Posters

A picture tells a thousand words, so have your say.

2022 Poster Titles:

• Natural History Illustration (hand drawn only)
• The Chemistry of Life
• Contemporary People of Science
• The Science of Music
• The Story of Glass
• The Physics of Light
• A Rocky Story
• Bushfires and Storms

A successful Oliphant Science Awards Poster entry:

• Has a strong science message and accurate science content.
• Communicates a single idea clearly.
• Shows good quality artistic skills and imagination, giving the poster visual appeal.
• Uses minimal words (try using fewer than 25 words). The judges will favour entries that give a visual message without the use of a lot of text.
• Can be easily read from a distance.

Rules for Posters:

• The poster must be on one of the titles listed above.
• The poster must be the work of one person (no group entries or unacknowledged assistance by an adult).
• The poster must be the student’s own work.
• The poster must be original.
• The poster must be on lightweight card no larger than 51 cm x 65 cm. No corflute, glass, wood or other heavy frame or backing permitted.
• The poster must not weigh more than 200g.
• The poster may be a collage of other pictures or made using computer assisted graphics. All images and graphics need to be attributed.
• The poster must be flat (no three-dimensional material attached).

In presenting your poster entry:

• You must securely attach your Identification Label (your Coordinator will give you this label) to the back of your entry.