Scitech in Perth Western Australia will be
hosting an Astronomy Challenge for school teams comprising 3 Year 8-10 (13-15
years) students and an accompanying teacher between 5-7 May 2009.
Western Australia is in the running to host
the proposed international Square Kilometre Array (www.ska.gov.au) project and plays host to the
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), the Australian
International Gravity Research Organisation (AIGRO) involved in gravity wave
detection, the Gingin Observatory, Horizon Planetarium, Gravity Discovery Centre
and the Perth Observatory so participants in the programs will be treated to
some amazing experiences and share their enthusiasm with other like minded
students and teachers. Perth isn't a bad place to visit either!
This program is open to teams both
nationally and internationally and we would welcome your involvement.
Non-Western Australian teams are only
charged a small entry fee for this exciting residential program. Non Western
Australian teams also need to cover their own transport costs to and from
Perth.
We would greatly appreciated if you could
promote this to any schools or groups you believe may be interested in being
involved in this wonderful opportunity during International Year of Astronomy
2009.
Full details can be found at www.astronomywa.net.auy clicking on
the SPACE CAMP 09 link.
If you would like any further information,
please do not hesitate to call or send us an email.
Paul
Paul Nicholls
Director Science
Partnerships
Scitech
Scitech
My email: Paul@scitech.org.au
My direct line: 9215 0730
My mobile: 0418959979
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SCITECH - increasing interest and participation by Western Australians in science and technology.