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SA Science Teachers Association

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8354 0006

Address: 249 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville 5031 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.sasta.asn.au

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25.01.2022 Did you check out the SASTA Blog this year? There are a range of articles showcasing what happened in SA schools and the science community. http://bit.ly/2KDQrX4 If you're interested in sharing an article for the blog next year please get in contact with us via email ([email protected])

23.01.2022 Did you know that tomorrow is the inaugural International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies? You can help by contributing to NASA's citizen science global database by taking a photo of the cloud cover tomorrow. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3bouYw9

23.01.2022 Have you seen the @Oliphant Science Awards 'Virtual Open Day' pages? All results are now live! Check out our full Open Day video online now: https://bit.ly/OSAVirtualOpenDay by Juan Photography

20.01.2022 Join students in over 100 countries to collaborate on climate change topics over 6 weeks, starting on 28 September with the Climate Action Project. This free project includes access to webinars with experts from NASA and WWF and Education Perfect and Pivot Professional Learning are providing access to free additional resources. Find out more and register here: https://bit.ly/3m2YFYv

19.01.2022 EARLY CAREER TEACHERS CONFERENCE | Have you seen the program? https://bit.ly/ECTC2020 In Kate's session 'Lets Really Do Science Inquiry (Primary)' she will be talking about not rescuing students from thinking, which means standing back and giving them time and opportunity to solve problems themselves. And poses the question: Do we trap our students into fast thinking through our questioning? Fast thinking means they can’t stop and think, it fails in complex systems such as s...cience investigation. Slow thinking allows for deep observation and problem solving thinking like a scientist. Check out the video on fast & slow thinking below.

19.01.2022 TALKING SCIENCE THURSDAY Last week was NAIDOC week, so it is the perfect time to look more closely at using Indigenous contexts to teach science! Science teachers can access a complete suite of resources from Foundation to Year 10 to support them in integrating the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority into the science component of the Australian Curriculum: https://bit.ly/2Iyx2XS... ACARA also has teacher background information for Foundation Year 6 to complete the resources available: https://bit.ly/3ksyOXO

19.01.2022 Looking for something to do while in lockdown? Why not give this citizen science project a go! Details below.

18.01.2022 TALKING SCIENCE TUESDAY | FIGHT FOR PLANET A Fight for Planet A: Our Climate Challenge was a three-part series exploring how we can all reduce our individual and collective carbon emissions. Did you watch it? We'd love to hear your thoughts about the series? Is this something you will be using in your classroom?... You can watch it on ABC iview here: https://ab.co/2XMPqRL

18.01.2022 Happy Holidays from SASTA!

18.01.2022 STEM CONFERENCE | Call for Workshops are now open! This year's theme is 'How does STEM help us battle threats to our world?' You can view a list of suggested categories and ideas of topics that link directly to the theme of the conference on the website: http://bit.ly/STEMConf2020

17.01.2022 Did you know...each year at Christmas time, Australians eat a staggering 40% of the annual intake of prawns? The good news is that just over half of all prawns caught in Australian waters are Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified sustainable. Find out more in these Primezone classroom resources here: http://bit.ly/3r2qsL2

16.01.2022 Keep an eye out tonight! The great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, the first of its kind in 400 years ab.co/3nGGIQ2

16.01.2022 TALKING SCIENCE THURSDAY | Single-use plastic ban in South Australia South Australia has become the first Australian state to introduce laws banning some single-use plastics including cutlery, straws and stirrers. https://bit.ly/3mq4hfD We can all make an impact on the planet by reducing single-use plastic. You can check out some of the changes the SASTA staff have made below. What changes have you made personally or at school?... Taronga Zoo have some great school resources through their Litter Free Rivers program and you can calculate your positive impact here: https://bit.ly/33qCHpG

15.01.2022 Congratulations to Yvonne Zeegers, recipient of the 2020 SASTA Honour Award! Find out more about Yvonne's contribution to SASTA here: https://bit.ly/38EBzD5

15.01.2022 We are extremely disappointed to announce that the 2020 STEM Conference has been cancelled. Due to the new Government restrictions imposed in South Australia we are no longer able to run this event safely and the University of South Australia has cancelled all public events on campus until further notice. We thank you for your support of this event and hope to work with you again next year. All delegates, presenters and sponsors will be contacted individually with further information. MASA Mathematical Association of South Australia

10.01.2022 Lockdown day 2 and it seems it's almost over! How is everyone going? While we have a captive audience, we want to know what you want to see from SASTA on social media, through our publications and professional learning? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll take the feedback on board as we plan for 2021.

09.01.2022 FAKE NEWS FRIDAY | THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD Organic, natural, cage free, free range Do we really understand what these labels mean? Are they just a marketing tool or is there a scientific definition behind these labels? Do you have a good activity that looks at food labels?

08.01.2022 SASTA MEMBERS | The latest ASTA Teaching Science Journal is now available in the members area of the SASTA website! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/SASTAmembers

08.01.2022 Find out what happened in schools around the state for National Science Week this year in our latest blog series: https://bit.ly/351TP7F Robotic Engineering at Pulteney Grammar School 2020 Science Week @ Woodville High School Official Northfield Science Expo 2020... Cabra Dominican College's National Science Week Always Question, Always Wonder: Science Week 2020 - Gleeson College Mount Gambier High School - National Science Week Science Week at St. Martin's Catholic Primary School Greenacres See more

07.01.2022 Tomorrow is R U OK? Day - and a reminder that on every day of the year we should support people who may be struggling. 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone and the message for this year is 'There's more to say after R U Ok?' There are a range of education resources to help share the message in your classroom: https://bit.ly/328JHs3 We want everyone in our community to feel they can talk about life’s ups and downs and access support if they need it. Please reach out if you are struggling, you can find more info here: www.ruok.org.au/findhelp

04.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who attended the Early Career Teachers Conference today! We had such a great turn out for our first face to face conference of the year. Keep an eye out for the STEM Conference program and registration after the holidays!

03.01.2022 EARLY CAREER TEACHERS CONFERENCE | Registrations close on Thursday! https://bit.ly/ECTC2020

02.01.2022 Have you registered for the 2020 Early Career Teachers Conference yet? We hope to see you there! https://bit.ly/ECTC2020