alert - Travelling Planetarium for Southern NSW Students
Minister for School Education Peter Garrett, Member for Cunningham Sharon Bird, and Member for Throsby Stephen Jones, today launched a mobile planetarium at Mount Ousley Public School in Fairy Meadow, set to offer innovative science outreach programs to local students. Created by the Science Centre at the University of Wollongong, the mobile planetarium will enable students to expand their knowledge of the sciences. "The mobile planetarium, measuring six metres in diameter, will travel to schools around southern NSW, educating students about the sciences through its presentations on astronomy, oceanography, nanotechnology and biology," Mr Garrett said. |
| PULSE@Parkes
PULSE@Parkes are now accepting applications for observing sessions from April 2012 to September 2012. PULSE@Parkes is an innovative project that provides high school students the opportunity to control the famous Parkes radio telescope. Students observe pulsars under the guidance of professional astronomers. |
| CASS Education Newsletter
Final edition of the CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Education Newsletter for 2011. |
| CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Education Newsletter
Second Edition 2011 |
| Community of practice for the use of animals in high school agriculture
Have you recently started teaching agriculture at a school? |
| Scientists in Schools Scheme
Scientists in Schools is a national program creating and supporting flexible, ongoing, professional partnerships between scientists and teachers. Participation is open to all scientists wanting to share their passion for science and all teachers wanting to enhance science education in their classrooms. |
| Climate Change Materials
The Australia Institute has just released a series of teaching modules on climate change.
Designed for teachers of year 9 and 10 students, the series covers the important scientific, economic, political and ethical aspects of climate change. |
| Powerhouse Museum Newsletter
Term 2, 2011 |
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