May 2

What's happening on the opening day of the 2018 Newington College STEM Festival

Period 1 - 8:30 AM

  • The Surfing Scientist (Ruben Meerman)
    Location: Tupou Centre
    Who: All Year 7 Classes
    Teachers: All Year 7 period 1 Teachers
  • Chemistry (Fizzics Education)
    Location: OBLT
    Who: 8 Science: B2, B5, B6
    Teachers: BEG, RRO, JBG
  • Turtle Academy
    Location: Go to normal maths classroom
    Who: All Year 9 Mathematics Classes
    Note: Bring laptop
  • Macquarie University – Games Design (Dr Malcolm Ryan)
    Location: T1
    Who: 12 Software Design
    Teachers: DMC
  • Patrick Spicer, UNSW
    Location: R2
    Who: 12 Hospitality (Vet)
    Teacher: SCU

Period 2 - 9:25 AM

  • The Surfing Scientist (Ruben Meerman)
    Location: Tupou Centre
    Who: All Year 7 Classes
    Teachers: All Year 7 period 2 Teachers
  • Macquarie University – Games Design (Dr Malcolm Ryan)
    Location: T3
    Who: 8 Game Design
    Teacher: DMC
  • A Tertiary Design Perspective (Max Nicola-Woods)
    Location: T8
    Who: 8 Product Design Technology B
    Teacher: JRL
  • The Bad Science Show (Nicholas Johnson)
    Location: OBLT
    Who: 9 Science: AMY, BEG, BHZ, CFI, DCM, GPO, JHE, RMR, TCS, VAN
    Teachers: AMY, BEG, IOO, CFI, DCM, GPO, JHE, RRO, TCS, VAN

Period 3 - 10:40 AM

  • Engineering Challenge 
    Location: Various (see below)
Who Where
7 Technology 1 T7
7 Technology 2  T8
7 Technology 3  T2
7 Technology 4  T3
7 Technology 5  T10

Teachers: SGI, BGI, SCK, SCU, JGL

  • Rube Goldberg Machines (Fizzics Education)
    Location: Superlab P18
    Who: 7 Science MSC
    Teacher: MMO
  • Mathematical Mindsets 
    Location: Go to normal maths classroom
    Who: All Year 8 Mathematics Classes
  • The Surfing Scientist (Ruben Meerman)
    Location: OBLT
    Who: All Year 9 Classes
    Teachers: All Year 9 period 3 Teachers
  • Timber High Rise Construction – Our Future (Stephen Dadd, Boral)
    Location: R7
    Who: 12 Industrial Technology: A & B
    Teachers: DGA, JRL

Period 4 - 11:35 AM

  • Liquid Nitrogen (Fizzics Education)
    Location: Function Room
    Who: 7 Science: AMY, BST, DVA, JGE
    Teachers: AMY, CSC, JHE, ADA
  • Mousetrap Powered Vehicle Challenge 
    Location: T7
    Who: 8 Technology 6
    Teacher: DMC
  • Chemistry (Fizzics Education)
    Location: Superlab P15
    Who: 8 Science A1 & A2
    Teachers: MMA, VAN
  • The Surfing Scientist (Ruben Meerman)
    Location: OBLT
    Who: All Year 9 Classes
    Teachers: All Year 9 period 4 Teachers
  • Turtle Academy 
    Location: Go to normal maths classroom
    Who: All Year 10 Mathematics Classes
    Note: Bring laptop
    Teachers: JRL, SCK
  • Timber High Rise Construction – Our Future (Stephen Dadd, Boral)
    Location: R7
    Who: 11 Industrial Technology A & B
    Teachers: JRL, SCK

Period 5 - 1:30 PM

  • Engineering Challenge 
    Location: T3
    Who: 7 Technology 6
    Teacher: DGA
  • Mousetrap Powered Vehicle Challenge 
    Location/Who: T8 – 8 Technology 1, T2 – 8 Technology 4
    Teachers: JRL, PWO
  • Pickling and Preserving (Maddy Dobbins, Cornersmith)
    Location: Founders Kitchen
    Who: 9 Food Technology 1 & 2
    Teachers: SCU, BGI
  • The Bad Science Show (Nicholas Johnson)
    Location: OBLT
    Who: 10 Science – A1, A2, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
    Teachers: CFI, ADA, RBA, GPO, JHE, DRZ, MMA, DCM, RRO, CSC

Period 6 - 2:25 PM

  • Liquid Nitrogen (Fizzics Education)
    Location: Function Room
    Who: 7 Science GHY & JBG
    Teachers: CSC, JBG
  • Rube Goldberg Machines (Fizzics Education)
    Location: Superlab P18
    Who: 8 Science B1
    Teacher: MMA
  • Mousetrap Powered Vehicle Challenge 
    Location/Who: T8 – 8 Technology 7, T7 – 8 Technology 8, T2 – 8 Technology 10
    Teachers: JRL, SGI, JGL
  • Pickling and Preserving (Maddy Dobbins, Cornersmith)
    Location: Founders Kitchen
    Who: 10 Food Technology 1 & 2
    Teachers: SCU, BGI