Science News

New Opportunity Available and Science Club

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! This is a global United Nations celebration that occurs every year in February to encourage us all to think about how we can motivate more women to enter Science, since women remain underrepresented in many of the scientific fields. You may have seen some of the inspiring media articles such as on the ABC about this issue.

As part of celebrating this important day, the Science Department is very pleased to announce that we will be taking a group of Year 10 students on a wonderful opportunity to attend the Maritime Museum’s Women in STEM event, held on the Thursday 9 March . This will be a day full of hands-on activities and inspiring presentations by women in scientific fields. Students have the chance to ask questions and meet real scientists. However, places are limited, so its “First in, best Scienced!”. If you are in Year 9 or 10 and would like to attend this event, please email Mrs Sharma ASAP. There will also be other activities and competitions during class to help celebrate this event, such as the one shown above from 2022.

In other important news, Science Club is back on! After rigorous polling at the Co-Curricular Expo, it was determined that Friday was the day! So tomorrow lunch, the first 2023 Science Club session will be starting at 1.05pm in JF9. Looking forward to seeing you all there for some more Super Science!

Mia Sharma
Science Teacher