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Finally, we worked with students from Yirara College. Run and paid for by local Christian groups, the school provides education solely for indigenous students with a particular focus on students from very remote areas who may not have attended regular school beforehand. Although the students are of Year 11/12 age, most are only at lower primary literacy level, making this the highest priority in the classroom. Again, we had to work hard to maintain interest over the two hour sessions, but the teacher commented “[I’m] amazed you kept them occupied and entertained for two hours!” Another issue was that English was the second, or even third, language for many of the students, so we had to keep the language simple. Wherever possible we minimised talking and focussed on hands on experiments that could speak for themselves – the aim, of course, of almost all our workshops! The trip north towards Katherine was an eye opening experience, not only in terms of the vast distances in the Australian outback but also letting us experience the challenges that remote teachers face. The opportunity to visit and work with students in Ali Curung, an Aboriginal freehold settlement, was particularly rewarding. The feedback we received from the teachers was overwhelming positive – particularly on the stretch between Alice Springs and Katherine, they were grateful that someone had taken the time and effort to visit their remote corner of Australia. We left our contact details and information on where to buy many of the equipment we used – we make a point of using cheap or DIY demonstrations wherever possible. Below are outlines of the workshops we conducted, and we would be happy to provde detailed instructions, including scripts, for the demonstrations to anyone who is interested. We would like to thank the ARCNN for supporting us on this venture, and we look forward to many more such trips in the near future. Sincerely, Joel Gilmore, Jenny Riesz, Andrew Stephenson 73
Nanomaterials workshop How do materials really work? How does nanoscale structure change the properties of a material? From polymer slime to non-Newtonian fluids, students learn about what makes up materials on the nanoscale, and how we use this to make something useful. Sand that always stays dry, beads that change colour in the sun, and how Polaroid sunglasses work. Plus, a discussion of some of the latest technologies – including flexible screens and organic LCDs! A mixture of cornflour and water is an “oobleck” – it appears runny if you work slowly with it, but… Students from Yirara College investigate UV sensitive beads Running on the oobleck compresses the cornflour particles, making it instantly solid! Microscopic bumps on the surface of a Mentos lolly cause a massive release of carbon dioxide from Cola – producing a dramatic fountain for a finale! 74
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Annual Report 2007
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Miss Hannah Joyce (ANU) - visit to
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Year 3 in Review During 2007 ARCNN
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The Management Committee (MC) compr
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Outreach Working Group Dr Adam Mico
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• Mr Matthew Nussio (Flinders Uni
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Abstract Results of direct force me
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Abstract Emeritus Prof Neville Flet
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SPECIAL LECTURES Prof Hiroaki Misaw
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INTERNATIONAL VISITS BY NETWORK MEM
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Action required: Discuss possibilit
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Ma Ida Wen Jie Miss University of S
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Ralph Stephen Dr University of Woll
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Wintrebert-Fouquet Marie Dr Macquar
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Conrad Vince Mr University of Melbo
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Li Xiangping Mr Swinburne Universit
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Sivan Vijay Mr RMIT University Scho
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Queensland Surname First Name Title
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Motta Nunzio Prof Faculty of Built
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South Australia Surname First Name
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Quinton Jamie Dr Flinders Universit
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Hu Xiaozhi Associate Professor Univ
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Overseas Members Surname Abdul Firs
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Appendix B - Demographic list of AR
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Country/Territory Visits Pages/Visi
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Appendix C - ARCNN News, Edition 15
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Appendix D - List of ARCNN Friends
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Appendix E - ICONN 2008 Promotional
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