We're already halfway through Term 2 and on the countdown to the close of project registrations for the Oliphant Science Awards - only 6 days to go!

If your school hasn't registered a coordinator yet and is planning to participate, this needs to be done before project registrations close on 6 June.

And don't forget to register for our upcoming workshops:

July Sustainability Theme

We are introducing a sustainable theme at the SASTA office each month to reduce our environmental impact 🌏 and would like your help selecting our theme for July! Members who complete the poll by Monday 10 June will go in the draw to win a double pass to see the new movie '2040' - click the button below to vote!

Vote on our July theme!

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Oliphant Science Awards

School coordinator and student registrations close on Thursday, 6 June! Click here to register. We are also still looking for judges to assist with this year's competition. Click here to find out more information.

Innovating through science workshop (Primary)

How can we use Science to engage students to be innovators? A new and exciting professional learning workshop for teachers of the primary years! Teachers will:

Learn how to use Science to engage students to be innovators
Engage in an example of an innovative task
Explore design thinking through hands-on learning
Be provided with resources to support designing their own innovative learning tasks

Find out more and register online here!

Term 2 Professional Learning

Designing and Implementing STEM Challenges (Secondary) | Friday 14 June
Innovating through science (Primary) | Friday 21 June
STEM in the Hills | Friday 19 July

Term 3 Professional Learning

Stage 2 Psychology Marking & Moderation Workshop | Friday 6 September
Stage 2 Biology Marking & Moderation Workshop | Friday 6 September
Stage 2 Physics Marking & Moderation Workshop | Friday 13 September

Call for workshops now open!

The aim of the conference is for participants to engage in first-hand experiences that exemplify best practice in supporting students to develop science understanding and skills that build capability in STEM. Ideally our early career teachers will walk away with a deeper understanding of the science content and the skills and resources to engage their students in learning.

We encourage teachers with all levels of experience to share their ideas through presenting to their colleagues. Click here to submit a workshop. All we need is a working title and a brief description of what you propose to cover.

Don't forget to check out the Events & News in the Science Community below!

Events and News in the Science Community

SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is back for 2019 - bringing the best in science feature, short, documentary, animation and experimental films from filmmakers around the world. See a compilation of the award-winning films and festival entries in one evening celebrating science on the big screen. Buy tickets now https://bit.ly/2LCDwpL

Free Rock & Mineral Specimen Kits

The Geoscience Pathways Project presents free class sets of hand specimens for up to 20 students, comprising 280 specimens and designed to meet the requirements of SACE Stage 1 and Stage 2 Earth and Environmental Science, (EES). Strictly only one kit will be provided per school, on application.

Workshops to support this project will be presented by Kelly Sharrad in August:

Mineral Identification for teachers of EES | 7 August
Rock classification for teachers of EES | 14 August

Click here for more information or visit the website.

CONASTA 68

Have you registered for CONASTA 68?
The conference will be held from 7-10 July 2019 at Darwin High School.

This winter pack your bags and head to tropical Darwin to discover new resources and teaching practices and network with other like minded educators from all across Australia. For more information and to register visit the website.

scienceXart

To celebrate the importance of chemistry in science and society, the Academy’s National Committee for Chemistry is hosting scienceXart: elements in everyday life, a chemistry themed art competition for primary and secondary school students, in partnership with ASTA. The competition will run over Term 2, 2019 with entry categories suitable for all year levels. The competition aims to reach students in classrooms across Australia, including in regional and remote areas. Submissions are now open and close on 28 June. For more information visit the website.

Colourful Weather

This short video series for primary school aged students explains the fun and fascinating science behind five very colourful events we can see in the sky. Hosted by Nate Byrne, from ABC NEWS Breakfast, and meteorologists from the Bureau of Meteorology, this is weather presented for kids in a way they can understand and get excited about.

You can view these on iview, ABC Australia Youtube or ABC Education. Check out one of the videos below!

Bebras Australia Challenge

Bebras is an international student Computational Thinking Challenge and Bebras Australia is run by CSIRO Education and Outreach through the Digital Careers program. The goal is to promote Computational Thinking to students in a way that highlights student ability beyond Science or Maths skills.

There are 5 year group categories and the challenge is made up of 15 questions ranging in difficulty. For more details and to register visit the website.