Images of SPIRIT I and SPIRIT II on the roof of the School of Physics at The University of Western Australia.
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SPIRIT (SPICE Physics ICRAR Remote Internet Telescope) provides WA high-school students with access to a state‐of‐the-art robotic telescope via the Internet.
ABC Catalyst
Thursday night’s Catalyst program on ABC 1 features research by Travelling Scientist, Ryan Kempster.
Shark Repellent: Graham Phillips discovers how understanding a sharks’ sensory system could help people swim safely amongst the carnivorous fish.
The story is available online on the Catalyst website.… Continue reading
New SPICE resources
Three new SPICE sequences have been added to SPICE downloads.
- Buffers (year 12 chemistry)
- Soil life (year 9 biology)
- Geothermal energy (year 11 physics)
Travelling scientists in May
Two of our Travelling scientists will be on the road in May.… Continue reading
Fascination of plants
The first international Fascination of Plants Day will be launched under the umbrella of the European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO). The goal of this activity is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthused about the importance of plant science for agriculture, in sustainably producing food, as well as for horticulture, forestry, and all of the non-food products such as paper, timber, chemicals, energy, and pharmaceuticals.… Continue reading
Buffers – not just for the chemistry lab
A full day workshop will be run on 24 April that addresses the buffers section of the Year 12 Chemistry Syllabus. The content is also applicable to Human Biology teachers. It looks at buffers in two very different contexts: buffering ability of muscles; and buffering in the ocean.
More details about the workshop can be found in the Events section of this website.… Continue reading
Travelling scientists in March
Three of our Travelling scientists will be on the road in March.… Continue reading
Travelling Biotechnology Kit
Thanks to support from the Department of Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, SPICE now has a travelling Biotechnology Kit. When your SPICE representative visits your school, you will be able to get hands-on with the protein electrophoresis activity that has been developed for the new SPICE proteins resource. As well as seeing how easy the activity is, you will be able to see the sort of equipment that is required for you to do the activity in your class.… Continue reading
Congratulations!
SPICE would like to congratulate the following teachers who have been recognised for their ourstanding efforts this year:
- David Henderson, Rossmoyne Senior High School - AITSL, Australian Secondary Teacher of the Year
- Heath Dullard, Pinjarra Senior High School – WA Science Awards, Science Educator of the Year: Secondary
- Mark Lehmann, Padbury Senior High School – STAWA, 2011 John de Laeter Medal
Now that the year is coming to a close, the staff at SPICE would like to wish all WA teachers a merry Christmas and enjoyable break over the summer holidays.… Continue reading