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Competitions for Science Teachers and Students



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Teacher Awards

Entries closed:
Monday 10 March 2008
Teacher Award Australian Academy of Science Teacher Awards, one from each state, 2-4 May 2007 Australian Academy of Science To attend Science in Shine Dome
Registration, air fares, accommodation, most meals
http://www.science.org.au/sats2008/ta.htm
28 April - 20 June 2008 Teacher Award Leadership in secondary science teaching NSW Office for Science and Medical Research $5,000 http://www.osmr.nsw.gov.au/science_communication/
science_promotion/scientist_of_the_year
To be confirmed Teacher Award Prime Minister's Prizes for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools
and Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
Department of Education, Science and Training Silver medallion and a grant of $50,000 https://sciencegrants.dest.gov.au/
SciencePrize/Pages/Home.aspx
Entries close: To be confirmed Teacher Ruth Dircks Scholarship to CONASTA 56 Australian Science Teachers's Association $1000 assist attendance at CONASTA 56 http://www.asta.edu.au/awards/ruthdircks
To be confirmed Teacher Award NSW Minister's Quality Teaching Awards Department of Education and Training $500, year's full membership to Australian College of Educators or collection of educational resources https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/awards/ace.htm
Entries close: 29 February 2008 Teacher Award Churchill Fellowship Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Provision of financial support to enable ordinary Australians from all walks of life to undertake a period of overseas study, or an investigative project, that cannot be readily undertaken in Australia http://www.churchilltrust.com.au/
Entries close: 9 May, 2008 Teacher Award UTS - Holmes à Court Eureka Prize for Science Teaching Australian Museum Eureka Prize secondary science teacher who has inspired students to pursue curiosity-driven learning in science, $10,000 plus trophy http://www.amonline.net.au/eureka/go/
news/2008-eureka-prize-for-science-teaching

Primary

Closing date: 16 May 2008 K to 12 Schools' Plant Science Competition Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Free kit for the plant science experiments available http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/
dpi/hs.xsl/4791_4235_ENA_HTML.htm
Closing date: To be confirmed Years 3 to 12 Australasian Schools Science Competition University of New South Wales   http://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/
Crystals must be received by Friday 20 June 2008 K-3: Years 4-6: Years 7,8 Crystal Growing Competition
- Alum Crystal
Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc. NSW Starter kit available http://www.chem.unsw.edu.au/raci/crystal_grow/index.htm

Secondary

4 July 2008 Secondary 9&10, 7&8 Science EXPOsé competition NSW Office for Science and Medical Research inlcudes $300 http://www.osmr.nsw.gov.au/science_communication/science_promotion/
scientist_of_the_year/expose_competition
Closing date: 16 May 2008 K to 12 Schools' Plant Science Competition Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Free kit for the plant science experiments available http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/xchg/
dpi/hs.xsl/4791_4235_ENA_HTML.htm
Crystals must be received by Friday 20 June 2008 K-3: Years 4-6: Years 7,8 Crystal Growing Competition
- Alum Crystal
Royal Australian Chemical Institute Inc. NSW Starter kit available http://www.chem.unsw.edu.au/raci/crystal_grow/index.htm
Invitation sent out February
Competition date: To be confirmed
Secondary The Rio Tinto Big Science Competition Rio Tinto   http://www.rtbsc.edu.au/www/index.cfm?itemid=16
Closing date: To be confirmed Years 3 to 12 Australasian Schools Science Competition University of New South Wales   http://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/about_icas/science
Held on
24 July 2008
Secondary Australian National Chemistry Quiz RACI   http://www.raci.org.au/national/events/nationalchemistryquiz.html
Email cfogliani@csu.edu.au
To be confirmed Secondary Lord of the Weeds! Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management Rules and resources available from web site, report writing http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/for_schools/competition.html
Closes: 2 May, 2008 Secondary Macquarie University Eureka Schools Prize for Action Against Climate Change Australian Museum Eureka Schools Prize Web site eureka@austmus.gov.au
Entries closed: 9 May 2008 Secondary University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Schools Prize Australian Museum Eureka Schools Prize encourages secondary school students with a passion for science and for communicating ideas to tell a scientific story via a short video piece http://www.amonline.net.au/eureka/go/news/
2008-sleek-geeks-science-prize

Email - eureka@austmus.gov.au

K-12

29 August 2007 Primary and Secondary Intel Young Scientist Awards Science Teachers Association on New South Wales To encourage students from K-12, and teachers, to undertake a scientific investigation http://www.stansw.asn.au/
Entries close: June 25, 2008 9 - 11, 12-14, and 15+ International Science Poetry Competition Competition Science Time and Science Education Review Poetry writing competition http://www.scienceeducationreview.com/poetcomp.html
Email: willdown@flexi.net.au
2008 Years 5 to 8 Murder Under the Microscope Waterwatch NSW Are your students super sleuth investigators? Would they have fun trying to identify the villain in an environmental catastrophe? http://www.waterwatch.nsw.gov.au/
07_murder_microscope/

To include your competition in this listing, please contact
Kaye Placing


For further information contact
Kaye Placing

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