‘Science Behind Wool’ Queensland Project Erica Mc. Lean Somerville House
THE TEAM • Beth Russell, Schools Liaison Officer, Ag. Force Queensland • Erica Mc. Lean, Somerville House Chemistry moderator • Susanne Schick, Marketing Manager, University of Queensland Gatton Campus • Andrew Sinclair, Marketing Manager, Australian Agricultural College Corporation
THE TEAM • Jo Hall, Sheep & Wool Policy Director, Ag. Force Queensland • Rhonda Scoullar, Executive Officer, Ag. Aware Group • Greg Smith, Spotlight on Science director, Education Queensland • Mary Rowland, President, Science Teachers Association Queensland
THE PARTICIPANTS • Stephen Little Rockhampton HS • Elizabeth Isaacson Northern Beaches High / JCU • Alan Fraser Malanda State High • Michael Killer Rochedale SHS • Charles Fisher AGGS • Evan Reis Tara SHS • Mike Richards Harristown Primary
THE PARTICIPANTS • • Megan Johannesen St George SHS Lou Bruce Laidley SHS Noel Stanley Clayfield College Kerry Ovenden Beenleigh SHS Matthew Daniels Miles SHS Judith Felton Cavendish Rd SHS Paul Willis Mackay Christian College
SUBJECT AREAS INVOLVED • • BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE CHEMISTRY PHYSICS MATHEMATICS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 21 PRIMARY SCIENCE
ORGANISATION • EMAIL • 3 MONKEYS COFFEE SHOP
LOGISTICS ANDREW SINCLAIR • Contractor • Funds manager • Networking • Photography • Flight, transport and pre/post workshop accommodation • Facilitator
LOGISTICS BETH RUSSELL • Advancing the network • Resource gathering and submission • Industry contacts • Materials for particpants • Personal contact with known interested educators • Publicity and communication
LOGISTICS ERICA MCLEAN • Start the network going • Resource gathering and publishing • Keeping the hard core science • After PD session debriefs with teachers • Final collection of teaching/learning materials from participants • Communication and Evaluation
LOGISTICS SUSANNE SCHICK • Liaison with UQ Gatton venue • Organizing accommodation and food • Putting together resource folders and workshop extras • Industry contacts • Arranging lecturers and venues • Post lecture resource collection • Publicity and communication
LOGISTICS JO HALL Networking, workshop ideas, communication, meetings, sheep industry information and contacts GREG SMITH Project funding of 2 teacher replacement days per participant to enable quality teaching/learning/assessment task development
LOGISTICS RHONDA SCOULLAR • Ideas • Agriculture in primary schools education background MARY ROWLAND • Use of prize for STAQ Qld Science Competition • Offer of STAQ website for resource management • STAQ used as platform for more teacher PD
THE WORKSHOP
FRIDAY 26 MAY 8. 30 AM CHECK-IN 9. 30 – 9. 45 AM WELCOME INTRODUCTIONS
SESSION 1 FRIDAY AM Participating in a class lesson with Senior Lecturer in SHEEP SCIENCE 1. Sheep nutrition and handling 2. Ethical issues 3. Breeds for meat or wool 4. Yard design 5. Management for prime productivity
FRIDAY PM Working sheep and shearing 1. The use of different sheepdogs 2. Natural predator prey behaviour with sheep, dogs and humans 3. Shearing 4. Fleece trimming 5. Worming
FRIDAY PM AN OVERVIEW OF THE WOOL INDUSTRY 1. Wool types 2. Staple length, micron, colour 3. Factors affecting wool growth 4. Breeds and wool type 5. Chemical and physical features of wool 6. Manufacturing process
SATURDAY AM Pasture management 1. Grass types 2. Nutrition 3. Supplementary feeding 4. Improved pastures 5. Affect of grass type on wool clip quality 6. Demographics of shhep types and numbers
FRIDAY PM Sheep and Parasitology 1. Sheep anatomy internal and external 2. Hands on sheep 3. Sheep parasites 4. Worm counts 5. Worm breeding techniques 6. Laboratory safety
GOODBYE AND PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK BY 31 JULY!
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