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 NEW SOUTH WALES Inc. 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 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.stansw.asn.au 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 The opinions expressed in this journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of STANSW or the Editors of SEN. © Copyright 2018 by STANSW All rights reserved. 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 ISSN 0048 9603 3 SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL NEWS VOL 67 NO 3