Future and Innovation
Science Extension Conference: Public Lectures & Showcase
By popular demand, the Barker Institute will be hosting the 2024 edition of the free Science Extension Public Lectures. This year it will be all on the one evening to assist with those travelling greater distances. Staff, students and parents from all schools are invited to join Barker staff, students and parents for an exciting evening.
2024 Students are invited to submit a poster for our dinner/poster session.
This event is for:
- 2024 Year 12 Students doing final revision of Module 1 before the HSC exam on Wednesday 30 October (two days later).
- 2025 Year 12 Students seeking to cover Module 1 dot-points and developing project ideas as they begin the course.
- Parents of 2024 or 2025 students interested in what the students have been learning and keen to see examples of their work.
- Teachers and Leaders seeking to network, collaborate, or gain new ideas about content or projects.
2024 Program:
6:00pm - Lecture 1 - Indigenous cultures & Science
We value modern science, but what lessons can we learn from Indigenous cultural knowledge? This is a tricky topic and tricky dot point in the Science Exenstion Syllabus. Come explore this together. Speaker TBC.
6:45pm - Dinner | Networking | Poster Session | Project Discussions
This year, the two lectures will be divided by a 45 minute break for dinner, networking, and collaboration.
A delicious stand-up dinner option of Chicken Tandoori served with rice, flatbread, and a drink available for purchase on the night for $10. (Special diet options available with notice).
Staff, students and parents will then be able to explore the poster hall featuring 2024 student research projects. This will be an amazing opportunity for new students to explore ideas for their own upcoming research. Posters from students of any school are most welcome, please indicate on the RSVP form if you intend on adding a poster for display.
7:30pm - Lecture 2 - Philosophy of Science
Dr Matthew Hill is Director Barker Institute and has been involved in the Science Extension course for many years. He loves reflecting on the impact of the underlying philosophies of science on modern Science Education and will be exploring syllubus content of epistemology, empericism, induction and deduction and more, and wrestling with what this means for the question of "What makes Science, Science?".