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Website of the Month
on 02/06/2020
Each month we will be featuring a website with useful resources to use in your classroom. If you have any recommendations to add, send us an email! June 2020 ABC Education ABC Education has thousands of free educational resources aligned to the Australian Curriculum. The website is packed with hundreds...
How to CRUISE Through the SASTA Oliphant Science Awards
on 01/06/2020
If you are making a Games Project this is the Guide for you! However the concepts, project planning and tips in this guide can of course be applied to most Oliphant Science Awards Projects! Past Oliphant Science Awards Trophy Winner and all around Oliphant legend Ms Amber Washington has created...
Inspiration for OSA Science Creations - SCINEMA
on 21/05/2020
SCINEMA International Science Film Festival is the largest science film festival in the southern hemisphere. Head to their website to watch a selection of SCINEMA films to provide inspiration to your Oliphant Science Awards project creations - especially those Multimedia Project filmmakers! Remember teachers can also download educational resources, so...
Have you pre-ordered your 2020 Study Guide yet?
on 08/05/2020
SASTA Study Guides are the complete resource for students preparing for Stage 2 SACE exams. These guides include questions with worked solutions covering each topic of the Subject Outline and address all sections of the exam. Find out the new inclusions for the 2020 Study Guides below. To pre-order your...
Changes to the 2020 Oliphant Science Awards
on 08/05/2020
We are excited that the Oliphant Science Awards will still be running in 2020! The changes we have made to the Oliphant Science Awards this year offer even more opportunities for students to be creative with their projects and for coordinators / judges to submit and judge more projects online....
Video Entry Hints & Tips Video
on 27/04/2020
Have you considered adding video content to your Oliphant Science Awards Submission? While videos are a popular project choice for the Multimedia category, short videos can also be a great way to record and showcase other project submissions with the judges - especially for country/remote students. Here are just a...
Stuck on how to run The Oliphant Science Awards in 2020?
on 23/04/2020
SASTA has asked some of our experienced OSA Coordinators to share their ideas and plans for utilising the competition under current circumstances so have a read and see if you can help get your school involved! If you would like to download a PDF copy of this information please click...
SCU Robotics
on 23/04/2020
For those interested in the Computer Programming, Apps and Robotics category of The Awards - this may be for you! Introduction to Robotics 1 - FREE on-line 10 week course SCU Robotics and Engineering Team are very pleased to announce they have designed a 10 week free on-line “Introduction to...
Current news regarding Year 12 SACE Exams
on 02/04/2020
Stay up-to-date with how the SACE Board is supporting students, teachers and schools through the COVID-19 pandemic here: https://www.sace.sa.edu.au/covid-19-coronavirus/for-teachers The 2020 Exam Timetable can be found here: https://www.sace.sa.edu.au/studying/assessment/exams/timetable Below is a list of articles related to information about this year's SACE exams: 1 April, The Guardian Australian universities change admissions...
STEM Expo at St Augustine's Parish School
on 17/10/2018
Classes from across the school worked on a huge variety of STEM activities throughout term 3 then presented their learning at our STEM Expo in week 7. Each year level prepared a display of their learning journey to share with the community. Our Receptions focussed on the pollution of our...
Building a Professional Learning Community in STEM
on 04/10/2018
We all know that our colleagues are our greatest resource, and at The Grove Education Centre this resource is being used with exciting results! The Grove Education Centre, a special school in Woodville, South Australia provides a supportive learning environment for students with a verified intellectual disability and associated complex...
Tour of Learning at Stirling East Primary School
on 27/09/2018
Stirling East Primary School's second annual Science Themed Tour of Learning in the Hamilton unit was held on Thursday 6th September. The year 3 and 4 Students showcased their first semester’s work, which was designing and carrying out a scientific investigation based on students’ choice of topic. There were 144...
Engineering Design Challenge at Rosary Catholic School
on 07/09/2018
Rosary Catholic School has been working with Kate Dilger from the SA Science Teachers Association (SASTA) through 2017 and 2018 to improve teaching and learning outcomes in STEM. A whole school approach has seen teachers across all year levels engage with the engineering design process and plan student challenges that...
Highgate School's Science Expo
on 22/08/2018
From 3.30 - 5.30pm on Thursday, 16th August, Highgate School’s Science Expo came alive! This was an R-7 exhibition of ‘science games in a shoe box’. The gym was filled with families, school staff and interested community members. In every direction you could see child and adult discussions, students testing...
Findon STEMathon
on 22/08/2018
Findon High School hosted Seaton Park Primary School in student led activities for National Science Week. A range of activities occured during the week including: Wednesday - Year 3/4 students created dioramas depicting symbiosis on the reef and threats to the Reef assisted by Year 9 students. Thursday and Friday...
One Week of Wow at Risdon Park Primary School!
on 22/08/2018
One Week of Wow! was designed to allow students to enjoy activities during lunch times that they may not get to experience in their Science classes during the year. On Monday, we brought out our BrainBox circuit kits and students built simple circuits to light up bulbs, or worked with...
Northfield Primary School Science Expo
on 22/08/2018
On Friday the 17th of August, Northfield Primary School held a Science Expo. This gave our year 6/7 classes the opportunity to showcase their science learning to the rest of our school community. For 6 weeks the year 6/7 classes worked on a scientific inquiry question that they created which...
Science@Urrbrae
on 22/08/2018
Urrbrae Agricultural High School’s motto is “Science with Practice” so what better way to celebrate National Science Week than by inviting primary students to come learn about how we do science at the Urrbrae Wetland, on the Urrbrae Farm and in our Science Labs. Thursday 16th and Friday 17th of...
Science Week at Sturt Street Community School
on 22/08/2018
Three main events occurred during Science week at Sturt Street Community School. These were chemistry workshops for grades 4 to 7 (and shows for R to 3) provided by Lab on Legs (an incursion), an Open Morning to showcase student Science activities to the school community and a Science dress...
CONASTA67 - a delegate's perspective
on 08/08/2018
Have you attended CONASTA before? Or wondered what it would be like to attend? Peter Beveridge from Pennington School R-7 attended CONASTA67 for the first time this year as a Ruth Dircks Scholarship recipient! Pete put together a journal of his notes and experiences at CONASTA so you can get...
St Catherine's take on STEM
on 25/07/2018
We live in a world where rapid advancements in technology have had a profound impact on how we work and communicate. As educators, students are at the center of everything we do and we have a responsibility in preparing our students for future success. The staff and students at St....
Lab lessons with a STEM focus
on 05/07/2018
This article is a summary of the 'Lab lessons with a STEM focus' workshop session run by Kate Dilger, SASTA Education Officer at the SASTA Annual Conference on Tuesday 17 April 2018. The main problem with many middle school practical lessons is that the students do not see their relevance,...
