Competitions you could be entering
I have just checked out the information sent to teachers about websites and contests and found a few that some of you might be interested in looking at.
Name a road
With the Hobart International Airport expanding they are needing four roads to be given appropriate names. You might need to check out this website for the correct way to name roads – this is called nomenclature. This website also has information about giving geographical names in Australia.
You must be in primary school, so sorry Grade 7 students, you won’t be able to enter. If either of your parents work at the airport, you also won’t be able to enter. This closes 5pm on 10th July, 2009. Check with your teacher by the end of June, if you are interested in submitting 4 names as there is an official entry form for you to fill in and send off.
Image: ‘747 Over Airport Road‘
www.flickr.com/photos/67952341@N00/512716303
Grow a crystal
This competition runs from July to September and involves participants in growing a crystal. Check out the information at this website and also mention it to your science teachers. They might do this as part of the science course over term 2.
In the Smithsonian kits, these are called ‘frosty diamonds’.
Anne Helmenstine
http://chemistry.about.com/od/growingcrystals/ig/Crystal-Photo-Gallery/Alum-Crystals.-LUM.htm
