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Resources for StudentsEvents for Students (Updated March 2008)Physics Gymnasium at University of Melbourne The University runs a series of monthly evening events for students in Years 10 - 12. Switch On To Physics (SOTP) SOTP is a free program for Year 10 students. It is organised and subsidised by the AIP, and run at university campuses around Victoria. The event is held in the last weeks of Term 2 when the university labs are free and schools are still operating. The event is a half day activity in which each student constructs, uses and keeps two completed kits. The kits include a freezer alarm and a spectroscope. The document gives details of dates, venues, costs and how to apply. A letter to Parents is also available. Physics Olympiad The Physics Olympiad is an event for able Year 11 Physics students. Students sit for a National Qualifying Exam (NQE) in August. The purpose of the NQE is to identify the best 24 students in the country. These students go to Canberra in December for training and ultimately selection in a team to represent Australia overseas. Click on the link for details about registration. Resources such as the syllabus and previous National Qualifying Exams with solutions are also available. National Youth Science Forum is a career-oriented, personal development youth program in Canberra for a fortnight in January, in which students will meet leading scientists, visit scientific and national centres, participate in forum debates, mock job interviews as well as a range of social events. It is open to Year 11 students. Applications should be submitted to the local Rotary club by mid May. Australian Student Mineral Venture is a 12 day summer (January) school in Tasmania of plant and mine visits, geological excursions, lectures and exposure to scientific innovation and research. It is for Year 10 and 11 students. Applications are due on 1st July. BHP Billiton Science Student Awards Primary and secondary students submit experimental research projects. Many cash prizes. Application due early July. Victorian students can only enter their project in either STAV's Science talent Search or CSIRO's CREST Awards. Bursary winners are automatically entered into the BHP Billiton Awards. Science Talent Search includes experimental research projects. Units 2 and 3 Investigations are ideal. Registrations close late June. Entries submitted late July. Entries are automatically entered in the BHP Billiton Science awards and bursary winners are automatically national finalists. CREST Awards is a CSIRO competition for experimental research projects that is school based with flexible time lines. CSIRO Student Research Scheme The student completes a research project under the supervision of a practising scientist in a research institution usually during the school holidays. This is suitable for Year 11 and 12 students. A List of topics and institutions arrive in schools early Term 2. Siemens Science Experience is a three day science school of hands-on activities held in January at each of the universities in Melbourne. It is for Year 9 students. Applications are due in August Hints for StudentsHow to Study Physics some tips and motivational ideas |
