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Online Registration Contents Register on-line and receive acknowledgement of your 1 Conference Format registration within 2 working days. www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html 2 General Information 3 Session Information Registration Form 4 Keynote Addresses A Registration form is contained at the back of this book. Registrations will be processed and accepted 6 - 29 Session Outlines in order of receipt. REGISTRATION MUST INCLUDE 30 - 31 Presenter Listing SCHOOL PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER OR PAYMENT. 32 - 33 Registration Form Registration Fees (GST inclusive) Inside back cover La Trobe University Map Note: STAVCON 2013 Registration may be tax deductible. A Tax Invoice will be issued. Participants STAVCON 2013 is proudly sponsored by STAV Individual Members (NOT School Subscribers) One day $215 Two days $310* STAV School Subscribers/Non-Members One day $325 Two days $455* STAV School Subscribers If you send more than 3 teachers Special rate for 4th & subsequent teachers: One day $235 Two days $335* Primary Teachers (Friday Only) STAV Individual Member One day $145 STAV School Subscriber/ Non Member One day $185 Registration is at The Full Time Student/Retired Teacher Rate R Odeon, Union Building. One day $75 Two days $150 * Registrations are NOT TRANSFERABLE Presenters If you wish to attend sessions at STAVCON 2013 please go visit: www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc. Patron: Prof. Peter Rathjen B.Sc (Hons) D.Phil. (Oxon) ABN 59 004 145 329

Registration fee includes: Science Victoria ABN 94 108 759 762 Keynote/s, sessions, morning tea, lunch and happy hour. Address: 5 Munro Street, Coburg, VIC 3058 NB: Make cheques payable to SCIENCE VICTORIA. Postal address: PO Box 109 Coburg VIC 3058 NB: Accommodation is EXTRA. Ph: 9385 3999 • Fax: 9386 6722 email: [email protected] website: www.sciencevictoria.com.au

STAVCON 2013 Co-ordinators: U Union Hall for conference displays, morning tea, lunch and happy hour Julie Allen - Event Manager Walkways to Registration Bus Stop The Full Pretzel - 61 Blyth St, Brunswick VIC 3056 PH: 03 9389 0303 Fax: 03 9389 0399 Driveway to Carparks Email: [email protected] STAV Business Centre IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION Suzanne O’Shannessy, Annette McKenna, Anne Heard Parking is FREE OF CHARGE in carparks P2, P3 and P6 (excluding restricted areas). DO NOT put money in the parking meters. DO NOT park in Disabled or Loading Zone areas. STAVCON 2013 Conference Format

Day 1 Thursday 28 November Venue 8.00am Registration Opens The Odeon, Union Building 9.00am – 9.05am Welcome – Soula Bennett, STAV President Agora Theatre 9.05am – 10.00am Keynote Address 1 – Professor Bob Williamson Agora Theatre 10.00am – 10.45am Morning Tea & Displays Union Hall 10.45am – 11.15am VCAA Update Agora Theatre 11.40am – 12.40pm SESSION A 12.40pm – 1.40pm Lunch Union Hall Conference Displays Union Hall 1.40pm – 2.40pm SESSION B 3.00pm – 4.00pm SESSION C 4.00pm – 5.00pm Happy Hour Union Hall

Day 2 Friday 29 November Venue 8.00am Registration Opens The Odeon, Union Building 9.00am – 9.05am Welcome – Soula Bennett, STAV President Agora Theatre 9.05am – 10.00am Keynote Address 3 – John Munro Agora Theatre 10.00am – 10.45am Morning Tea & Displays Union Hall 10.45am – 11.45am SESSION D 11.45am – 12.45pm Lunch Union Hall Conference Displays Union Hall (Displays MAY close after this session) 12.45pm – 1.45pm SESSION E 2.10pm – 3.10pm SESSION F

1 STAVCON 2013 General Information

How to register The latest conference information is available on the Science Victoria website: www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html •• You can register on-line or download a registration form. •• All conference correspondence is by email. You will receive an email confirming your registration. If you have not received an email within 2 business days please contact the STAV Business Centre on 03 93853999. •• Sessions only proceed if there are sufficient participants. •• FINAL confirmation with your session allocations and all relevant information will be emailed within 5 business days prior to the conference. Conference Displays A range of text books, equipment and other resources covering all areas of Science Education will be available throughout the conference in the Union Hall area. Material will be on sale at a number of the displays. Conference participants may inspect displays during morning tea, lunchtime, or at the happy hour social gathering. Conference displays may close after lunch on Friday 29 November. Registration Desk The Registration Desk will be located in The Odeon room of the Union Building (U). It will be open from 8.00am on Thursday 28 November and 8.00am on Friday 29 November. Please register early so as to avoid delays in attending sessions.

Lunch Lunchtime is regarded as an important opportunity to network with other teachers and to view trade displays. The cost of lunch is included in the registration fee. Lunch will be served in the Union Hall and in the annexe of the Union Hall. Lunch tickets will not be issued but you must wear your STAVCON NAME TAG. If the dietary requirements you indicate on the Registration form are not within our catering, you will be allocated a lunch voucher. This voucher will need to be collected from the Registration Desk. Cancellations Notification of cancellation must be in writing. Cancellations made on/or prior to 16 November 2013 will receive a refund less a 50% administration fee. There will not be any refunds for cancellations made after this date. Registrations are NOT transferrable.

Accommodation Rydges Hotel, Preston. Student Room - $ 89.00 per room/per night (room rate only, breakfast not included). Sleep & Go twin accommodation - $109.00 per night (2 single beds, room rate only, breakfast not included).

Located a short 10 minute drive from La Trobe University, this is a 4 star hotel. A shuttle bus will operate between Rydges and La Trobe University on the Thursday and Friday of the conference. Student rooms (15 available), include ensuite bathroom, air conditioning, workstation with high speed internet, Foxtel and tea and coffee making facilities. Breakfast/dinner is not included.

The cut off date for booking a hotel room will be 26th October.

2 STAVCON 2013 Session Information

Choosing Sessions Sessions will be allocated according to the preferences you indicate on your registration form or online registration. STAVCON 2013 has a full program of primary, secondary and research presentations. This booklet contains brief descriptions of each session to assist you in your choice of sessions. The program has been compiled to indicate what levels the presenter believes the topic will cover and, where possible, the area of science has been identified. Book early, places fill fast. In particular ICT/Computer sessions have limited places.

Key to Sessions Listing The coding: Early Years, Upper Primary, Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 etc, indicates the relevant teaching level with respect to classroom practice. Suitability Primary Stream on Friday 29 November only. Many sessions are suitable for both primary and secondary as indicated by their year levels.

Look for this symbol indicating suitable for Primary.

Curriculum Area The following curriculum areas are covered by STAVCON 2013: •• Biological Science •• Chemical Science •• Earth and Space Science •• Physical Science •• Learning Technologies •• Physics •• Biology •• Chemistry •• Psychology •• Environmental Science

Limit Some sessions have limited places.

Commercial These include presentations of a book, video or other material which is available for Presentations sale at the conference or through commercial or institutional outlets.

Enquiries regarding STAVCON 2013 can be directed to the STAV Business Centre on (03) 9385 3999 or email: [email protected]

3 STAVCON 2013 Keynote Addresses

Thursday 28 November Friday 29 November 9.05am – 10.00am 9.05am – 10.00am

Keynote 1 Keynote 3 Using Science Teaching (Especially The importance of literacy in science Human Genetics) from K-12 to Teach Ethics and Community Values John Munro Professor Bob Williamson, AO PhD, FRCPath, HonMD, MRCP, FRS, FAA Professor Bob Williamson became Professor of Molecular Most teachers of science would all agree with the title of this Genetics and Biochemistry at St Mary’s Hospital Medical presentation. An essential aspect of the continuing evolution School, University of London, in 1976, where he remained until of discipline of science is communication. Literacy is one 1995 when he moved to Melbourne as Director of the Murdoch communication channel. This is why future science teachers Institute and Professor of Medical Genetics. He retired in 2004, in the 1960s learnt science German. So that we could read and now is an Honorary Senior Principal Fellow (Professor) journals such as Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. of the Murdoch Institute, the University of Melbourne, and Literacy knowledge and skills have a multifaceted role in Monash University. successful science learning. Science students learn more about science by reading. They display their knowledge by Bob has over 400 refereed career publications, including about writing. One key literacy strategy is being able to enhance 40 in Nature, Nature Genetics, Cell and Lancet. He was involved your vocabulary knowledge of a topic. A student’s vocabulary in the identification and cloning of genes for thalassaemia, knowledge of topics in science is set of building blocks that cystic fibrosis, craniofacial abnormalities, heart disease and form their knowledge of these topics. Alzheimer disease. More recently he has taken a major interest When I began my career as a science teacher in 1966 I taught in national science policy and medical and scientific ethics, and topics such as ionic and covalent bonding and the dual has advised several Premiers, Health Ministers and Ministers for wave and particle properties of light. I knew what student Innovation. Although he has retired, he still works with a small knowledge in these areas ‘looked like’. In hindsight I am glad I research group trying to coax cord blood stem cells to help was not asked to help my students improve their knowledge of treat cystic fibrosis in children. He is a key figure in the global literacy as it relates to science. I would have had no idea what medical research community and one of Australia’s this knowledge would have looked like. pre-eminent geneticists. This presentation will develop a model for examining the role of literacy in science learning. It will describe a framework for embedding literacy teaching procedures in regular science teaching and identify a range of ways in which a focus on literacy teaching procedures can enhance students’ knowledge of topics in science.

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A3 The ‘Real’ World for Biology the presenter’s experience of trying to 10.00am – 10.45apm (and Other) Topics answer that question by implementing flipped learning in a Year 11 Physics Don Collins Morning tea class at Wodonga Senior Secondary Some readers may notice that there are College. Examples of the different forms an increasing number of sessions on that flipped learning can take will be the ‘virtual’ world and fewer on the ‘real’ outlined. The session will then explore world of living things. In this session 10:45am-11:15am a range of software tools and online we will look at the variety of organisms resources that can be used to assist VCAA Update: National available for students to come to know teachers to easily integrate aspects of in the class room from protozoans, flipped learning into their teaching. Curriculum, VCE Sciences algae, mosses, ferns, worms, yabbies, The software featured is free or very fish etc. We will also go over how to and AusVELS low cost and includes options for Mac/ make successful composts with their PC/iPad. The session will conclude Maria James – Victorian multitude of animals as well as have with an exploration of the use of students be successful every time with Curriculum Assessment online platforms such as WordPress, the classic starch in leaves activity. The Facebook, YouTube and Google Drive for Authority (VCAA) Thursday session will be slanted towards encouraging students to engage with the senior Secondary level, whereas the flipped model. the Friday session will be slightly more A1 Science Talent Search: Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 Primary oriented. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Learning Beyond Expectations! Applicable to: Years 4-10, VCE Units Technologies, Earth & Space Sciences, Anne-Marie Williams - Methodist Ladies’ 1&2 General College Biology, General Repeated as C3 Science Talent Search can be more Repeated as F7 than a competition that you offer your A6 Student Learning and the A4 The Problem with Gifted students – set in the curriculum it Quality of Peer Discussion provides a wonderful tool for formative Science Students Jenny Arnold - Australian Catholic learning, creative thinking and Gary Prasad - Fairhills High School University development of ideas. STS enhances Who are they? How do we identify them? How can we evaluate the quality of the students’ science experience and Do they have certain characteristics peer discussions? Why is quality peer provides opportunities that may only in common and why do many gifted discussion so important and how can we ever be achieved through this activity. students underachieve?? What are the do our best to ensure quality discussion Applicable to: Years P-10 non-negotiables in curriculum design takes place? This presentation draws General and teaching strategies for these on a video study of successful science Repeated as D2 students? This workshop will attempt students to promote discussion of these to answer all these questions as well as important questions. A2 Cosmetic Chemistry offer advice on how to maximise your Applicable to: Years 7-10 Lois O’Meara - Eltham College current teaching practice regarding This session covers the history of soap, General gifted students. Sample work based Repeated as B1 cosmetics and aromatherapy as well on the new Australian Curriculum as simple recipes for hand cream, bath guidelines and designed to challenge A7 Creating an Inquiry Based bombs, soap, lip balm, body scrub, cold and engage gifted science students will Unit cream and toothpaste. Most ingredients also be presented. are found at the supermarket and the Ashlee Anderson - Brighton Secondary Applicable to: Years 5-10 College emphasis is on natural products with General no artificial perfumes, dyes or other Repeated as D6 Jenny Vlahandreas - Brighton Secondary petrochemicals which are vegetarian, College allergy free and safe on sensitive skin. A5 Flipped Learning in VCE We invite you to join our session where Suppliers, references and web addresses Science we can share how we developed, implemented and evaluated an Inquiry are included. The session can be used Michael Rosenbrock - Wodonga Senior Unit of work. The session will be active for Year 3 to Year 9 Science or simply as a Secondary College and the strategies can be directly health and well being session or end of The notion of flipped learning is very applied to the development of any unit year activity. popular at the moment, but a very of work in the Science curriculum. Applicable to: Years 3-9 real barrier to its implementation is Applicable to: Years 7-10 General teachers working out how to make it General Not repeated work for them. This session will explore Repeated as D4 6 SESSION A Thursday 28 November: 11.40am – 12.40pm

A8 Make Icecream in Class. Why A10 Group Competition in A12 Enquiry and Other Not? 25 Challenging Activities to Teaching Science Enhancements of Laboratory Try in 2014 Yuriy Verkhatsky - Carwatha College Learning David Lu - Werribee Secondary College The collaborative nature of scientific Keiran Lim - Deakin University John Widmer - Mag-Net Online and technological work should be Dr Alexandra Yeung - University of Sydney Association strongly reinforced by group activity in Learning science by doing experiments In this session workshop participants will the classroom. Scientists and engineers is an essential component in school try some of the 25 activities including work mostly in groups and less often science and this aspect of hands-on making icecream, lava-lamp, wiring as isolated investigators. Similarly, learning has an increase emphasis in evil teddies and making DNA from students should gain experiences the Australian Curriculum. Students liquorice. Use these activities in science sharing responsibility for learning do not always report enjoying these class or science club. This workshop is with each other. In the context of activities. Studies of the nature of run by The Mag-Net Online Association, team responsibility, feedback and the laboratories show that they vary a free networking environment for communication become more realistic immensely, from open-ended inquiry, STEM teachers. The presenters are John and very different from the usual guided inquiry to recipe based practical Widmer and David Lu with a combined individualistic textbook-homework- activities or learning specific skills and classroom teaching experience of 40 recitation approach. One approach to techniques. What are some of the key years. They are also foundation members providing collaborative opportunities aspects (interest, relevance, student of the Mag-Net Online Association. The for students is cooperative learning, that notes, teamwork, etc) that lead to better workshop can be previewed at http // can increase students’ learning of subject practical classes? This presentation scitech.net.au/stavcon13. matter and improve their attitudes will discuss enquiry-based learning Note: Bring your own laptop and your toward both academics in general and and other methods of enhancing the own ideas. the subject matter specifically. Such laboratory experience. Applicable to: Years 7-10 approach is demonstrated on the Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General example of Year 8 Science. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Repeated as E5 Applicable to: Years 7 to 10 Science, Earth & Space Sciences, General Chemistry, Physics, General Not repeated A9 Coffee Anyone? Not repeated Dawn Aitken - Aquinas College A13 What Can We Learn From A11 Video Analysis Using Tracker Dianna Haines - Aquinas College Other Qualifications? Michael Pekin - Northcote High School Rachel Crawley - Aquinas College Chris Seletto - Methodist Ladies’ College Tracker is a great free program for When comparing the curriculums of The Year 9 curriculum at Aquinas College analysing videos in Science. Students is based on an experiential learning different qualifications, it is clear that take their own videos and are the able there are many similarities in the content model which aims to use authentic, to use tracker to step through the video real-life situations to underpin the statements. So what can we learn with the matched graphical results. from other national and international curriculum. One example of this is the This allows students to better make introduction of the Year 9 café Program qualifications? I will focus on the connections between the observations, International Baccalaureate, A-Levels during which students operate a small results and theories compared to other café within the college. This initiative and IGCSE in the United Kingdom, and methods such as books and simulations. the NSW HSC to highlight what we provides a fantastic opportunity for In this session you will get an a rich experience within Science – a can learn and use in VCE teaching. In introduction to Tracker and see some of particular, how we can help our students study of caffeine. Students extract it, Northcote High’s videos taken at 30fps build models, investigate its effect on better understand the key verbs in using our Canon cameras and also at questions to improve their application the body and, of course, consider the 210fps and higher using one of the high energy drink market. This is no longer of knowledge, and how we can develop speed Casio Exilim range of cameras their data analysis skills. just a common beverage served in the which are now within the budget of local café this is analytical chemistry at Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 schools. Biology, General work. as an added bonus it also “ticks Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 Repeated as B7 the boxes” for Science Inquiry Skills and Physics, Learning Technologies, General Science as a Human Endeavour. Come, Not repeated have a coffee and share our experience. Applicable to: Years 7-10 Chemistry, General Repeated as B3

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A14 Teaching Unit 2 Biology as an A17 Always Ready to Deliver A19 Remote Access to the Inquiry Unit A Dynamic Science Lesson. A Synchrotron: A Scientific Agora Mekaila Lawrence - Manor Lakes P-12 Teacher’s Dream David Hoxley – La Trobe University College Peter Razos - Trinity Grammar Guido Cadenazzi – La Trobe University Viveka Simpson - Manor Lakes P-12 If you have access to the internet and a In this hands-on session, teachers College multimedia projector then the dream of will remote access the Australian Get rid of the ‘chalk and talk’ overload always being ready to deliver a dynamic Synchrotron visible-light and Micro- and support students to become lesson is here. Participants will be given crystallography beamlines and see higher order thinkers and allow them to free access to a site with worksheets, how they can be easily integrated construct their own understanding. This experiments, animations and videos into their teaching at both senior and session shares with you the planning of and units of work that can be used junior levels. The Synchrotron is as Unit 2 Biology as an inquiry based unit. immediately with your class. Total access much about collaboration between Planner and resources provided. will provided to this very useful online scientific disciplines and the clash and Applicable to: VCE Unit 2 resource that also contains assessment synthesis of ideas as it is about stainless Biology tasks and online testing. Access to units steel and near-light-speed particle Not repeated of work such as The Science of Magic acceleration. Students can get a feel for and The Science of Conflict and much the way scientists work in teams to solve A15 How Can We Use an iPad in more will be made available and we will problems that are both challenging and Science Class discuss how the ASC is integrated in the important to society. Dennis Fitzgerald - Deakin University/ units. Check out how Science is covered Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 Siena College Trinity in Years 9 and 10. Check it out by Extension Education Philip Knight visiting www.dynamicscience.com.au/ Physics, General How can we use iPads and similar tester Enter as a student with the details Repeated as D15 technology in our class rooms? What below organisationid=dynsci password= A20 TI-Nspire and the Science apps exist for us and which of the free robots ones are worthwhile. This will be a Applicable to: All Classroom – Use a Technology discussion of my use of iPads in a Years General Already Familiar to Your Students 9 to 12 classes after two years and some Repeated as F13 Russell Brown - Educational Consultant suggestion on how to use them and In this hands-on session participants will some of the pitfalls of their introduction. A18 Training Science Teachers use the TI-Nspire handheld to explore Please bring your iPad if you have one in Cambodia with Teachers Across many science activities for all levels. and any success stories! Borders Take advantage of the high resolution Applicable to: All Mike Waugh - Teachers Across Borders for graphics for imagery combined General Imagine a class of 60 energetic students with powerful statistical plotting and Repeated as B10 with no science equipment and only analytical tools for all science subjects. A16 Digital Toolbox for Science a blackboard and chalk. This is the You also have an interactive Periodic Table and ability to write chemical Teaching and Learning situation faced by many Cambodian teachers as the country rebuilds after a equations in the correct format. Free Britt Gow - Hawkesdale P-12 College tumultuous period of history in which on-line science inspired activities for the Would you and your students like to use a majority of teachers were killed. TI-Nspire are available for teachers and free Web2.0 tools to create cartoons, Teachers Across Borders is a volunteer students. quizzes, videos, surveys, word clouds, organisation of teaching professionals Note: TI-Nspire handhelds will be flashcards and other digital products in who run training workshops for available for participants to use in this your classroom? This workshop session Cambodian teachers each year in major session. will allow you to explore a range of tools, locations around the country. Find Applicable to: Years 7-10 including wikispaces, Quizlet, Thinglink, out what they do. How they do it and Extension Education Padlet and Google Drive, to engage and how you or your school could become General extend learning. Links to these resources involved in this exciting program Not repeated have been collected at the Digital Applicable to: All Toolbox wiki at http //digitaltoolbox. General wikispaces.com Repeated as E11 Note: Please sign up to gmail and Google Drive so you have access to Google forms and documents. Applicable to: All General Repeated as F11 8 SESSION A Thursday 28 November: 11.40am – 12.40pm

A21 Including Career scientists and science educators of the A25 What the BFS Is It? An Development in Your Science future. Teacher notes will be supplied. Approach to Developing Student Lessons See www.aussiespacetours.com.au Inquiry Skills Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 Mary Harrington - Department of Extension Education Robert Hollow - CSIRO Astronomy and Education and Early Childhood Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Space Science Development Environmental Science, Learning Backward Faded Scaffolding (BFS) Rapid changes to learning and work Technologies, Earth & Space Sciences provides an effective framework for in today’s world make it essential Not repeated developing student’s inquiry skills. that young people and their Science Structured laboratory tasks take teachers take a more active role in their A23 Thermoregulation and Water students form novice leaners through to career development. In this workshop Balance in Little Penguins and independent investigators. By flipping the Victorian Careers Curriculum Koala’s the traditional approach and scaffolding Framework will be explored in context Jacqui Higgins - Phillip Island Nature tasks starting with a teacher-focused of the Science curriculum. Linking the Parks example on writing conclusions, we VCCF to Science can help focus young This session focuses on end up with students being able to people’s attention on recognising or Thermoregulation and Water Balance pose effective research questions. This creating opportunities, making informed in Little Penguins and Koala’s using the workshop introduces you to the concept choices and defining and achieving latest research data from Phillip Island of BFS and the research underpinning their career goals. This can inform Nature Parks. The program is designed it. It then uses an astronomy context Career Action Plans that reflect their to complement the teaching of to model the use of BFS within the increased learning and possible future Adaptations of Organisms and includes classroom. We will then discuss other actions. The workshop will include information about the likely impacts contexts and how to implement in the tools and resources to open up career of climate change on Little Penguin classroom. opportunities related to Science. http// populations. The program looks at the Applicable to: All www.education.vic.gov.au/school/ structural, physiological and behavioural Extension Education Biology, Physics, Environmental Science, Earth teachers/teachingresources/careers/ adaptations of these species and how & Space Sciences, General carframe/Pages/aboutframework.aspx they allow them to survive in such Repeated as E12 Applicable to: Years 7 to 10 diverse environments. The program will Extension Education also show the importance of excursions General A26 Education CERES Style in developing student knowledge. Repeated as C21 Shane French - CERES Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 2 Ian Culbard - CERES A22 USA/NASA Space Camp – The Extension Education Biology, Environmental Science, General Experience the hands-on, grassroots Science Excursion of a Lifetime! Repeated as D17 style of CERES educational programs. Ken Cohen - Aussiespacetours CERES programs support all the cross Official Space Camp Ambassador for A24 Genetics, Biotechnology and curriculum priorities in AusVELS. This Australia and CEO of Aussie Space Tours. Immunology workshop will engage participants You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to Carly Siebentritt - CSIRO Education in learning activities, which realize that taking students to the United demonstrate best practice Education Chris Krishna-Pillay - CSIRO Education States to visit Kennedy Space Centre at for Sustainability, investigating our Our understanding of genetics and Cape Canaveral in Florida and attending waste footprint, energy production biochemistry continues to grow, as a space camp in Huntsville, Alabama, and efficiency and Fair Trade principles. does the diversity of biotechnological would be an unforgettable experience. Participants will gain knowledge and techniques and applications. CSIRO However, teachers are extremely busy skills on how to teach these concepts Education has a proud history in these days and the effort required to set- in a contemporary world. We will share biotechnology education, offering up a space camp trip can be daunting. practical solutions for living sustainably programs for students from Year 9 In this session Ken will demonstrate how - bring your old/broken mobile phones to VCE. This session will consider to organize such a tour with examples to recycle! such techniques as ELISA tests and of previous tours and how the trips Applicable to: All electrophoresis, as well as first hand can motivate, excite and engage your Commercial & Extension Education phenotypic data collection and an science students into becoming the Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, explanation of how this can be used to Environmental Science, Earth & Space understand genotype. Sciences, General Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 3&4 Repeated as D21 Extension Education Biology Repeated as C24 9 SESSION A Thursday 28 November: 11.40am – 12.40pm SESSION B Thursday 28 November: 1.40pm – 2.40pm

A27 Genetics for Interactive B1 Student Learning and the Whiteboards, Laptops and 12.40pm – 1.40pm Quality of Peer Discussion Computer Labs Lunch and Displays Jenny Arnold - Australian Catholic Michael O’Brien - Newbyte Educational University Software Union Hall Applicable to: Years 7-10 Interactive whiteboards and good General software can help your students Repeat of A6 understand emerging technologies and B2 A Practical Approach in difficult concepts. This workshop will give you some great practical ideas on Forensics how to integrate modern technologies Andrew McKenzie - Emmanuel College into your teaching. You’ll have the Forensic based electives are becoming chance to use genetics software, increasingly popular at school. Have including the new eDNA 3 developed in you ever wondered how to make your Australia for the new syllabus. Explore own props and gismos to demonstrate how these resources can be used important aspects of a forensics course effectively in various teaching situations. accurately and in an interesting manner? Receive a FREE trial CD and someone This session will be a hands on and will win a full version of a package. Look practical demonstration on how to for our “Ecology for …” and “Chemistry effectively teach different topics such for…” workshops at this conference. as - blood spatter analysis, the use of Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 4 ballistic gel in demonstrating wounding Commercial Presentation caused by different objects, the effective Biology, Learning Technologies use of light microscopes (including Not repeated digital ones) in the analysis of evidence and an online activity demonstrating A28 Science: There’s An App For training in ballistics. That Note: Please bring your own laptop, fully John Pearce - Salty Solutions Educational charged. All other materials used in the Consultancy demonstration will be provided to the The rapid embracement of mobile delegates. technologies has bought forth a Applicable to: Years 7-10 veritable flood of apps across a range Biology, Chemistry, Physics of topics. App developers have found Repeated as C4 a particularly rich vein in the science area developing some very creative B3 Coffee Anyone? ways to share science understandings Dawn Aitken - Aquinas College as well as ways to interact with science Dianna Haines - Aquinas College content. From digital capture through Rachel Crawley - Aquinas College social networking and tools to explain Applicable to: Years 7-10 concepts there are increasingly “apps for Chemistry, General that”. This session will explore some of Repeat of A9 the best of the science apps out there. Participants are encouraged to bring their device and be prepared to share their best apps during this session. Applicable to: All Commercial Presentation Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Environmental Science, Learning Technologies, Earth & Space Sciences, General Not repeated

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B4 Science Assignment “Make B6 Enhancing Learning and student. This session is aimed at teachers Overs” Digital Literacy in Science who wish to gain an understanding of Biotechnology. Susan Long - St Aloysius College, Curtin Seamus Delaney - Melbourne High School Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 3 University / Early Careers Chemistry Network Biology Tired of posters, reports and With the increasing prevalence of Repeated as C10 PowerPoints? If your classes have access mobile internet enabled devices in the to the internet with a computer, netbook classroom, and the use of cloud-based B9 Understanding and or iPad, then you can renovate your technologies, there are now many more Developing Scientific Literacy existing assignment work. This session ways to engage, stimulate, test and Joanna Alexander - Vermont Secondary will specifically look at some assignment gather feedback from our students. This College “make-overs” using Edublogs, Timeglider session will share with you ways to setup This workshop addresses the important and Prezi. and integrate web tools and mobile principal that one of the key purposes Applicable to: Years 7-10 internet enabled devices into you and of science education is to develop General your teams’ teaching practice. This science literacy. Delegates will consider Repeated as C5 session will demonstrate some useful the definition of scientific literacy and apps, programs and resources, including explore the teaching strategies that B5 Reflecting on Assessment an those on the iPad, for use in the Science are necessary for the development Reporting Practices - Implications classroom. Google forms, Socrative and of a scientifically literate person. A for Implementation of National iTunesU are some of our favourites, but knowledge of how students learn Curriculum others will be demonstrated. The ease underscores the importance of re- of making your own videos (Explain Madhulika Roy - Sydney Girls High School evaluating what we teach, how we teach everything, Youtube) will also be This workshop aims at comparing and how learning is assessed. exhibited. The benefits and limitations of assessment and reporting structures Applicable to: All used for science in Year 7-10 as the ‘flipped’ learning model will also be General implemented in the updated curriculum discussed and critiqued. Repeated as E10 in NSW and Victoria. The comparison will Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 enable us to identify the commonality of Learning Technologies, General B10 How Can We Use an iPad in the two frameworks so that participating Not repeated Science Class teachers can evaluate valuable features B7 What Can We Learn From Dennis Fitzgerald - Deakin University/ of NSW system that can be incorporated Siena College with AUSVELS. This workshop will Other Qualifications? Chris Seletto - Methodist Ladies’ College Philip Knight specifically focus at the current practices Applicable to: All Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 of teachers in terms of General Biology, General Assessment plan and record keeping Repeat of A15 Repeat of A13 – implications for assessment and reporting in AUSVELS and NSW. Issues B8 Biotechnology Techniques B11 Using iPads to Support and related to data from assessment of in VCE Biology and Middle Years Enhance Science Teaching learning and assessment for learning. Science Susan Fryer - Ruyton Girls’ School Using data from assessment plan and Nicole Volkmann - Ruyton Girls’ School to assign grade for each dimensions of Robyn Grunberg - Fairhills High School Lee Alexis - Ruyton Girls’ School science. Issues of validity. Most of the research involving gene Designed for the beginning iPad user or Moderation and consistency practices in technology depends on a few key those that have not used iPads before, assessment and reporting in NSW and techniques used in today’s Biology this session has evolved from the work AUSVELS. laboratories. If you are teaching middle done by a group of Science teachers at Note: Bring your own laptop with a years Science or Unit 3 Biology these Ruyton Girls’ School. We had no previous recently completed Sample report card techniques can be performed in experience with iPads but were keen of student; record keeping mechanism the school lab to give students 21st to see what was ‘out there’ that may (sample page of spreadsheet/ Century laboratory skills. This session enrich our student’s learning at a time screenshots of software); assessment will give you an overview of PCR, when iPads and iPhones are being used and reporting policy; any other Gene Sequencing and Fingerprinting, increasingly by students. We will show document that describes teacher’s recombinant gene technology and you what we discovered and provide assessment and reporting practice. transformations and allow you to run some helpful advice if you wish to begin Applicable to: Years 7-10 Gel Electrophoresis as a middle years General your own ‘iPad journey’. This will include Repeated as C7 information on apps we found useful for classroom use, how to make your 11 SESSION B Thursday 28 November: 1.40pm – 2.40pm

own apps and apps to assist with the and your students, and learn about session is similar to the popular ‘glowing development of the flipped classroom. opportunities getting involved. graveyards’ offering from previous years, Applicable to: All Note: Bring your own tablet or laptop. with the added element of a remote Biology, Chemistry, Physics Applicable to: Years 4-10 access radioactivity experiment. Not repeated General Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Unit 1 Repeated as F6 Extension Education B12 The Science of Magic Physics, General Peter Razos - Trinity Grammar B14 Solar Challenge Motivates Not repeated Let us show you how we teach the ASC Learning and Application of Science at Trinity Grammar through innovative Principles and Process B16 Something for Nothing: The curriculum delivery such as the Science Paul Wellington - Victorian Model Solar Compelling Fascination of Solar Hot of Magic. Participants will be treated to a Vehicle Challenge Water for Middle Years Science magic spectacular and have the science Ian Gardner - Victorian Model Solar David Hoxley – La Trobe University of the many tricks explained. It is hoped Vehicle Challenge Emma Bland – La Trobe University that participants will gain the confidence Solar hot water projects had to to develop their own units such as this Jenny Longfstaff - Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge be excluded from science project or even incorporate some of the many Students who participate in the Model competitions because they were so activities in their teaching repetoir. Tricks Solar Vehicle Challenge at Scienceworks popular! This session shows how to use from levitation, disappearing water to in October are highly motivated to a solar hot water system and simple optical illusion will be covered. This is learn when given the challenge of data-loggers to illustrate thermal physics the first time we are conducting this making products which work, especially and chemistry in a relevant manner. and it is definitely a must for those who when there is a competition with a Ways of introducing data analysis, wish to excite and engage students in chance to represent Victoria at the end. visualisation and programming will be science in a semester length unit on Model solar cars and boats provide an presented in a straightforward manner. magic. This session will definitely change exciting introduction to solar energy Links to issues in biology (e.g. Legionella your approach to teaching science. See and concepts including energy, motion, contamination), global energy the unit live of www.dynamicscience. and electrical circuits. The presenters management and space physics will be com.au/tester Enter as a student with will discuss educational, motivational, presented. It’s a good excuse to go out the details Organisationid=dynsci organizational and technical on the roof and appreciate the view! Password=robots perspectives of the Challenge. The Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 Applicable to: All workshop will assist teachers to build Extension Education General Physics, General Repeated as D10 and test their own boats or kit cars and obtain details of available resources and Repeated as E20 B13 ABC Splash Into Science sources of assistance B17 The Need for Speed Applicable to: Years 4-10 Extension Martin Richards - Education Services Adrian Camm - Quantum Victoria Australia Education ABC Splash is a new publicly available Physics, Environmental Science, General Joel Willis - Quantum Victoria Repeated as F20 This presentation will highlight students education website for teachers, students learning about engineering principles and parents. It provides a range of B15 Glowing Graveyards at a Safe such as physics, aerodynamics, design, content aligned to the Australian Distance: Radioactivity and Remote manufacturing, leadership, teamwork, Curriculum for primary and secondary media skills and project management, students. Find out about the exciting Access and then applying them in practical, range of resources for science learning Bob Aikenhead – La Trobe University creative and exciting ways. The F1 in available on ABC Splash. Explore the Andrew McDonald – La Trobe University Schools program enables students to 100s of videos, audio clips, games and Do you want to run an activity design a Formula 1 racing vehicle using Collections aligned to the Australian involving radiation but aren’t sure Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, Curriculum. See ABC Zoom a browser- about equipment? Do you have some engage in mathematical modelling, based game targeted primarily aimed radioactive sources but need to know analyze computational fluid dynamics for Year 9 and 10 students which aims to how to handle them? Maybe you have by using a virtual wind tunnel, and bring back the fun into science learning. one ancient radiation detector and need use industry level manufacturing and Discover the potential for your teaching an activity with some decent supporting material to put the unit in social context. simulation technologies to see who has Come to this hands-on session where the “need for speed” as they race their we will help you with all these issues, miniature CO2 powered balsa wood and answer any other questions. This

12 SESSION B Thursday 28 November: 1.40pm – 2.40pm cars. The program raises awareness of B20 Food Product Development – B22 The Zooniverse & Beyond, careers and pathways related to Science, Bringing the Food Industry Into the Bringing Citizen Science to the Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Science Classroom Classroom (STEM) and students and schools may Philip Button - Button Food Science & Robert Hollow - CSIRO Astronomy and well be inspired to compete in the F1 in Nutrition Space Science Schools Challenge and work their way to Citizen Science programs such as a spot in the World Championships! Gloria Nathania - Button Food Science & Galaxy Zoo run through the Zooniverse Applicable to: Years 7-10 Nutrition collaboration provide an stimulating Extension Education To stimulate secondary students’ Physics, Learning Technologies, General enthusiasm in science, their classroom way to have students engage with real Not repeated lessons must be more interesting, data. Astronomy is an excellent context relevant and engaging. This could be for developing students’ investigation B18 Climate Change Education done using food product development, and ICT skills. Participants will be Colleen Filippa - Earth Ed which is a very diverse industry-based introduced to the concept of Citizen This session will look at Climate Change interdisciplinary field, combining Science and a range of Zooniverse resources and ideas for teachers to use the basic sciences with areas such as projects and data. We will explore some in the classroom. Colleen will showcase marketing and project management. recently released tools designed to help some investigations that model the The various principles of food product teachers integrate Zooniverse projects science behind our warming planet. development can be taught in the basic such as Galaxy Zoo into their lessons She will also be showing you some science classroom - therefore, using and support group learning. Examples great websites and online resources. application-based and industry-relevant of how these projects and data can be The concept of climate games will also science. This presentation will showcase incorporated into structured learning be introduced. These games will help a range of product development tasks and open-ended investigations will engage your students and enhance their examples, suited to different year levels. be developed. learning. If you have a great idea that Lesson ideas will be provided, ready for Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1&2 you have used in the classroom, she’d direct classroom implementation. Extension Education love you to share. In keeping with the Applicable to: Years 7-10 Biology, Physics, Environmental Science, Earth & Space Sciences, General theme, one tree will be planted on the Extension Education Repeated as D16 behalf of each participant to help reduce Biology, Chemistry, Psychology Repeated as C22 the carbon footprint of their presence at B23 Immunisation - A Case Study the conference. B21 Real World Chemistry and in Global Science Applicable to: Years 7-10 Extension Education Materials Heath Graham - Global Education Project Environmental Science Caitlin Lewis - CSIRO Education Immunisation provides a working Repeated as C20 Sarah Harvey - CSIRO Education example of science as a human We depend upon chemistry and endeavour, improving lives on a B19 Some Activities Using TI- chemical reactions every day, both global scale. This session provides Nspire Datalogging in Middle within our bodies and in everyday life, examples and resources for exploring School Science yet we rarely take the time to consider immunisation in the secondary Russell Brown - Educational Consultant what happens, what chemicals are, curriculum, including VCE Biology Unit 3. Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 3 A hands on session that will give you the or how we use them. This session is Extension Education opportunity to try some simple and fun an exploration of chemistry in our Biology activities using the TI-Nspire (software everyday lives, as well as some more Repeated as C14 and/or handheld) and datalogging exotic applications. Using a range of interface with probes aimed at middle hands-on activities suitable for the B24 Biodiversity of the Western school science classes. If your school classroom, participants will explore ideas Volcanic Plains already has probes (sensors) used including the particle model, mixtures Suzanne Clark - Ecolinc with the TI-83/84 and CBL2 they are and separation techniques, chemical This session will introduce a number of compatible with the TI-Nspire system. reactions and reversible/irreversible state-based and national ‘citizen science’ A compendium of activities will be changes. We will also investigate some programs, highlighting their influence available to participants. Many of recent applications of nanotechnology on the design and development of a the activities can also be used in the and materials chemistry. new online outreach program at Ecolinc, mathematics classroom. Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 1 a DEECD Science Specialist Centre. Applicable to: Years 7-10 Extension Education Ecolinc’s ‘Biodiversity of the Western Extension Education Chemistry Volcanic Plains’ online outreach program General Repeated as C23 Not repeated has been developed with the support 13 SESSION B Thursday 28 November: 1.40pm – 2.40pm

of the DEECD, DEPI and the Royal scanner providing forensic feedback on hands-on computer workshop and each Botanic Gardens. The first stage of the each student’s learning needs, assisting participant will leave with their own project includes a flora and fauna field in the development of individual copy of Oxford Big Ideas Science oBook/ guide app and website. www.ecolinc. learning plans. assess. vic.edu.au This session will highlight Applicable to: All Note: Delegates will need to supply their use of the flora and fauna field guide, Commercial & Extension Education email address one week in advance so forthcoming learning objects and plans General that oBook accounts can be set up for for an expanded south-eastern Australia Repeated as D22 them prior to the session. Applicable to: Years 7-10 grasslands app. B27 Inquiry-Based Exploration of Note: Participants are encouraged to Commercial Presentation download the free Ecolinc BWVP app Students’ Misconceptions General prior to the session. Linda Wright - Britannica Digital Learning Not repeated Applicable to: All The new version of Britannica Pathways Extension Education Science is based on ‘KWL’ (What I Know B29 Chemistry for Interactive Biology, Environmental Science, Learning - What I Want to Know – What I Learned) Whiteboards, Laptops and Technologies which we have translated into three Computer Labs Repeated as E22 steps Predict, Investigate and Conclude. Michael O’Brien - Newbyte Educational This simple and streamlined framework, Software B25 Moving Student Towards along with stimulating multimedia and Interactive Whiteboards and student Physics and Engineering interactives, ensures students remain laptops are trends in education, Robert Ross - La Trobe University engaged. Now with student logins, however, finding good chemistry Mastering electronics for your physics students take control of their learning programs and using them effectively classes coming through the programs in overcoming misconceptions through is a problem. This hands-on workshop offered by La Trobe’s Electronic a highly interactive inquiry approach. will give you some great practical Engineering department do. This Students’ understanding of difficult ideas for using this new technology seminar will introduce the full range of science concepts and how they relate in your chemistry classroom. During electronics engagement programs we to real life situations is increased. the workshop we will examine several offer at La Trobe University, covering Supporting the Australian Curriculum for software packages including Sunflower, a wide spectrum of secondary school Years 6 to 10, Pathways Science includes Roger Frost and Newbyte programs. education – featuring robots, biomedical full teacher support materials. Receive a free trial CD and someone will monitors and laser-tag through to the Note: All participants will receive free win a copy of one of these packages. hands-on Master Classes specifically trial access. Look for our “Genetics for …” and designed to support the VCE physics Applicable to: Years 6-10 “Ecology for…” workshops at this curriculum. Commercial Presentation conference. Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 3&4 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1-4 Commercial & Extension Education Science, Learning Technologies, Earth & Commercial Presentation Physics, General Space Sciences, General Chemistry, Learning Technologies Not repeated Repeated as D24 Not repeated B26 Empowering Teachers to B28 Teaching and Assessing B30 Edmodo: Social Networking Provide Differentiated Learning Science with Oxford’s oBook/ for Science Alexander Young - Ingenious Technological assess John Pearce - Salty Solutions Educational Enterprises Kerry Thomas - Oxford Universiy Press Consultancy Alec has collaborated with schools in Ross Laman - Oxford University Press We’ve all heard the statistics, and rightly three states to develop a ‘world first’ In this workshop delegates will or wrongly Facebook and other sites means by which teachers easily identify participate actively in digital teaching are playing a major part in the day each student’s learning needs to provide and assessment activities in Oxfords to day lives of our students. For most differentiated learning. This has enabled oBook/assess. Discover how oBook/ schools concerns about safety mean that teachers to “change their lives and that assess offers the most comprehensive Facebook and the like is just too great a of their students”, or as a speaker at the array of online assessment. Learn how risk. Enter Edmodo, a social networking ACEL 2012 conference put it something to set reading, homework, activities and developed by teachers with education like; “The students in her school, on tests quickly and easily. Investigate the in mind. Simple to use, because access is average, learn at twice the pace of the digital test banks that provide more controlled by group codes generated by nation and at twice the usual depth”. than just multiple choice and that are the teacher, it is very safe. In this hands- Teachers achieve this by using their mapped to the AC descriptors. This is a school’s photocopier as a high speed

14 SESSION B Thursday 28 November: 1.40pm – 2.40pm on session you will explore how Edmodo B32 & C32 Wine Glass Breaking is the perfect tool to support science 1.40pm – 4.00pm With Sound students working independently and in Anthony Greaves - La Trobe University collaboration with others. Session B31 & C31 Applicable to: All Commercial Presentation Philip Pawlowski - La Trobe University Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Session B32 & C32 A great demonstration of resonance is Environmental Science, Learning the breaking of wine glasses with sound. Technologies, Earth & Space Sciences, Double Sessions Initially at La Trobe University Bundoora, General a 20 year old apparatus was resurrected Not repeated B31 & C31 Nanotechnology and suitable wineglasses were found by Workshop tapping glasses and comparing them to a pre-recorded sound. At La Trobe Robert Boffey - La Trobe University Bendigo Campus, we wanted to replicate Phebe Sabbarapu - La Trobe University this experiment and transported Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing everything there. Unfortunately, this cross-disciplinary field that is commonly caused the experiment to no longer misperceived as requiring equipment work. Therefore we began a systematic that is too expensive and delicate for study which is the basis of this school use. Come and experience a workshop, which will include the theory hands-on opportunity to produce gold of resonance and technicalities of the nano particles and ferrofluid as well as various components such as speakers, investigate additional demonstrations amplifiers and Q values of wineglasses. and experiments which characterize Applicable to: VCE Unit 4 this exciting area of science. Use the Physics experience gained at this workshop to Not repeated engage your students by conducting nanotechnology demonstrations at your own school. Experiments are suitable for middle years and senior science. All teachers will receive experimental procedures, teacher guides for the above experiments and information on how to obtain resource materials. Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 1 Chemistry, Physics Not repeated

15 SESSION C Thursday 28 November: 3.00pm – 4.00pm

C1 Let’s Stop Lying to Our C3 Flipped Learning in VCE approach Students – Implementing the Science Exploring the use of open-ended tasks The presentation is suitable to upper Modelling in Science Classes Michael Rosenbrock - Wodonga Senior primary and secondary teachers. Secondary College David Lu - Werribee Secondary College Applicable to: Years 7-10 Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 John Widmer - Mag-Net Online General Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Learning Association Repeated as F9 Technologies, Earth & Space Sciences, What do you expect students to know General about the electron? Have you ever C7 Reflecting on Assessment an Repeat of A5 explained the role of the capacitor? Reporting Practices - Implications What did you expect the student to C4 A Practical Approach in for Implementation of National know about the intestine? Have you Forensics Curriculum hung intestines across the classroom Andrew McKenzie - Teacher at Emmanuel Madhulika Roy - Sydney Girls High School ceiling? What do you expect students College Applicable to: Years 7-10 to know about chemical reactions? Note: Please bring your own laptop, fully General Have you blown up the science lab? charged. All other materials used in the Repeat of B5 This session we will look into students demonstration will be provided to the generating their own models and allow C8 Model Rockets and the ASC delegates. them to understand a consensual Applicable to: Years 7-10 Peter Razos - Trinity Grammar scientific model. Models we will look at Biology, Chemistry, Physics Forces and energy in the ASC can be in this session will include the atomic Repeat of B2 covered through a hands-on Rocket model and states of matter. Workshop Science program. Come and enjoy a fun participants will create their own C5 Science Assignment “Make interactive session to see how. Model models from food, found materials and Overs” rocketry is an exciting way to present computer simulations. The presenters Susan Long - St Aloysius College, Curtin the science of flight and space travel. are John Widmer and David Lu with University Participants will be encouraged to build a combined classroom teaching Applicable to: Years 7-10 and launch their own model rocket. We experience of 40 years. They are also General will discuss themes such as forces and foundation members of the Mag-Net Repeat of B4 energy transformation and see first hand Online Association. The workshop can the engaging nature of the resource. be previewed at http //scitech.net.au/ C6 Inquiry Based Learning - What Online worksheets and curriculum stavcon13. Does It Look Like? material will also be presented and can Note: Bring your own laptop and your Joanna Alexander - Vermont Secondary be viewed at www.dynamicscience. own ideas. College com.au/tester enter as a student with Applicable to: Years 5-10 Inquiry-based teaching and learning the details below organisationid=dynsci Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General underpin the Australian Curriculum password= robots Repeated as D3 Science. One of our biggest challenges Applicable to: Years 7-10 as teachers is to make science relevant Physics, Earth & Space Sciences, General C2 Machines as an Example of and engaging to our students and an Not repeated Inquiry Unit Planning inquiry based approach will provide Anthony Evans - Glenvale School us with the framework to make C9 Java Applets in Teaching A complete package of teacher and improvements in our teaching practices Science student resources, along with advice and hence go a long way toward Yuriy Verkhatsky - Carwatha College and experiences in developing inquiry improving student learning outcomes Practical activities play important learning units. The unit involves students in science. This workshop demystifies role in students’ motivation to learn researching, planning, building and inquiry-based teaching and learning science, they also develop much deeper testing a “machine” and is suitable for all and provides teachers with practical understanding, visualise processes year levels. strategies of what it looks like when it is and phenomena, sharpen students Applicable to: Years 5-10 implemented in the science classroom. thinking, stimulate questions. It is Physics Discussions will focus on: a fun and exciting way of learning. Not repeated Explanation of inquiry based learning Unfortunately implementation of Advantages of an inquiry based practical work is limited to time, space, approach costs and lack of equipment constrains. Addressing common misconceptions of Virtual experiment can be an additional inquiry based learning approach in implementing laboratory Planning work using an inquiry based experiments where students can

16 SESSION C Thursday 28 November: 3.00pm – 4.00pm participate interactively, can experiment Note: A list of apps to download will Using CAD, 3D printing technology, and for themselves what will happen when be available prior to the session. Some iPad apps we will share ideas that excite parameters are varied, where students require Internet connectivity. and inspire students and staff alike. 3D can progress at their own pace and can Applicable to: All Printing is putting the power of creation continue their investigation in their own General and manufacturing into the hands of time at their own place. Repeated as E9 amateur creators. Applicable to: Years 7 to 10, VCE Units 1-4 Applicable to: Years 5-10 Extension Chemistry, Physics, Learning Technologies, C13 A New Frontier Citizen Education General Science: Taking School Science to Physics, Learning Technologies, General Not repeated Real Science Outcomes Repeated as E19 John Lamb C10 Biotechnology Techniques Citizen or community science from my C16 Under the Hood of FAR Labs: in VCE Biology and Middle Years initial research involves non scientists How Remote Laboratory Access Science or amateur scientists collecting data Works Robyn Grunberg - Fairhills High School that is reliable to use in researching Callum Anderson – La Trobe University Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 3 animal species distribution. The Andrew McDonald – La Trobe University Biology availability of iphone and specific apps The FAR Labs project enables students Repeat of B8 means everyone could become an and teachers to access research and C11 Opportunities for Creativity in honorary scientist! This is a particular teaching equipment from anywhere interest to get students actively and in Australia via a robust web interface Science enthusiastically doing useful science at with minimal bandwidth requirements. Fiona Trapani - Melbourne Graduate school rather than examples of science How is this done? This presentation School of Education, University of in the classroom. This discussion will includes a description of the workings Melbourne present research projects using a citizen of the website, the virtual machines and This session will explore the graphic science approach using the ubiquitous how the experiments were enabled for novel/Manga genre of books and iPhone to collect data sets and put remote access. The session will include a present ideas and activities that could it in the context of the cirriculum remote access session to the Australian better support students from Years 9-12 requirements. Synchrotron, with opportunity for in their confidence when engaging Applicable to: All hands-on manipulation of a research- with science reading and writing. As Biology, Environmental Science, Learning active crystallography beamline. an adjunct to textbooks, and other Technologies Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 presentations of science information in Repeated as F12 Extension Education the classroom, this genre offers another Physics, Learning Technologies, General point of interest and engagement C14 Immunisation - A Case Study Repeated as F22 for students, as well as opening up in Global Science opportunities for creative exploration of Heath Graham - Global Education Project C17 What is FAR Labs and How science ideas. Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 3 Do I Get Involved? With Hands- Applicable to: Years 9-12 Biology On Access and a Tour of the General Repeat of B23 Experiments Not repeated C15 3D Printing for ICT and David Hoxley – La Trobe University C12 iPads for Collective Science - The Rise of the Machines! Guido Cadenazzi – La Trobe University Knowledge Construction in Science Adrian Camm - Quantum Victoria The development of high-speed internet access in Australia, in particular the Britt Gow - Hawkesdale P-12 College Paul Taylor - Quantum Victoria Many schools have embraced the iPad as roll-out of the National Broadband David Feillafe - Quantum Victoria the device of choice n a 1 to 1 learning Network (NBN) has created a range We are entering a future in which environment? The iPad does not just of opportunities that have never devices connected to computers can replace textbooks, but can be used to been possible before. Central to these print solid objects. This workshop “connect, communicate, collaborate opportunities, is the capacity to build explores the ways in which ICT and and learn collectively”. Various apps for online tools that enhance science Science classrooms are coming to life use in the science class will be explored! education among high schools. The through the use of affordable and Including those that allow the creation Freely Accessible Remote Laboratories accessible 3D printing. See how learning of digital products! Using examples from (FAR Labs) project represents next- by doing is one of the most powerful middle and high school students. A class generation teaching methods by contextual forces for students to set of ten iPads is available for use by providing online access to modern construct deep meaning around STEM. participants. research equipment within a guided,

17 SESSION C Thursday 28 November: 3.00pm – 4.00pm

professionally supported environment. enhance students’ literacy skills using C24 Genetics, Biotechnology and Developed in direct consultation with the minerals industry as a context. Immunology high school teachers, FAR Labs is a Includes a snapshot of our interactive Carly Siebentritt - CSIRO Education flexible, online environment for students, learning objects in geoscience and Chris Krishna-Pillay - CSIRO Education teachers and parents to interact with chemistry. Students become virtual Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 3&4 cutting-edge research equipment. time travellers; can use a virtual metal Extension Education Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 detector; investigate salinity issues; Biology Extension Education and experiment with the separation Repeat of A24 Physics, General of minerals using froth flotation. Not repeated Participants will receive copies of “Down C25 Buyer Beware - Why a Good C18 QFI: Quantum Forensic to Earth” and “Oresome Froth”. Science Background Provides Note: iPad optional. Essential Consumer Protection Investigation Applicable to: Years 7-10 Extension Ken Greatorex - Australian Skeptics Carlie Alexander – Quantum Victoria Education (Victorian Branch) Yuvadee Patchon – Quantum Victoria Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences Secondary Program for Year 7-9 Not repeated Peter Hogan - Australian Skeptics Students. Priceless dinosaur bones were Victotian Branch (VP) Our current consumer protection regime stolen from the Quantum Museum. Two C20 Climate Change Education allows too much leeway for sale of days later, they were found in a shopping Colleen Filippa - Earth Ed untested and ineffective products and bag dumped at a nearby park. Working Applicable to: Years 7-10 services. We’ll examine a wide range of in pairs, the teams of students will help Extension Education Environmental Science cases where fraudulent and / or dubious us solve the crime. They will undertake Repeat of B18 products have been, and are being a series of investigations, including agressively marketed. Often the claims computer simulations and analysis of C21 Including Career made contradict basic laws of Chemistry soil samples, footprints and other pieces Development in Your Science or Physics! In such instances, a rational of evidence found at both crime scenes. Lessons outlook and a good basic science In addition to presenting our program, education provide the best defence. teachers will learn techniques that are Mary Harrington - Department of Applicable to: All applicable to the classroom. Education and Early Childhood Extension Education Applicable to: Years 7-9 Development Applicable to: Years 7 to 10 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Extension Education Extension Education Repeated as D19 Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Learning General Technologies Repeat of A21 C26 Beyond Zero Emissions Not repeated - Seriously Cutting Australia’s C19 Oresome Resources! C22 Food Product Development – Greenhouse Emissions Jenny Neales - Minerals Education Victoria Bringing the Food Industry Into the Keith Burrows - AIP Ed Com (Vic) Science Classroom Monty Grover - Minerals Education Beyond Zero Emissions is a not-for-profit Victoria Philip Button - Button Food Science & research and education organisation. In this workshop participants will be Nutrition It’s goal is to transform Australia from a introduced to a suite of new apps. All Gloria Nathania - Button Food Science & 19th century fossil fuel based, emissions apps are available FREE to teachers and Nutrition intensive, economy to a 21st-century students. Oresome World is a multi- Applicable to: Years 7-10 renewable-energy-powered clean-tech media resource that uses a range of Extension Education economy. So far it has released two ‘Zero quizzes, challenge activities, fact sheets, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology Carbon Australia’ plans - on stationary Repeat of B20 images and video. Come on a journey energy (electricity generation) and carbon neutral buildings. By November a of discovery of the minerals and energy C23 Real World Chemistry and third, on sustainable transport, will have industries. The content aligns to the Materials outcomes of the Australian curriculum. been launched and more are in progress. Oresome Elements is a fun way to learn Caitlin Lewis - CSIRO Education Presentations suitable for school use the periodic table. Minerals Downunder Sarah Harvey - CSIRO Education are available, either for use by teachers follows the journey from rock type, Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1 in school or by BZE volunteers. In this ore, mineral processing, environmental Extension Education session we will look at some of the Chemistry and sustainability issues and the end material available to schools. Repeat of B21 products. It has been developed to also Applicable to: All Extension Education General 18 Repeated as F23 SESSION C Thursday 28 November: 3.00pm – 4.00pm

C27 There’s a New Robot in Class: of deep learning. Readers will see how workshopped with a contemporary EV3 teachers can: (IPAD) emphasis. Engage, Inspire, Light Libby Moore - LEGO Education Centre improve their ‘assessment for learning’ a Fire! through the innovative use of their Applicable to: All Ignite student engagement and energise school photocopier as a high speed Commercial Presentation learning through the use of LEGO scanner obtaining exceptionally Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Environmental Mindstorms Education EV3 in your powerful insights into their assessment Science, Earth & Space Sciences, General classroom. This hands-on workshop will of written responses and multiple choice Repeated as F26 show you how to have your students assessment. exercise creative problem solving and C30 Driving Science with Google reduce their workload and at least team working skills while deepening double their students’ rate of learning John Pearce - Salty Solutions Educational their understanding of science, compared with the national average. Consultancy engineering and maths around a theme Ever wished you could work on a identify gaps in student learning at any of sustainable energy. Ev3 provides a document live in real-time with your point in time not observable under powerful tool for scientific inquiry. The colleagues? Want a simple attractive conventional assessment. data logging function engages students way to survey, collect and collate data? quantify question quality through the in real life predicting, collecting and Need to embed live content in a blog, automatic application of classical test manipulation of data to make science wiki or webspace. Want to show live theory. experiments come alive. Today science graphical updates? Need to be able to Applicable to: All educators must keep students engaged, Commercial & Extension Education access and edit content independent of embrace new technologies and meet General the platform or device you’re working curriculum standards. EV3 will help Repeated as E26 with? If you’ve answered yes to any or address these challenges and provide a all of these questions then Google Drive 21st Century learning experience in your C29 Cool Rhymes for Fun Times may be what you’re looking for. In this classroom. Scott Hamilton - Padua College- hands-on session we will explore the Applicable to: Years 5 to 10 Mornington Campus advantages of using Google Drive in a Commercial Presentation ENGAGE, INSPIRE, LIGHT A FIRE! Do science setting, look at the differences Learning Technologies, General you want to add some creativity and between using this suite and traditional Repeated as E28 spark to your science classes? Have you software and model ways in which C28 Empowering Teachers considered using rhyme? This session Google Drive can improve your and your Through the Use of Digital Rubrics explores using rhyme/rap to engage student’s productivity. students and provide opportunities Applicable to: All Alexander Young - Ingenious Technological for ‘deeper (cross-curricular) learning’. Commercial Presentation Enterprises Rhymes from Scott’s Hamilton’s “Cool Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, This is an introduction to the concept Rhymes for FunTimes” (Junior Science Environmental Science, Learning of digital rubrics, a methodology that Edition) (published last year) will be Technologies, Earth & Space Sciences, enables the teaching and assessment General presented, and rhyme writing will be Repeated as F25

Happy Hour 4.00pm – 5.00pm Thursday 28 November

in Union Hall, Union Building, La Trobe University, Bundoora Proudly sponsored by Quantum Victoria Join us for nibbles and drinks.

19 SESSION D Friday 29 November: 10.45am – 11.45am

D5 Using iPads in the Classroom D8 Thinking About Change 10.00am – 10.45am - Hands- on Session Focus 10 Apps Leonie McGlashan - Keysborough Morning tea Secondary College Clare Rafferty - Ringwood Secondary Science teaching in Victoria has College undergone rapid change for many D1 What If - Doing Science Donna MacKinnon - Ringwood Secondary teachers. How do teachers navigate Experiments in an Ecosystem Unit College through change and make the most Using the iPad in the classroom - this of opportunities and deal with the Helen Silvester - Mentone Girls’ Grammar is a hands-on session with a focus on difficulties that change presents? School 10 apps - bring your iPad to explore 10 Leonie McGlashan head of science for Grace Jiang - Mentone Girls’ Grammar apps we think rock the science world! Keysborough Secondary College has School We will explore and brainstorm ideas for observed many recent changes and Studying ecosystems is more than classroom use as well as have sandpit would like to share her experiences learning the concepts. This session will time to explore and play with the apps. of merging schools, technological examine how students can learn to Note: Bring your iPad fully charged with developments, integrated curriculum, write hypothesis, plan experiments and an account ready to download the 10 developing electives, AusVELS, flexible think scientifically while learning about apps - please know the iTunes password spaces, team teaching, new timetables, habitats, ecosystems and adaptations. to download the apps needed. and changing student cohorts. The near Examples will be given of tasks that can Applicable to: Years 5-10 future also presents some interesting be used at all year levels, from Prep to Not repeated changes, challenges and opportunities Year 6. for science teaching with the proposed Applicable to: Years P to 8 D6 The Problem with Gifted NBN and NAPLAN science testing, which Environmental Science, General Science Students will be discussed too. Not repeated Gary Prasad - Fairhills High School Applicable to: Years 5-10 Applicable to: Years 5-10 General D2 Science Talent Search: General Not repeated Beyond Expectations! Repeat of A4 Anne-Marie Williams - Methodist Ladies’ D9 More Than Real - Augmented College D7 Literacy in Science Reality AR/QR Applicable to: Years P-10 Geoff Edney - Tallangatta Secondary Gary Bass - Advaitadigital General College Augmented reality AR and Quick Repeat of A1 Literacy ability can be almost directly Response codes QR may have a place related to success in science. A lot in your science classroom and have D3 Let’s Stop Lying to Our of science is teaching students the possibilities to take science everywhere. Students – Implementing the language we use so we can then This session will explore some Modelling in Science Classes have interesting discussions about possibilities, consider some examples David Lu - Werribee Secondary College concepts. I will demonstrate several and provide resources to enable anyone John Widmer - Mag-Net Online methods of increasing students’ literacy to make their own alternative reality. Association and their ability to communicate Specifically iOS Apps considered. Note: Bring your own laptop and your scientifically. Students’ ability to read, Recommend installing Aurasma and own ideas. interpret, summarise and communicate QRreader as well as registering for Applicable to: Years 5-10 information are critical skills. I tell my aurasma studio as an educator(free Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General students there is no point discovering account). Bring a device with browser as Repeat of C1 a cure for cancer if you can’t tell anyone presentation will be posted to google about it. We will also look at Scientific drive. D4 Creating an Inquiry Based literacy (different to English literacy) and Note: iPad and iPhone can be used with Unit ways to incorporate this into science pre-loaded Apps. Ashlee Anderson - Brighton Secondary units. Applicable to: Years 5-10 College Applicable to: Years 5-10 Learning Technologies, General Jenny Vlahandreas - Brighton Secondary General Repeated as E4 College Repeated as E3 Applicable to: Years 7-10 General Repeat of A7

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D10 The Science of Magic ”(ACSHE013) “Earth’s resources are used D15 Remote Access to the in a variety of ways” (ACSSU032). Peter Razos - Trinity Grammar Synchrotron: A Scientific Agora Applicable to: Years P-2 Applicable to: All David Hoxley – La Trobe University Extension Education General Earth & Space Sciences Guido Cadenazzi – La Trobe University Repeat of B12 Not repeated Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 Extension Education D11 Using the Marine D13 Kids Caring for Animals Physics, General Environment for Primary Science Claire Stipic - RSPCA Victoria Repeat of A19 Australian Curriculum Emily Constantine - RSPCA Victoria D16 The Zooniverse & Beyond, Bob Winters - AUSMEPA Have you ever wondered what happens This workshop focuses on free online Bringing Citizen Science to the at the RSPCA? The RSPCA Education resources that will help primary teachers Classroom Officers will help you experience and their students from Prep to Year 6 some of the activities and curriculum- Robert Hollow - CSIRO Astronomy and use the marine environment in their linked resources available through the Space Science science learning. Charts are provided Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Units 1&2 incursion/excursion service that we offer. showing where marine activities can Extension Education Our education sessions cover topics such be linked into the Science Australian Biology, Physics, Environmental Science, Earth as caring for animals, issues in animal Curriculum. The Australian Marine & Space Sciences, General welfare and age appropriate case studies Environmental protection Association Repeat of B22 of animals that have been helped by has developed extensive online the RSPCA. Find out the role of the D17 Thermoregulation and Water curriculum and student materials community in supporting our work for Balance in Little Penguins and including units of work and online animals. Koala’s literacy kits which we will explore. Applicable to: Years P-12 Jacqui Higgins - Phillip Island Nature Applicable to: Years P-6 Extension Education Parks Biology, General Biology, Environmental Science, General Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 2 Repeated as F2 Repeated as E15 Extension Education D12 Rocky Resources - From Crust D14 Hands-on Biodiversity and Biology, Environmental Science, General Repeat of A23 To Us! Sustainability Jenny Neales - Minerals Education Victoria Gemma Reid - CSIRO Education D18 Blended Learning: A Case Leigh Cawood - Minerals Education Carly Siebentritt - CSIRO Education Study of Digital Learning in Science Victoria In this interactive session we In this workshop we will showcase explore the roles of ecologists and Martyn Wood - Billanook College some great hands-on activities related conservation scientists in the sustainable Matt Wood - Billanook College to a rocky resources theme. Your management of natural environments. Blended learning involves the students will observe and explore Participants will discover the techniques integration of online learning with the world around them by using their scientists use to study the environment, classroom and mobile learning. This senses to increase their awareness from satellite imaging to microscopic presentation is a case study of the and understanding of where, how monitoring, in real-world scenarios. development of a Blended Learning and why we use these important This hands-on program develops Science Unit. There will be a focus on the resources from the earth’s crust. Come important field skills and incorporates benefits of this approach for staff and and ‘touch and feel’ an array of rocky new technologies, giving participants students. samples. The session will link to key AC an understanding of the role scientists Note: Copy of presentation will be Science and AC Geography content play in endangered species preservation. posted on STAV website. descriptions including “The natural, The program was developed to directly managed and constructed features Applicable to: All address AusVELS in the Science Domain Extension Education of places” (ACHGK005); “Objects are as well as covering standards in the made of materials that have observable General Interdisciplinary Learning and Physical, Not repeated properties.” (ACSSU003) “exploring and Personal and Social Learning strands. observing the world using the senses. Applicable to: Years 4-10 Extension Education Environmental Science Repeated as F19

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D19 Buyer Beware - Why a Good D21 Education CERES Style D24 Inquiry-Based Exploration of Science Background Provides Shane French - CERES Students’ Misconceptions Linda Wright - Britannica Digital Learning Essential Consumer Protection Ian Culbard - CERES Note: All participants will receive free Ken Greatorex - Australian Skeptics Applicable to: All (Victorian Branch) Commercial & Extension Education trial access. Applicable to: Years 6-10 Peter Hogan - Australian Skeptics Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Environmental Science, Earth & Space Commercial Presentation Victotian Branch (VP) Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Applicable to: All Sciences, General Repeat of A26 Science, Learning Technologies, Earth & Extension Education Space Sciences, General Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Repeat of B27 Repeat of C25 D22 Empowering Teachers to Provide Differentiated Learning D25 Ecology for Interactive D20 LEAP Program - Demystifying Alexander Young - Ingenious Technological Whiteboards, Laptops and the Links Between School, Enterprises Computer Labs University and the Professions Applicable to: All Michael O’Brien - Newbyte Educational John McDonald - LEAP Program Commercial & Extension Education General Software Karl Mahr - DEECD Repeat of B26 Simulation software can bring your The LEAP program is prioritised to ecology class to life, particularly when schools from low SES communities and D23 Modelling The Digestive used in conjunction with project-based uses targeted professions to demystify System learning and/or an excursion. Experience higher education, and helping raise John Pearce - Salty Solutions Educational the new “Food Webs - Australian students’ learner confidence and Consultancy Woodlands”, “Rocky Shore Ecology” and aspirations. Workshop will introduce In part, the Australian Science “Food Webs - Ponds”, see how they can science teachers to the program, the Curriculum promotes the need to help your class understand ecology. This LEAP website and the range of activities develop inquiry in conjunction with hands-on workshop will give you some for students. Workshop focuses on the creativity and critical thinking. One great practical ideas for your students. Health and Engineering professions and way this can be accomplished when Learn about the hidden features and full introduces the new Science section of teaching science is through the use of potential of these programs. Receive a the program. A short introduction is hands-on modelling and role-play. Such FREE trial CD and someone will win a provided on these areas giving a flavour an approach is particularly appropriate copy of one of these packages. Look for of the program and how it can help to the middle years of schooling. In our “Genetics for…” and “Chemistry for…” students. Additional information will be this session participants will explore workshops at this conference. provided by a School University Liaison how much fun and learning can be Applicable to: Years 7-10, VCE Unit 2 Officer about their role and they will had using this approach as they take a Commercial Presentation showcase our support materials for use hands-on journey through some of the Biology, Learning Technologies in the classroom. complexities of our digestive system. Not repeated Applicable to: All Some other suggested approaches to Extension Education using role-play in a more general sense General 11.45am – 12.45pm will also be explored in the session. Not repeated Applicable to: Years 4-8 Lunch and Displays Commercial Presentation Biology, General Union Hall Not repeated

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E1 Implementing STAV Science E3 Literacy in Science E7 Promoting Creativity in Talent Search at Your School Geoff Edney - Tallangatta Secondary Student Designed Experiments Marisa Jarvis - Hume Anglican Grammar College Catherine Walkear - Melbourne Girls’ School Applicable to: Years 5-10 College Sarah Shatford - Hume Anglican Grammar General Wondering how to promote greater School Repeat of D7 creativity in your students’ science Janice Teng - Science Teachers fair projects? Need your IB students E4 More Than Real - Augmented to think more independently about Association of Victoria Inc. Reality AR/QR You will be shown how to successfully their experimental design for Internal implement the STAV Science Talent Gary Bass - Advaitadigital Assessment? Hold an expo to get Note: iPad and iPhone can be used with Search at your school. We will offer tips them started! Learn how an ‘expo’ can pre-loaded Apps. on how to encourage/support students illustrate both the wealth of data that Applicable to: Years 5-10 entering individual and group entries. can be collected and demonstrate a Learning Technologies, General We will demonstrate how the Class variety of methods to do so. A greater Repeat of D9 Project category can be used as an understanding of how variables can enriching classroom tool and how your E5 Make Icecream in Class. Why be measured improves students’ project can be linked to the Australian ability to apply these techniques Not? 25 Challenging Activities to to novel situations. This workshop Curriculum. You will also be taken Try in 2014 through the registration process and the offers suggestions to all. Learn how David Lu - Werribee Secondary College role of school co-ordinator. There will be your students can creatively explore a variety of past entries for you to view. John Widmer - Mag-Net Online and apply these skills to their own This workshop is perfect for anyone who Association experimental designs. has always wanted to enter the Science Note: Bring your own laptop and your Applicable to: Years 7-10, IB Internal Assessment, Extended Investigation Talent Search but has felt they did not own ideas. Biology, Chemistry, General know where to begin. Applicable to: Years 7-10 Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Not repeated Applicable to: Years P -6 Repeat of A8 General E8 The Use of Spatial Thinking in Repeated as F1 E6 Hydraulics, Forces, Robotics Science Education E2 ‘What If’ - An Inquiry Based and Dinosaurs and the ASC Dennis Fitzgerald - Deakin University/ Approach to Teaching Primary Peter Razos - Trinity Grammar Siena College Science See how we cover the National Science Phillip Knight Curriculum (ANSC) at Trinity Grammar Helen Silvester - Mentone Girls’ Grammar This presentation discusses the through an innovative approach of School use of Google Earth for collecting core science units in Years 9 and 10. and presenting data in science Grace Jiang - Mentone Girls’ Grammar Transmission of forces, studying simple classes. Google Earth is used as a School machines and the ANSC all together in representational tool, and this is The Australian Curriculum is based this hands-on session where participants examined to see how it contributes to on an inquiry approach that has been will build a miniature moving dinosaur. students’ conceptual understanding. shown to increase students interest This is an excellent hands-on activity A series of lessons were conducted and involvement in their learning. for the study of simple levers and force with students gaining skills in the The difficulty is translating this into multiplication, as well as states of matter, use of handheld GPS units as data the classroom. This session, presented gas, liquid and solid. The element of collection devices and Google Earth to by experienced speciality science engagement and fun will not be lost analyse the data as part of a student teachers, will examine how teachers can during this session. Check out the online designed inquiry project examining use inquiry to give their students the curriculum at www.dynamicsience.com. the environment of a local river. This practical and thinking skills needed to au/tester enter as a student with the tool uses maps as a representation of understand science. Teachers can use following details organisationid=dynsci the natural environment and allows this approach in a single classroom or Password=robots students to analyse spatially based data. across a whole school. Applicable to: Years 7-10 Applicable to: All Applicable to: Years P-8 General Environmental Science, Learning General Not repeated Technologies, General Not repeated Repeated as F10

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E9 iPads for Collective E14 Physical Science Activities for food webs. They will enhance their Knowledge Construction in Science Primary Schools classification and microscope skills using Jason Morvan - CSIRO Education live and preserved specimens. Students will investigate the endangered Britt Gow - Hawkesdale P-12 College Gemma Reid - CSIRO Education minibeast, the Lord Howe Island stick Note: A list of apps to download will CSIRO Education offers a range of insect and present their findings be available prior to the session. Some engaging, hands-on programs covering through the creation of a short film. require Internet connectivity. all areas of the Physical Sciences sub- Applicable to: Years 3-6 and Years 7-9 Applicable to: All strand (Science Understanding) of Extension Education General AusVELS. Activities presented in this Biology, Learning Technologies Repeat of C12 session will cover concepts including Repeated as F16 contact and non-contact forces, motion, E10 Understanding and energy transfer, energy transformation, E17 Metals Rock On & On & On Developing Scientific Literacy energy types (including heat, light, Jenny Neales - Minerals Education Victoria Joanna Alexander - Vermont Secondary sound, electricity) and renewable and Leigh Cawood - Minerals Education College non-renewable energy sources. Victoria Applicable to: All Applicable to: Years P-6 General Metals are one of the most commonly Extension Education used natural resources provided by Repeat of B9 Physics the environment and yet many of us Not repeated E11 Training Science Teachers have a limited understanding of where in Cambodia with Teachers Across they have come from. In this practical Borders E15 Kids Caring for Animals session we will showcase ideas, activities and resources focussed on the origins, Mike Waugh - Teachers Across Borders Claire Stipic - RSPCA Victoria importance and uses of metals in Applicable to: All Emily Constantine - RSPCA Victoria our everyday lives. Concepts linked General Applicable to: Years P-12 to sustainability will be featured. The Repeat of A18 Extension Education session will link to key AC Science and Biology, Environmental Science, General E12 What the BFS Is It? An Repeat of D13 AC Geography content descriptions Approach to Developing Student including “Natural and processed Inquiry Skills E16 Minibeasts/Endangered materials and their properties ...” Robert Hollow - CSIRO Astronomy and Minibeasts (ACSSU074) and “Identifying resources produced by the environment ...” Space Science Carlie Alexander – Quantum Victoria (ACHGK024). Applicable to: All Yuvadee Patchon – Quantum Victoria Applicable to: Years 3-6 Biology, Physics, Environmental Science, Earth These 2 programs involve the Extension Education & Space Sciences, General classification of invertebrates. There Earth & Space Sciences Repeat of A25 is a Primary version and a Secondary Not repeated E13 Global Perspectives in version. Both use preserved specimens as well as ICT to present the information E18 Thinking (and Experimenting) Primary Science they have learnt. The Primary program Scientifically Heath Graham - Global Education Project (Years 3-6) involves looking at live and Sarah Harvey - CSIRO Education This session will share resources and preserved specimens, students will learn Caitlin Lewis - CSIRO Education ideas for bringing a global perspective to about classification and will describe Science is more than a body of your science classes. Explore ecosystems, different invertebrates (minibeasts) knowledge; it is a way of thinking. It is water and other global issues. from their characteristics. They will use a way of acquiring knowledge based Applicable to: Years P-8 microscopes to further recognise detail on evidence that is observable by the Biology, Environmental Science, Earth & and gain an understanding of scale. They Space Sciences, General senses. Science explains observable will then make a short documentary Repeated as F14 events in nature as a result of natural film on their favourite minibeast, causes. In this session, participants will displaying what they have learnt. In the be introduced to the procedures and Secondary program (Years 7-9), students processes of science, and be given an will gain an understanding of the opportunity to put these processes importance of invertebrates (minibeasts) into practice by designing their own in an ecosystem through the use of experiments to answer a set of specific questions. Drawing heavily on the

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Science Inquiry Skills strand of AusVELS, E22 Biodiversity of the Western information and classroom activities for participants will perform experiments Volcanic Plains Force and Movement. selected from a variety of scientific fields. Suzanne Clark - Ecolinc Applicable to: Years P-8 Applicable to: Years 5-8 Commercial & Extension Education This session will introduce a number of Extension Education General state-based and national ‘citizen science’ General Repeated as F24 Repeated as F21 programs, highlighting their influence on the design and development of a E24 Enhancing Primary School E19 3D Printing for ICT and new online outreach program at Ecolinc, Science with Rough Science a DEECD Science Specialist Centre. Science - The Rise of the Machines! Daniel Donahoo - Deeper Richer Ecolinc’s ‘Biodiversity of the Western Volcanic Plains’ online outreach program Sean Elliott - Rough Science Adrian Camm - Quantum Victoria Deeper Richer build digital learning has been developed with the support environments. This presentation, from Paul Taylor - Quantum Victoria of the DEECD, DEPI and the Royal edtech researcher Daniel Donahoo and David Feillafe - Quantum Victoria Botanic Gardens. The first stage of the science communicator, Sean Elliott, Applicable to: Years 5-10 project includes a flora and fauna field will explore how trial primary schools Extension Education guide app and website. www.ecolinc. have improved and expanded their Physics, Learning Technologies, General vic.edu.au This session will highlight Repeat of C15 science delivery through the use of use of the flora and fauna field guide, iPads and the Rough Science app and forthcoming learning objects and plans E20 Something for Nothing: The teacher handbook. They will talk to the for an expanded south-eastern Australia Compelling Fascination of Solar Hot educational approaches and value of grasslands app. the app in a primary context. Deeper Water for Middle Years Science Note: Participants are encouraged to Richer will share their desire for learning David Hoxley – La Trobe University download the free Ecolinc BWVP app to jump off screens and to support Emma Bland – La Trobe University prior to the session. teachers with fresh and engaging Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 Applicable to: All Extension Education Extension Education science material for primary students. Physics, General Biology, Environmental Science, Learning Applicable to: Years 4 to 6 Repeat of B16 Technologies Commercial & Extension Education Repeat of B24 Earth & Space Sciences E21 Teacher to Teacher- Repeated as F18 Researcher: What Are Your E23 Hands-on Science: How E25 Reasons for the Seasons Options? to Use Common Classroom/ Workshop Preview Susan Long - St Aloysius College, Curtin Household Items to Facilitate Patricia Christies - Scienceworks Museum University Amazing Science Lessons Have you pondered the possibility of Angela White - Hands on Science Simon Keily - Scienceworks Museum This session is a preview of the 50 doing further study? In fact, research Lack confidence to teach science? minute workshop designed for Year 7 shows that teachers are constantly Confused by the Australian Curriculum? and 8 students called the Reasons for undertaking informal research that This is an opportunity to participate the Seasons on offer at Scienceworks shapes their everyday classroom in hands-on activities designed for in 2014. This is a new approach to practice. This session will give you the Australian Curriculum Science the learning experiences offered at an overview of both the formal and Physical and Chemical strands. Enhance Scienceworks. The activities allow informal options that you have; it will your knowledge and develop an students to use models to explore and look at both the benefits and difficulties understanding of science concepts. test their understanding of why we have you might face when undertaking Using equipment as simple as a strip seasons. If you would like to come along formal study while working full time of paper, experience ways to get your and test your own understanding or and it will affirm that your insights students engaged and thinking. Close are in need of some ideas for activities and observations can make a valuable links to other domains of design, to use in your classroom, you are very contribution to the work of other creativity and technology, as well as welcome to attend. teachers. thinking processes will be highlighted. Applicable to: Years 4-8 Applicable to: All Participants will receive a Hands- Commercial & Extension Education Extension Education on Science booklet of background General Earth & Space Sciences Not repeated Not repeated

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E26 Empowering Teachers Through the Use of Digital Rubrics 12.45pm – 3.10pm

Alexander Young - Ingenious Technological Session E29 & F27 Enterprises Applicable to: All Double Session Commercial & Extension Education General E29 & F27 Isolation and Gram Repeat of C28 Staining of Normal Microflora of the E27 Curation: The Latest Big C Skin John Pearce - Salty Solutions Educational Anna Morris - La Trobe University Consultancy Microorganisms are everywhere! Our Over the last few years in education bodies are host to millions of invisible we’ve been urged to take on board a organisms which act as either an range of C’s, Creativity, Communication, advantage or disadvantage to us. Collaboration etc. Now with the These normal microflora help keep our realization that another C, Content bodies healthy from external pathogens is overwhelming us, one more C has by creating a protective barrier or entered the educational lexicon. This C competing for nutrients, but can also is Curation, the capability to seek and become pathogenic if introduced identify the best resources around a into the wrong area. This workshop topic and make these available to others investigates our own microflora by in an accessible framework. Curation is isolating and staining some of the subtely but importantly different from microflora present on our skin. You will simply collecting or aggregating. This sample your own skin and view cells workshop will explore how and why under the microscope to see microflora curation especially as it relates to science present. Notes on how to run these is something we all need to know about. experiments in the classroom will be We’ll look at some of the tools and available. spaces that are being used to curate Applicable to: Years 7-10 content with a particular emphasis on Biology how otherwise social spaces can be used Not repeated in sharing scientific content. Applicable to: Years 4-10, VCE Units 1-4 Commercial Presentation Learning Technologies, General Not repeated E28 There’s a New Robot in Class: EV3 Libby Moore - LEGO Education Centre Applicable to: Years 5 to 10 Commercial Presentation Learning Technologies, General Repeat of C27

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F1 Implementing STAV Science F4 What If - Teaching Electrical F7 The ‘Real’ World for Biology Talent Search at Your School Circuits in a Primary Classroom? (and Other) Topics Marisa Jarvis - Hume Anglican Grammar Helen Silvester - Mentone Girls’ Grammar Don Collins School School Applicable to: Years 4-10, VCE Units 1&2 Sarah Shatford - Hume Anglican Grammar Grace Jiang - Mentone Girls’ Grammar Biology, General School School Repeat of A3 Janice Teng - Science Teachers This session will examine how an F8 Introduction to Electricity and inquiry approach can be used to teach Association of Victoria Inc. Electric Circuits Applicable to: Years P-6 the skills needed to wire an electrical General circuit, the difference between insulators Michael Foster - Thornbury High School Repeat of E1 and conductors, and the comparison Basic theory of electricity and electric between a series or parallel circuit. circuits for teachers with little or no F2 Using the Marine Everyday equipment will be used that background in basic electricity or Physics Environment for Primary Science is cheap and easy to find. Common The workshop will be divided into 3 Australian Curriculum misconceptions will be examined by areas – 1. Basic theory of electricity. Bob Winters - AUSMEPA science teachers experienced in both 2. Electric circuits. 3. Measuring Applicable to: Years P-6 primary and secondary settings. instruments. Teachers learn - Part 1. Biology, General Applicable to: Years 4 to 6 Basic properties of atoms: Electric Repeat of D11 General charge; Unit of electric charge; Amount Not repeated of fundamental charge in one unit; F3 Tapping the Creativity of Electrical current – Definition; Electrical Students to Improve Learning F5 Scientific Thinking and resistance. Energy: Force on charges; Outcomes Learning Beyond a Typical Electrical potential energy; Comparison Shane Hunt - Frankston High School Classroom Environment of electrical potential energy to other Participants will be involved in a hands- Julie Hart - Bialik College forms e.g. gravitational potential energy on workshop using MaKey MaKeys to For us to ultimately sustain this etc; Voltage (electrical potential); Voltage investigate how the MAKER movement planet, we require students that are drop (electrical potential difference). can change the way we think about innovative, empathetic and have Circuits: Series; Parallel; Current and how science is taught in the modern a global understanding. Students potential difference in series and parallel classroom. Hear about how students require the science skills to respond to circuits; Power. Measuring instruments: engaged with Sylvia Martinez, co-author the challenges and changes that are Use of a multimeter to measure current, of INVENT TO LEARN, testimonials of shared across local and international voltage and resistance for series and their experiences and how students communities. This session will examine parallel circuits. work was shared with the creator how to foster science thinking, and Applicable to: Years 5-10 Physics of MaKey MaKeys. Relevant to any make thinking visible, outside the typical Not repeated electricity unit or to teachers who want classroom setting, such as a Kitchen to challenge their students and allow the Garden, Outdoor Kitchen, Frog Bog, F9 Inquiry Based Learning - What creative freedom to explore, problem Indigenous Garden, Water System and Does It Look Like? solve and create. Weather Station. All participants will Joanna Alexander - Vermont Secondary Note: Participants wishing to use MaKey be provided with a digital copy of all College MaKey’s will require a charged laptop resources. Applicable to: Years 7-10 Note: Bring a USB with greater than 2GB. otherwise participants will be able to General Applicable to: Years 4-9 work with other delegates. Repeated as C6 Applicable to: Years P-10, IT Teachers Environmental Science, General Physics, Learning Technologies, General Not repeated F10 The Use of Spatial Thinking in Not repeated F6 ABC Splash Into Science Science Education Martin Richards - Education Services Dennis Fitzgerald - Deakin University/ Australia Siena College Note: Bring your own tablet or laptop. Phillip Knight Applicable to: Years 4-10 Applicable to: All General Environmental Science, Learning Repeat of B13 Technologies, General Repeat of E8

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F11 Digital Toolbox for Science F15 CREST – CREativity in Science activity sheets. The workshop will also Teaching and Learning and Technology provide you with a host of hands-on Britt Gow - Hawkesdale P12 College Cathy Cavedon - Mossgiel Park Primary activities which will encourage your students to think creatively. This session Note: Please sign up to gmail and School will provide a snapshot of the incursions Google Drive so you have access to Engage your students with open- offered by Minerals Education Victoria. Google forms and documents. ended science investigations and Applicable to: All technology projects. The CREST Awards Topics covered include rocks and General program from CSIRO is open to all minerals, mining and the environment, Repeat of A16 primary and secondary students and alternative energy options and gold. Applicable to: Years 4-6 covers both science and technology. Extension Education F12 A New Frontier Citizen It is non-competitive, open-ended Science: Taking School Science to Earth & Space Sciences and encourages success and the Not repeated Real Science Outcomes development of skills and processes John Lamb and allows students to pursue a topic F18 Enhancing Primary School Citizen or community science from my of interest to them. The projects are Science with Rough Science initial research involves non scientists offered at different levels and provide Daniel Donahoo - Deeper Richer or amateur scientists collecting data challenges for all abilities. See how that is reliable to use in researching CREST is implemented in a Primary Sean Elliott - Rough Science Applicable to: Years 4 to 6 animal species distribution. The setting and how you can introduce a Commercial & Extension Education availability of iphone and specific apps CREST project to your class and have Earth & Space Sciences means everyone could become an your students gaining confidence in Repeat of E24 honorary scientist! This is a particular undertaking their own projects. interest to get students actively and Applicable to: Years P-6 F19 Hands-on Biodiversity and enthusiastically doing useful science at Extension Education Sustainability General school rather than examples of science Gemma Reid - CSIRO Education in the classroom. This discussion will Not repeated Carly Siebentritt - CSIRO Education present research projects using a citizen F16 Minibeasts/Endangered Applicable to: Years 4-10 science approach using the ubiquitous Minibeasts Extension Education iPhone to collect data sets and put Environmental Science Carlie Alexander – Quantum Victoria it in the context of the cirriculum Repeat of D14 requirements. Yuvadee Patchon – Quantum Victoria Applicable to: All Applicable to: Years 3-6 and Years 7-9 F20 Solar Challenge Motivates Biology, Environmental Science, Learning Extension Education Learning and Application of Science Technologies Biology, Learning Technologies Principles and Process Repeat of C13 Repeat of E16 Paul Wellington - Victorian Model Solar F13 Always Ready to Deliver F17 Minerals Downunder Vehicle Challenge A Dynamic Science Lesson. A Jenny Neales - Minerals Education Victoria Ian Gardner - Victorian Model Solar Teacher’s Dream Leigh Cawood - Minerals Education Vehicle Challenge Peter Razos - Trinity Grammar Victoria Jenny Longfstaff - Victorian Model Solar Applicable to: All Come and have a closer look at the Vehicle Challenge General new free interactive resource ‘Minerals Applicable to: Years 4-10 Repeat of A17 Downunder’ which has been produced Extension Education by the Minerals Council of Australia. Physics, Environmental Science, General F14 Global Perspectives in This resource follows the journey from Repeat of B14 Primary Science rock type, ore, mineral processing, F21 Thinking (and Experimenting) Heath Graham - Global Education Project environmental and sustainability issues Scientifically Applicable to: Years P-8 and the end products. It has been Biology, Environmental Science, Earth & developed to also enhance students’ Sarah Harvey - CSIRO Education Space Sciences, General literacy skills using the minerals industry Caitlin Lewis - CSIRO Education Repeat of E13 as a context. Aligned to the Australian Applicable to: Years 5-8 curriculum outcomes the resource Extension Education includes a teacher’s guide with student General Repeat of E18

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F22 Under the Hood of FAR Labs: F25 Driving Science with Google How Remote Laboratory Access Works John Pearce - Salty Solutions Educational Callum Anderson – La Trobe University Consultancy Andrew McDonald – La Trobe University Ever wished you could work on a Applicable to: Years 5-10, VCE Units 1-4 document live in real-time with your Extension Education colleagues? Want a simple attractive Physics, Learning Technologies, General way to survey, collect and collate data? Repeat of C16 Need to embed live content in a blog, wiki or webspace. Want to show live F23 Beyond Zero Emissions graphical updates? Need to be able to - Seriously Cutting Australia’s access and edit content independent of Greenhouse Emissions the platform or device you’re working Keith Burrows - AIP Ed Com (Vic) with? If you’ve answered yes to any or Applicable to: All all of these questions then Google Drive Extension Education may be what you’re looking for. In this General hands-on session we will explore the Repeat of C26 advantages of using Google Drive in a science setting, look at the differences F24 Hands-on Science: How between using this suite and traditional to Use Common Classroom/ software and model ways in which Household Items to Facilitate Google Drive can improve your and your Amazing Science Lessons student’s productivity. Angela White - Hands on Science Applicable to: All Applicable to: Years P-8 Commercial Presentation Commercial & Extension Education Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, General Environmental Science, Learning Repeat of E23 Technologies, Earth & Space Sciences, General Repeated as C30 F26 Cool Rhymes for Fun Times Scott Hamilton - Padua College- Mornington Campus Applicable to: All Commercial Presentation Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Environmental Science, Earth & Space Sciences, General Repeat of C29

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Bob Aikenhead B15 Britt Gow A16, C12, E9, F11 Dawn Aitken A9, B3 Heath Graham B23, C14, E13, F14 Carlie Alexander C18, E16, F16 Ken Greatorex C25, D19 Joanna Alexander B9, C6, E10, F9 Anthony Greaves B32 & C31 Lee Alexis B11 Paul Gregorevic Friday Keynote Ashlee Anderson A7, D4 Monty Grover C19 Callum Anderson C16, F22 Robyn Grunberg B8, C10 Jenny Arnold A6, B1 Dianna Haines A9, B3 Rachel Crawley A9, B3 Scott Hamilton C29, F26 Gary Bass D9, E4 Mary Harrington A21, C21 Emma Bland B16, E20 Julie Hart F5 Robert Boffey B31 & C30 Sarah Harvey B21, C23, E18, F21 Russell Brown A20, B19 Jacqui Higgins A23, D17 Keith Burrows C26, F23 Peter Hogan C25, D19 Philip Button B20, C22 Robert Hollow A25, B22, D16, E12 Guido Cadenazzi A19, C17, D15 David Hoxley A19, B16, C17, D15, E20 Adrian Camm B17, C15, E19 Shane Hunt F3 Cathy Cavedon F15 Marisa Jarvis E1, F1 Leigh Cawood D12, E17, F17 Grace Jiang D1, E2, F4 Patricia Christies E25 Simon Keily E25 Suzanne Clark B24, E22 Philip Knight A15, B10, E8, F10 Ken Cohen A22 Chris Krishna-Pillay A24, C24 Don Collins A3, F7 Ross Laman B28 Emily Constantine D13, E15 John Lamb C13, F12 Rachel Crawley A9, B3 Mekaila Lawrence A14 Ian Culbard A28, D21 Caitlin Lewis B21, C23, E18, F21 Seamus Delaney B6 Keiran Lim A12 Daniel Donahoo E24, F18 Susan Long B4, C5, E21 Geoff Edney D7, E3 Jenny Longfstaff B14, F20 Sean Elliott E24, F18 David Lu A8, C1, D3, E5 Anthony Evans C2 Donna MacKinnon D5 David Feillafe C15, E19 Karl Mahr D20 Colleen Filippa B18, C20 Andrew McDonald B15, C16, F22 Dennis Fitzgerald A15, B10, E8, F10 John McDonald D20 Michael Foster F8 Leonie McGlashan D8 Shane French A26, D21 Andrew McKenzie B2, C4 Susan Fryer B11 Libby Moore C27, E28 Ian Gardner B14, F20 Anna Morris E29 & F27 Jason Morvan E14 30 STAVCON 2013

John Munro Friday Keynote Bob Winters D11, F2 Gloria Nathania B20, C22 Martyn Wood D18 Jenny Neales C19, D12, E17, F17 Matt Wood D18 Michael O’Brien A27, B29, D25 Linda Wright B27, D24 Lois O’Meara A2 Dr Alexandra Yeung A12 Yuvadee Patchon C18, E16, F16 Alexander Young B26, C28, D22, E26 Philip Pawlowski B32 & C31 John Pearce A28, B30, C30, D23, E27, F25 Michael Pekin A11 Gary Prasad A4, D6 Clare Rafferty D5 Peter Razos A17, B12, C8, D10, E6, F13 Gemma Reid D14, E14, F19 Martin Richards B13, F6 Michael Rosenbrock A5, C3 Robert Ross B25 Madhulika Roy B5, C7 Phebe Sabbarapu B31 & C30 Chris Seletto A13, B7 Sarah Shatford E1, F1 Carly Siebentritt A24, C24, D14, F19 Helen Silvester D1, E2, F4 Viveka Simpson A14 Claire Stipic D13, E15 Paul Taylor C15, E19 Janice Teng E1, F1 Kerry Thomas B28 Fiona Trapani C11 Yuriy Verkhatsky A10, C9 Jenny Vlahandreas A7, D4 Nicole Volkmann B11 Catherine Walkear E7 Mike Waugh A18, E11 Paul Wellington B14, F20 Angela White E23, F24 John Widmer A8, C1, D3, E5 Anne-Marie Williams A1, D2 Prof Bob Williamson Thursday Keynote Joel Willis B17 31 Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc. Science Victoria Patron: Prof. Peter Rathjen B.Sc (Hons) D.Phil. (Oxon) ABN 59 004 145 329 ABN 94 108 759 762 OFFICE USE ONLY Registration Number STAVCON 2013 Registration Form 28 – 29 November 2013 La Trobe University, Bundoora

Personal details To register online go to: www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html School Purchase Order No. STAV Individual Membership No. Title First name Surname School/Organisation Address Suburb State Postcode Telephone Fax Mobile

Email (all correspondence by email)

School Type: Government Independent Catholic Other

Region: Northern Metro Southern Metro Eastern Metro Western Metro Grampians Barwon Sth Western Gippsland Hume Loddon Mallee

School Level Early Years (P-4) Middle Years (5-8) Later Years (9 - 10) VCE Gender: Male/Female Dietary requirements call STAV directly on 03 9385 3999 An initial email is sent to confirm that we have received your registration form, then a further email is sent5 business days prior to the conference to confirm your session allocations and other relevant conference information. If you do not receive any information contact STAV on: 9385 3999 or email: [email protected] Privacy statement: As part of this event STAV compiles a list of participants’ contact details for communication of upcoming events. If you do not wish to be included on this list please tick this box. Do you wish to receive further information from Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc. Session Selection You need to indicate your preference for the Keynote Lectures on Thursday and Friday and your preference within the six groups of optional sessions (A-F). There is a limit to the number of participants in most sessions. Sessions will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Please bring your confirmation details with you to registration on the day(s) you attend STAVCON 2013. • Keynote Addresses (Please tick your keynote selection. This cannot be changed. Refer to page 4 for abstracts) Keynote 1: Thu 28 Nov – Professor Bob Williamson Keynote 3: Fri 29 Nov – John Munro

• Optional Sessions Use the codes in the STAVCON 2013 Program. These codes appear at the beginning of each session (eg. A10, B23, etc). You must indicate FOUR (4) preferences for each session. NOTE: (B31 & C31) (B32 & C32) (E29 & F27) are DOUBLE SESSIONS. Preferences 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Session A Thursday 11.40am – 12.40pm 1

Session B Thursday 1.40pm – 2.40pm 2

Session C Thursday 3.00pm – 4.00pm 3

Session D Friday 10.45am – 11.45am 4

Session E Friday 12.45pm – 1.45pm 5

Session F Friday 2.10pm – 3.10pm 6

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A Registration Fees Name: (GST inclusive) Note: Morning tea and lunch is included in the Registration Fee. A Tax Invoice will be issued. STAV INDIVIDUAL MEMBER attending ONE days Thursday Friday $215.00 $ attending TWO days $310.00 $ STAV SCHOOL SUBSCRIBER attending ONE day Thursday Friday $325.00 $ attending TWO days $455.00 $ If you send more than 3 teachers - special rate for 4th & subsequent teachers will apply. * To ensure discount rate will apply you must email [email protected] with delegate names. attending ONE day Thursday Friday $235.00 $ attending TWO days $335.00 $ NON-MEMBER attending ONE day Thursday Friday $325.00 $ attending TWO days $455.00 $ If you send more than 3 teachers - special rate for 4th & subsequent teachers will apply. * To ensure discount rate will apply you must email [email protected] with delegate names. attending ONE day Thursday Friday $235.00 $ attending TWO days $335.00 $ PRIMARY TEACHERS STAV Individual Member ONE DAY – FRIDAY ONLY $145.00 $ STAV School Subscriber/Non-member ONE DAY – FRIDAY ONLY $185.00 $ FULL TIME STUDENT TEACHER CONDITIONS APPLY CONTACT STAV attending ONE day Thursday Friday $75.00 $ attending TWO days $150.00 $ RETIRED TEACHER attending ONE day Thursday Friday $75.00 $ attending TWO days $150.00 $ Registrations are NOT TRANSFERABLE. STAVCON PRESENTER/CO PRESENTERS are FREE on the day you are presenting OR a fee of $75 applies only on the alternate day for presenter/co presenters. First name presenter $ Co presenter $ attending ONE day Thursday Friday $ attending TWO days $ B Accommodation Accommodation required? Yes No Arrival Date Departure Date Rydges Hotel, Preston. Student Room per night (single bed, room rate only, breakfast not included) $89.00 Sleep & Go twin accommodation per night (2 single beds, room rate only, breakfast not included) $109.00 Registration fee + Accommodation (A + B ) = TOTAL COST $ Payment details ABN 94 108 759 762 TAX INVOICE Cheque – made payable to: SCIENCE VICTORIA Invoice School/Purchase order supplied Credit Card (please tick applicable) VISA MasterCard

Card No. Expiry Date Name of Cardholder (please print) Signature Cancellation policy: 50% cancellation fee will apply. Notification of cancellation must be in writing. There will NOT be any refund for cancellations made after 14 November 2013. CLOSING DATE for Registration 5pm, Friday 15 November 2013 FAX this form to STAV - 9386 6722 or MAIL to STAV PO Box 109 Coburg VIC 3058 33 La Trobe University STAVCON 2013 STAVCON 2013 Registration Information Kingsbury Dve, Bundoora, Melways Ref. 19 G8

Online Registration Contents Register on-line and receive acknowledgement of your 1 Conference Format registration within 2 working days. www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html 2 General Information 3 Session Information Registration Form 4 Keynote Addresses A Registration form is contained at the back of this book. Registrations will be processed and accepted 6 - 29 Session Outlines in order of receipt. REGISTRATION MUST INCLUDE 30 - 31 Presenter Listing SCHOOL PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER OR PAYMENT. 32 - 33 Registration Form Registration Fees (GST inclusive) Inside back cover La Trobe University Map Note: STAVCON 2013 Registration may be tax deductible. A Tax Invoice will be issued. Participants STAVCON 2013 is proudly sponsored by STAV Individual Members (NOT School Subscribers) One day $215 Two days $310* STAV School Subscribers/Non-Members One day $325 Two days $455* STAV School Subscribers If you send more than 3 teachers Special rate for 4th & subsequent teachers: One day $235 Two days $335* Primary Teachers (Friday Only) STAV Individual Member One day $145 STAV School Subscriber/ Non Member One day $185 Registration is at The Full Time Student/Retired Teacher Rate R Odeon, Union Building. One day $75 Two days $150 * Registrations are NOT TRANSFERABLE Presenters If you wish to attend sessions at STAVCON 2013 please go visit: www.sciencevictoria.com.au/STAVCON.html Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria Inc. Patron: Prof. Peter Rathjen B.Sc (Hons) D.Phil. (Oxon) ABN 59 004 145 329

Registration fee includes: Science Victoria ABN 94 108 759 762 Keynote/s, sessions, morning tea, lunch and happy hour. Address: 5 Munro Street, Coburg, VIC 3058 NB: Make cheques payable to SCIENCE VICTORIA. Postal address: PO Box 109 Coburg VIC 3058 NB: Accommodation is EXTRA. Ph: 9385 3999 • Fax: 9386 6722 email: [email protected] website: www.sciencevictoria.com.au

STAVCON 2013 Co-ordinators: U Union Hall for conference displays, morning tea, lunch and happy hour Julie Allen - Event Manager Walkways to Registration Bus Stop The Full Pretzel - 61 Blyth St, Brunswick VIC 3056 PH: 03 9389 0303 Fax: 03 9389 0399 Driveway to Carparks Email: [email protected] STAV Business Centre IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION Suzanne O’Shannessy, Annette McKenna, Anne Heard Parking is FREE OF CHARGE in carparks P2, P3 and P6 (excluding restricted areas). DO NOT put money in the parking meters. DO NOT park in Disabled or Loading Zone areas.