From the Leader of Learning Science -Junior Campus

Science Writing Competition

This term our Science students in Year 7 to 10 participated in an internal Science Writing Competition that was tied to the NSW Bragg Science Writing Competition. This competition offers students the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and interest in writing to this year’s theme ‘The Big Ideas Saving the Planet. Each student was prompted to research and describe some scientific research that has delivered a solution they believe could change the future for our planet. The students were asked to write a response at home. In class they displayed or swapped their response with their class peers who reviewed their writing and gave a mark using a rubric. The winners by class will go into the internal competition for each year group and all written entries will earn House points. Some entries where the students have agreed have been entered into the external Bragg Competition. These competitions offer great practice for research, creative thinking and essay writing. They give our students the opportunity to combine what they have learnt from the microscopic world of our genes to advancements in robotic sciences that have paved the way to create modern and innovative prosthetics.

The winners of the competition are awarded a $30 Teens gift voucher and the runners-up are awarded a certificate. The winner for the external competition will be awarded a $500 UNSW bookshop voucher and a subscription to Australian book review.

Wendy Rudman
Leader of Learning Science - Junior Campus