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2016 New Opportunities for Teaching and Learning in SACE Earth & Environmental Science

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Date: Friday 9 December 2016

Time: 4.30pm to 8.00pm

Bookings close: 06/12/2016

Event Pricing

Type Regular price
Personal Member (1 day) $66.00
Non-Member (1 day) $99.00
Corporate Member (SA School) (1 day) $88.00
Life Member (1 day) $66.00
Joint Member (1 day) $66.00
Retired Member (1 day) $66.00
SASTA Student Member (1 day) $66.00

Description

DRAFT PROGRAM:

 

4.30pm     Overview of the new EES Subject Outline for Stage 1 and Stage 2, presented by Len Altman and Kelly Sharrad (members of the EES curriculum writing team)

 

5.00pm     Teaching about climate change, presented by Ian Tooley (former Principal and presenter of the Climate Reality Project)

 

6.00pm     Fire history and management of Australian Vegetation, presented by Professor Robert Hill, Executive Dean, Faculty of Sciences, The University of Adelaide

Bob will be speaking about the way native Australian plants have evolved to tolerate and possibly even depend on fire for their long term health and survival.  A knowledge of this is critical for successful management of fire now and into the future.

 

6.30pm     Practical opportunities to teach and learn about groundwater, presented by Professor Okke Batelaan, Dean, School of Environment, Flinders University

 

7.00pm     Field Study opportunities in mine site rehabilitation practices, presented by John Mignone, Community Education Services (DSD)

John will be speaking on the Brukunga mine as a field study site which brings together Geology, mining, environmental management, chemistry and engineering aspects of STEM.

 

7.30pm     Forest Biomes, presented by Michael Yeo, Adelaide Botanical Gardens Education Officer (DEWNR)