National Science Week in 2011 is 13-21 August
The schools theme for 2011 is React to Chemistry!, in keeping with the International Year of Chemistry.
Some of the ways schools and students join in National Science Week is by:
- holding a family science evening, a crazy scientist day or a science breakfast
- hosting a scientists picnic or a science camp
- setting up team challenges or hosting a debate on a hot science topic
- organising a science olympics or a roving playground science show
- inviting guest speakers or hosting a scientist-in-residence
- organising a Science and Literature Festival
- setting activities, challenges and projects from the ASTA Resource Book React to Chemistry! for students, families, or other teachers
- going on excursions, field trips and school visits
- participating in local and national 2011 Science Week events
- be fun for the participants
- be focused on quality science outcomes
- be supportive of your science curriculum
- encourage the participants to want to try more science
- raise the general profile of science within the community
The React to Chemistry (PDF 4.15 MB) resource book has been designed to provide teachers and community science educators with background information and activities they can use to increase their own and students' (K - 12) knowledge and understanding. Topics include: Muds and Suds (the science of cleanliness), Food Chemistry (chocolate, milk and cheese, vitamins and minerals); Sausage-ology and Green chemistry to name a few. It offers a range of tasks and activities progressing from lower primary to upper secondary.
Search for some stimulating
Individual classroom-based activities
Bit of a fizzer this year..........Maybe next year?
In the meantime for some science fun:
NZ website with a fantastic range of science activitieshttp://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html
Thanks to Rod Leonarder for sharing this.
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