Science Education News (SEN) Journal 2018 Science Education News Volume 67 Number 3 | Page 3
CONTENTS
SEN
Science Education News
ASSOCIATION NEWS
President’s Message........................................................................................... 4
Editor's Letter...................................................................................................... 5
Volume 67 Number 3 2018 Advocating on behalf of our members................................................................ 9
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE STANSW Council Nominations.......................................................................... 10
TEACHERS’ Vitamania Documentary.................................................................................... 11
ASSOCIATION OF STANSW Young Scientist Awards 2018 Calendar............................................ 12
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Quarterly Issues
REPORTS
CSIRO Professionals in Schools........................................................................ 14
EDITOR
George Pinniger
EDITORIAL TEAM
Margaret Shepherd
ARTICLES
Stimulus Material for depth studies, courtesy of Macquarie University............ 16
Seven Reasons People no longer Want to be Teachers................................... 23
Climate Policy is a Fiendish Problem for Governments – Time for an
Independent Authority with Real Powers.......................................................... 25
Illustrating the Mind........................................................................................... 27
DESKTOP PUBLISHER
Claire McCabe
What Does Effective STEM Integration Look Like In Schools?.......................... 30
How a Trip to Antarctica Became a Real-life Experiment in
Decision-making ............................................................................................... 33
A Decoded Stretchy Molecule gives Living Tissues Flexibility......................... 36
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New Coal doesn’t Stack Up – just look at Queensland’s
Renewable Energy Numbers............................................................................ 38
A Giant ‘Singing’ Cloud in space will Help us to Understand
how Star Systems Form..................................................................................... 41
Georges River Grammar gets Hands-on for Science Week............................. 64
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IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM 7–12
Enhancing Adaptability in Grade 9 Boys through Task-Based Learning......... 43
Using Real Data, and Analysing Errors............................................................. 54
Measuring Gravitational Acceleration using Timing Gates............................... 59
IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM K–6
The Hivve – St Christophers Primary, Holsworthy............................................. 62
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