Welcome to the RiAus Education Page. If you’re new to RiAus, please feel free to explore our website. We are a non-profit organisation with a mission to “bring science to people and people to science.”
RiAus have a range of programs directed at teachers and students, and we plan to grow this range in the future. You can browse current programs below. Our PDplus resources are tailored for teachers and include a set of written material and an online presentation available via Centra Virtual Classroom. We also run regular School Holiday programs for students. Our annual October lecture is aimed at students this year, and will be given by astronaut Andy Thomas. RiAus are also involved in the ASSETS and SpiRit of Science programs and CSIRO Teachers Tours, all of which occur annually. We are in the process of introducing a new program, Science in the Headlines.
You can sign up for our education newsletter here. Designed for teachers and students, the newsletter will keep you informed of programs, events, exhibitions and other resources produced by RiAus.
Adelaide Fringe 2012: Special Schools Sessions
Sepia
Divers. Marine scientists. A mining company and desalination plant. Thousands of Giant Australian Cuttlefish gone missing off the coast of Whyalla. A new play by Emily Steel, the writer of Rocket Town and winner of the Adelaide Fringe 2011 inSPACE:development award.
7 & 13 March at 11am
90 mins
PG
Your days are numbered: The maths of death
After sell-out performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, comedian Timandra Harkness and stand up mathematician Matt Parker present the maths of death.
This special session is available only for school students in Years 10-12.
There will be an opportunity after the session for students to ask questions.
8 March, 1:30 – 2:30
Students $10, teachers free
Ripple (dance)
Set amongst a vivid coral reef made from crocheted yarn, the dance echoes the fascinating curves of coral, the intricacy of crochet and the power of community. Enter the submersed world and feel the ripple of energy as dancers move past you. Celebrating the intersection of art, mathematics and handicraft.
With the strong educational themes wrapped up in this project we are holding a special showing of the performance for primary school groups, with a science presentation and a fun, dynamic movement workshop.
The RiAus Adelaide Reef is a satellite of the worldwide Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef project created by Margaret and Christine Wertheim of the Institute For Figuring in Los Angeles.
19 March, 10:30am & 12:30pm
90 mins
Suitable for students in years 3-7
Children $5, Teachers free
Presented by RiAus and Move Through Life
RiAus PDplus
PDplus is a new initiative of the RiAus focusing on providing professional development opportunities for teachers, delivered online. The sessions draw on the varied and exciting public program of science engagement activities at RiAus and provide a unique opportunity for teachers to have access and put questions to scientists about their research and careers. These sessions are aimed at middle school (year 7-9) teachers, and will be complemented by extensive resources for further classroom activity. Teachers can log on to view sessions through the CENTRA network. Instructions on how to do this are contained in the “Getting Started with Centra Virtual Classroom” section of the DECS website.
Till now, our PDplus resources have been aimed at directed at students in the middle years but we hope in the future to extend our teaching resources to JP/P and secondary school students. However I do encourage you to take a look through these resources as there are likely to be activities adaptable for students outside the middle years.
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ASSETS
The Aboriginal Summer School for Excellence in Technology and Science (ASSETS) program is for Year 10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with an aptitude for mathematics and science. The nine-day residential summer school in Adelaide is open to students from all Australian states and territories.
ASSETS is run annually and is cost free. Return travel is included for successful applicants. Accommodation is provided at Wiltja Residence, a successful long term Indigenous boarding school facility.
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The SpiRit of Science
The SpiRit of Science: Maurice de Rohan Scholarships enable students in years 10 and 11 at South Australian schools to attend the Royal Institution of Great Britain’s Christmas Lectures in London. SpiRit of Science gives a talented group of young people a chance to develop their passion for science in a unique learning environment.
Enquiries about the SpiRit of Science program can be made by emailing Leah.kennewell@sa.gov.au
Entries for 2011 have closed and recipients will be announced soon.
CSIRO Teacher Tours
The annual CSIRO Teacher Tour – now in its fourth year – is a partnership between RiAus, the South Australian Government’s Department of Education and Children’s Services (DECS) and the CSIRO.
Coordinated by the CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship in Adelaide and hosted by CSIRO research facilities around the country, the tour enables classroom teachers to participate in a range of current research and topical science experiences in various state and territory capitals. Through their participation, teachers meet and interact with scientists from a range of areas – including preventative health, food production, gene technology, materials science, taxonomy and astronomy – then share what they have learned with peers and students on their return to the classroom.
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Science Pages
Science Pages is a convenient directory of activities that you can use to enhance and enrich your science and maths curricula.
Science Pages aims to provide a comprehensive online directory of science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities available to South Australian school students and teachers. The directory offers the functionality to search, filter, and comment.
Science Pages has been constructed by RiAus with support from the South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services (DECS).
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