Primary teaching students launch two scientific projects

19 October 2001

The Faculty of Education is conducting two innovative events next week both of which relate to projects by the Faculty's trainee primary teaching students in the teaching of science:

Project 1 will be held on Monday 22 October from 9.30am to 1.30pm in the Foyer of the McKinnon Building (Bldg 67) and involves a display of big books made by the students. The design is novel as they are based on a fictional storyline (narrative) with factual information (science knowledge) that has been embedded in pop-up constructions (technology). They are aimed at primary children and attempt to blend fiction with fact as a classroom resource.

Project 2 (the inaugural "Young Einstein Science Fair") will be held on Wednesday 24 October from 9.30am to 12.30pm at Nareena Hills Public School. This will involve 300 gifted and talented primary students from seven schools around Figtree being engaged in a science fair conducted by 160 students from the Faculty of Education. The fair will have 60 hands-on workstations set up for the children to conduct experiments.

For further information contact Bernie Goldie on (02) 4221 5942 or 0412 454124.