Admin Tag: Popular

SciFest 2022 – Glass is everywhere at Sydney Zoo!

Post author By Liz Gerber
Post date August 14, 2022

Have you ever wondered where glass might be used at a zoo? Join us for an investigation around Sydney Zoo looking for all the places glass is used every day. Kinder – ES1 Year 1 – S1 Year 2 – S1 Year 3 – S2 Year 4 – S2 Year 5 – S3 Year 6 – S3 SciFest 2022 – Glass is everywhere at Sydney Zoo! Sydney Zoo is home to 4000 animals of 130+ species, looking after them involves using glass in some obvious and not so obvious places. This short video will take you behind the scenes at Sydney Zoo on our search for glass.

Students will gain an insight into the usefulness of glass in the zoo. Zookeepers will explain how they rely on glass in various contexts and students and be asked to explore their home to find where glass is used or is a component of household items. Free Sydney Zoo On Demand Other Primary STe-4MW-ST, ST1-7MW-T, ST2-8PW-ST, ST3-7MW-T Science and Tech Working Scientifically and Design and Production Material World Free #sydneyzoo

Tags Free

Social science is everywhere: An introduction for Australian secondary students

Post author By Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
Post date August 9, 2022

The social sciences impact how we live our daily lives, as well as how our society functions. Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 Social science is everywhere: An introduction for Australian secondary students Designed specifically for Australian secondary students in years 9-12, the webinar is hosted by the President of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Professor Richard Holden. Richard is Professor of Economics at the UNSW Business School and his research and opinion pieces have been featured in The New York Times, the Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and more.

Join this webinar to gain an understanding of how the social sciences help us to study, analyse and solve society’s most compelling challenges. Free Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Secondary HSIE Free #SSW2022

Tags Free

Meet the Experts – Eureka Stories 2022

Post author By Charlie Kingsford
Post date July 28, 2022

In this on demand virtual excursion, students joined Dr Sophie Calabretto in conversation with three 2022 Eureka Prize winners, who discussed their work and shared their career journeys. Year 7 – S4 Year 8 – S4 Year 9 – S5 Year 10 – S5 Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 Meet the Experts – Eureka Stories 2022 Free Australian Museum DART Learning Dr Jackson Ryan, Science Editor, CNET
Jackson Ryan is the science editor at CNET.com and a multi-award-losing journalist. In a previous life he worked in the lab, studying the cells in our bones, but now he wants to write the best science stories you’ve ever read.

Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Director of the Sustainable Materials Research & Technology Centre, UNSW
Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla is the director of the SMaRT Centre (Sustainable Materials Research & Technology at the University of NSW). She is well known for her contributions in building a waste-free economy, innovating microfactories and inventing ‘green steel’, an alternative to using coal in the steel production industry.

Professor Sumeet Walia, RMIT
Professor Sumeet Walia is an innovator, research leader and serial inventor passionate about using technology as a vehicle to make people’s lives better. On Demand Youtube Recording Secondary Careers Select Strand Select Sub Strand Science and Tech Biology Select Sub Strand Science and Tech Earth and Environmental Science Select Sub Strand Environment Free One-off Events STEM/STEAM Student Careers Women in STEM #AustralianMuseum

Tags Women in STEM, Student Careers, Environment, Free, One-off Events, STEM/STEAM

ARTiculate French Continuers and Extension – La Francophonie

Post author By University of Sydney Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Post date June 9, 2022

Explore the French-speaking world including its meaning, origins and manifestation in different continents and legacy in contemporary France. Year 11 – S6 Year 12 – S6 ARTiculate French Continuers and Extension – La Francophonie This interactive webinar has been designed around the “French-speaking communities” theme of the French Continuers Stage 6 Syllabus. It will be delivered in French, and students will be invited to engage in activities during the session.
La Francophonie (the French-speaking world) will be explored in this webinar including its meaning, origins and manifestation in different continents and legacy in contemporary France. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the Live Q&A session.

This interactive webinar is suitable for Year 11 and Year 12 students enrolled in French Continuers / French Extension.
It is recommended to join the session from your computer rather than mobile phone, to participate in the interactive activities.
The 45 minutes webinar is followed by short 10 minutes information session about the Sciences Po dual degree program.

The webinar is part of the ARTiculate High School Talk Series, organised by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney. Free The University of Sydney – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Live Event – Scheduled Zoom Secondary Languages French Free One-off Events

Tags Free, One-off Events

Stay in touch & never miss a thing!

Sign up for the latest excursion news