Science & Technology

Head of Faculty – Science & Technology

Chris Pacey

#STEM Like A Pat’s Girl

#STEM Like A Pats Girl Conference 2019 held on Saturday August 10 was a roaring success with nearly 200 students from across 30 different Townsville schools in attendance. The girls-only conference, which has been held annually for the past 3 years raises awareness of women in science by introducing young, innovative Townsville girls to a wide variety of STEM opportunities available to them across the fields of Defence, marine science, technology and engineering. We would like to once again thank all of our presenters: BOP Industries, James Cook University, Australian Defence Force, JAR Aerospace, Pathology Queensland- Townsville Hospital and ARTC Inland Rail. The event was made possible this year by our generous sponsors Higgins, Hutchinson Builders, Keir Steele Waldon Lawyers, Mater Health Services, SMEC, Museum of Tropical North QLD. 

My daughter was so excited and busy talking non-stop from when we got out the front gate all the way to Cranbrook.  She was thrilled and very enthusiastic about everything she had heard and been a part of.

My daughter was a buzz of excitement when I picked her up at the end of the day. She explained everything that she did in great detail.

 

Thank you for giving our girls this amazing opportunity. We are truly grateful for all the hard work that was put into the day. 

Year 12 Marine Science

Year 12 Marine Science students have been looking at a Unit on the conservation & sustainability of inshore reefs. This involved two fields trips to an inshore fringing coral reef (Magnetic Island) and an offshore platform reef (Keeper Reef). While on Magnetic Island, the students looked to gain baseline data on coral health, coral cover and algae cover to help give them a better understanding. Then on Sunday 11 August, students headed out to Keeper Reef for the day to collect data to compare the two reefs. Like the Year 11 class some weeks beforehand, the Year 12 students were also lucky enough to spot humpback whales on the way back to Townsville as they head up the coast of Australia ready to give birth to their young