Podcast: Australian Science Olympiads with Alyssa Weirman Follow Us: Comments 0 Podcast: Australian Science Olympiads with Alyssa Weirman About The Australian Science Olympiads have been run for many years, whereby highly motivated students in Australian high schools compete to be selected to be part of the team to represent Australia at the International Science Olympiads. We talk with Aly Weirman, Executive Director of Australian Science Innovations to learn more! Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education More Information About the FizzicsEd Podcast About the Australian Science Olympiads The Australian Science Olympiad Exams are challenging but rewarding online exams held once a year in the following disciplines: Junior (for Year 7 – 10) Physics Biology Earth and Environmental Science Chemistry All students who wish to be considered for stage two and three of the program must sit the exam. Students may sit more than one exam. Following the completion of the exams, students may be offered a place in our pathway programs. All programs are invitation-only. Each of these programs is a chance or students to further extend themselves in their discipline, connect with subject experts, and develop new friendships with like-minded students from across the country. About Alyssa Weirman Aly Weirman is the Executive Director of Australian Science Innovations, an organisation that has identified, trained and supported Australia’s Science Olympians for over 35 years. Aly has over a decade of experience in business management and development within the public, research, and university sectors. Aly would like to support the development of a science-literate Australia. As a trained geologist Aly brings a love of all things science to her role managing ASI, especially rocks, fossils, cliffs and volcanoes. With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It’s not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it’s about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! Hosted by Ben Newsome Other Episodes Episode: 130 " Simple shapes to complex objects " Comments 0 Podcast: Engineering with Paper with Godwyn Morris Ben Newsome September 12, 2021 Podcast STEM primary education Engineering Paper is one of the most common materials in the classroom and we can use it to expand student STEM skills! We chat with Godwyn Morris about Engineering with paper, a downloadable series that helps students learn how to create and mesh together basic shapes to create complex objects. Read More Listen Episode: 91 " Competition open worldwide! 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The Australian Science Olympiads have been run for many years, whereby highly motivated students in Australian high schools compete to be selected to be part of the team to represent Australia at the International Science Olympiads. We talk with Aly Weirman, Executive Director of Australian Science Innovations to learn more! Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About the Australian Science Olympiads The Australian Science Olympiad Exams are challenging but rewarding online exams held once a year in the following disciplines: Junior (for Year 7 – 10) Physics Biology Earth and Environmental Science Chemistry All students who wish to be considered for stage two and three of the program must sit the exam. Students may sit more than one exam. Following the completion of the exams, students may be offered a place in our pathway programs. All programs are invitation-only. Each of these programs is a chance or students to further extend themselves in their discipline, connect with subject experts, and develop new friendships with like-minded students from across the country. About Alyssa Weirman Aly Weirman is the Executive Director of Australian Science Innovations, an organisation that has identified, trained and supported Australia’s Science Olympians for over 35 years. Aly has over a decade of experience in business management and development within the public, research, and university sectors. Aly would like to support the development of a science-literate Australia. As a trained geologist Aly brings a love of all things science to her role managing ASI, especially rocks, fossils, cliffs and volcanoes.
With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It’s not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it’s about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world! Hosted by Ben Newsome
Paper is one of the most common materials in the classroom and we can use it to expand student STEM skills! We chat with Godwyn Morris about Engineering with paper, a downloadable series that helps students learn how to create and mesh together basic shapes to create complex objects.
Learn more about an international science competition for high school students, where they can propose an experiment, which can be performed using a real particle accelerator. Winners are invited each year to visit CERN or DESY for two weeks with all costs covered to perform their proposed experiments together with...
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