Educational resources and professional learning opportunities No Images? Click here Science in the classroomThis special edition of ESA News aligns with National Science Week (10–18 Aug). We bring you resources, publications and posters to help you celebrate science and technology in your classroom. We also a bring you a special STEM announcement, as well as our regular features. Resource of the month | Destination Moon: More missions, more scienceDestination Moon: More missions, more science aims to inspire primary and secondary students about space science, just as the Apollo program to the Moon did in the 1960s and 1970s. The PDF book features past and emerging space-related research, technologies and ideas from the worlds of science, design, technology, engineering, mathematics, computer science and data science in connective and sometimes surprising ways. Coming soon | The Girls in STEM ToolkitA new exciting initiative in the world of STEMThe Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has provided ESA with a grant to develop the Girls in STEM Toolkit (The GiST) website. The GiST aims to increase the confidence, participation and engagement of girls in STEM at school, university and in the workplace. Resources in The GiST will not only build female students’ confidence in STEM subjects, but also support teachers, career practitioners and families in engaging meaningfully with them about pursuing careers in STEM. The GiST will be launched by the Hon Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, towards the end of August. Be the first to see updatesSign up to The GiST newsletter to find out about the launch announcement, resource updates and more. Scootle | More science resourcesThe following new science resources have been added to Scootle:
All resources featured are aligned with the Australian Curriculum. SCIS | Connections Issue 110Connections Issue 110 is now online. In this edition, Queensland University of Techology’s Dr Kay Oddone helps us get to grips with augmented reality and virtual reality in the school library. This edition also explores supporting literacies through robotics clubs and using technology to promote reading. The Digital Technologies Hub has resources to help you integrate Digital Technologies into your science program. The following resources will help your students develop algorithms (a sequence of steps), analyse and visualise data, and even create their own data logger to gather data on scientific experiments. Planting fruit and vegetables Automated soil moisture sensor Data science STEM resources Building machines that emulate humans School Survey | A valuable feedback toolESA's School Survey tool is used by schools and education systems to collect feedback from parents, students and staff. You can share modules of questions prepared by education jurisdictions, or create and distribute your own questions. Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia provide government schools with access to School Survey. Schools in other states and territories can subscribe by emailing contact@schoolsurvey.edu.au. ECRH | Science and nature in early yearsThe Early Childhood Resource Hub hosts many resources that support engagement with science and nature. Start with the STEM focus newsletter, which hones in on the 'T' (technology) in STEM. If you would like to read more from the ECRH team, the July 2019 ECRH newsletter is now available. It focuses on strategies for changing practices in early years settings. myfuture | STEM Bullseye postersmyfuture has developed STEM Biographical Bullseye posters to help students discover the types of occupations that are available by studying the STEM subjects of Biology, Chemistry, Electro-technology, Maths and Physics. ELLA | Learning to cook in IndonesianUpcoming eventsUpcoming events
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