Science Extension

Student applications have now closed as of November 2019 for the Science Extension cohort 2019-2020. If you have a student who would like to join our waiting list, please email science.alliance@sydney.edu.au.

Linking high school students with PhD mentors to support their science investigation skills development during the HSC Science Extension course.

The Science Extension Mentoring Program is designed to support the development of science investigation skills in high school students undertaking the Science Extension HSC course by offering them one-to-one advice from a PhD mentor who will follow the progress of their science investigation throughout the HSC year.

Students will be able to ask their mentors for personalised suggestions and tips on how to:

• design their scientific investigation
• carry out data collection
• analyse the data
• approach arising challenges throughout the investigation
• draw meaning from their results

The program endeavours to match students and mentors by disciplines of interest and expertise.

The Science Extension Mentor Program is conducted via online pathways (e.g. email, video conferencing) or by phone and always under the supervision of the student’s teacher. Contacting times throughout the program are flexible, and are as agreed upon between teacher, student and mentor.

Program Details

Audience: HSC science extension students
Cost: free
Availability: subject to successful applications and PhD mentor availability
Applications open: October – November, dates will be released closer to Term 4.

Student Applications

The applications will require:

• Student's school email address
• Sponsor teacher's full name, contact details
• Why the student would like to join the program
• Area of interest for science investigation

Applications due by Friday 15 November 2019.

Students must complete their own entry forms to apply for the program. Each student must also have a teacher who is willing to supervise all (online) communication between mentor and their mentee for the duration of the program for Work Health and Safety reasons.

Contact

School Program Officer
science.alliance@sydney.edu.au

Spend a day learning about the HSC science extension course exploring best scientific practice, experimental design, research techniques and reviewing statistical analysis of data.

We will focus on Modules 2 and 3 of the Science Extension course. Half the day will be spent exploring best practice experimental design and identifying potential challenges, with a view to good designs producing good analyses.

The other half of the day will be an exploration of various statistical hypothesis tests as detailed in the syllabus. This is also a chance for you and your students to meet some of our PhD student mentors. PhD candidates from across the faculty have volunteered their expertise to provide advice for your students as they undertake this exciting dive into authentic scientific research.

Event Details

Cost: free
Audience: HSC science extension students
Supervision: students must be booked and supervised by a teacher
Dates Available: November, dates will be released closer to Term 4.

We will be exploring virtual options for this workshop closer to the date. If you would like to receive updates about the availability about our programs, you can sign-up to our Science Extension Mailing List or our Science Alliance Newsletter.

Please note that we understand student numbers are uncertain before Term 4. All registered groups will be contacted at the start of Term 4 for final student numbers. In the meantime, we would appreciate if teachers could make their best estimates of the number of places that they need.

Contact

School Programs Officer
science.alliance@sydney.edu.au

Texts, presentations, videos and mathematical analysis resources for the Science Extension course can be accessed directly through the Science Extension resources link.

Questions?

School Programs Officer
science.alliance@sydney.edu