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1999 Queensland Astronomy Education Conference Programme

March 20th 1999

 

8.00 am.

Registration

9.00 am.

Official Welcome

9.30 am.

Key Note Speaker

Selling Astronomy

Ms Valerie Perry

Education Officer, Mt. Stromlo Exploratory

10.30 am.

Introduction to the new 1-10 science project

Maggie Spenceley

Project officer on Science Project at the QLD School Curriculum Council

11.10 am.

Morning break

Session 1

11.40 am.

1.1

A Beginners guide to the Solar System

Darryl Mitchell

Brisbane Astronomical Society

 

1.2

Ideas for Activity- based Astronomy programs in Primary schools

Dr. Ian Ginns

Centre for Mathematics and Science Education Q.U.T. Kelvin Grove

1.3

Practical Astronomy for Middle Primary

Lois Padgham

Southern Star Education

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

Questions about the 1-10 Science Syllabus

Maggie Spenceley

QLD School Curriculum Council

Session 2

12.30 pm.

2.1

Stromlo Exploratory Our Unique Teacher Package

Ms Valerie Perry

Education Officer, Mt. Stromlo Exploratory

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Integration of Sky Globe into the classroom

Rob Hilford

Grace Lutheran College

 

 

2.4

School Excursion to Mars

Aaron Chippendale

Australian Students Space Association

 

 

2.5

Space Science Modules at Brisbane CSIROSEC

Leanne White
Tamara Kelly

CSIRO Brisbane Science Education Centre

1.20 pm.

Lunch Spit Roast

Session 3

2.20 pm.

3.1

Hands on activities for the classroom (ASP)

Agatha Gambino
David Durham

Brisbane Astronomical Society

 

3.2

Introduction to Telescopes

Anne-Louise Hawes

Brisbane Astronomical Society

 

3.3

Astronomy Education Via the Internet

Professor Mathew Bailes

Swinburne Centre for Astrophysices and Super Computing

 

3.4

'Minds on Physics, Hands on Rockets'

Tony Surma

Brisbane Astronomical Society

 

 

3.5

The Synthesis of the Elements, the link between Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy

Dr Jim O'Mara

University of Queensland

Session 4

3.10 pm.

 

4.1

 

Hands on activities for the classroom (ASP)

Agatha Gambino
David Durham

Brisbane Astronomical Society

 

4.2

Explorations in the night sky

Paul Floyd

Southern Star Education

 

 

4.3

Informal tour of Grace Lutheran College's Observatory

 

 

 

4.4

Astronomy on school camps

Nev Johnson

Brisbane Astronomical Society

 

 

4.5

The Stromlo Exploratory Hands On Teacher Resource Book

Ms Valerie Perry

Education Officer, Mt. Stromlo Exploratory

 

4.00 pm.

Afternoon break

4.40 pm.

Concluding session

5.00 pm.

Break for dinner

6.15 pm.

Night session cancelled (cloud)

 

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