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FULL - 2024 Years 7-10 Design Investigations: Time to play

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Presenter: Vera Dunaiski and Brayden Pullen, Westminster School

A hands-on practical session trialling different ideas for investigations suitable AC 9.0 from Years 7 -10. 

 

Check out some comments from the 2023 workshop attendees:

  • Well presented, excellent experiments, good discussion around using these in the classroom and student responses. Overal, a very helpful PD.
  • Amazing presenters who knew their stuff and were so helpful and happy to share their resources. 
  • Excellent overall, gave specific and pertinent advice re teaching strategies

Details

Date: Friday 1 November 2024

Time: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm

Venue: Westminster School

Bookings close: 30/10/2024

Event Pricing

Type Regular price
Personal Member (1 day) $160.00
Joint Member (1 day) $160.00
Corporate Member - SA School (1 day) $205.00
Non-Member (1 day) $250.00
SASTA Student Member (1 day) $55.00
1st Year of Teaching (1 day) $160.00
2nd Year of Teaching (1 day) $160.00

Description

The workshop will involve guidelines on supporting students to deconstruct and design appropriate investigations. Participants will have the opportunity to trial and adapt methods designed around investigations such as:

  • Flow rates of liquids
  • Rope making
  • Aerobic Respiration
  • Fermentation
  • Motion of objects
  • Rates of chemical reactions

Time will be set aside for collaborative sharing and brainstorming of ideas. Please bring a notebook, pen, and laptop. Guest Wi-Fi will be available, and resources will be published on padlet.

If you prefer to wear your own lab coat and glasses, please bring your own. Otherwise, we can supply student lab coats.