Otherways: Home Education Network

Anzaas talk at Talk at the Kaleide Theatre (RMIT), Melbourne - 360 Swanston Street, 100 metres up from Latrobe Street.
Time: 8pm

Prof. Peter Dyson, Department of Physics, La Trobe University:

Characteristics of space weather, meteor flux and sea state - studies with the Tasman International Geospace Environment Radar (TIGER)

Free, all welcome (booking not needed)
Stay after the talk to talk to the speaker and have some free pizza and refreshments

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Castlemaine group star night Friday 24th November near Bendigo

Contact Sue at robwight@optusnet.com.au or phone 54395134 for more details

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Forensic Science and Electronics sessions at Deakin University, Waurn Ponds. See events section for further details.

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Dr John Long, Senior Lecturer with the School of Engineering and Information Technology Department at Deakin University has arranged the following science sessions for us on Thursday 30^th November

Practical Sessions for Home-Educated Students
Deakin University at Geelong Waurn Ponds offers 2 different, simultaneous practical sessions for middle and high-school aged home ed students associated with the Home Education Network.

Date: Thursday 30 November 2006.

Session 1: Chemistry: the Forensic Detective
The School of Life and Environmental Sciences offers a 2.5-3-hour chemistry session with a focus on forensic science.
Time: 9:30 AM for a 10 AM start. Finish by 1 PM.
Cost: $10 per student, cash on the day.
Ages: 14-18. The minimum age of 14 strictly applies.
Strictly limited to 36 students maximum.
Lab coats and goggles will be provided. Students must wear closed-toed shoes for lab safety. Sneakers are OK, but not Ugg boots.

Session 2: Basic Electronics
The School of Engineering and Information Technology offers a 2.5-hour session in basic electronics.
Time: 9:45 AM for a 10:15 start. Finish by 1 PM.
Cost: $10 per student, cash on the day.
Ages: 10-13.
Limited to 25 students per day.
Students (and parents) must wear closed-toed shoes for lab safety. Sneakers are OK, but not Ugg boots. The two sessions overlap to make travel more convenient for families.

The simultaneous sessions caters for families with both older and younger children. The younger ones do electronics with John, and the older ones do chemistry in a nearby building. Families with children in only one age group may elect to participate in the activity for their age group.

We will meet outside Engineering at Deakin’s Waurn Ponds Campus. Directions and a map will be made available for those booking.

John has been working on a proposal to assist home educated students to access Deakin university and will speak to the parents on how his proposal is going during the sessions as well as investigating activities for next year.

Bookings to :

Susan Wight robwight@optusnet.com.au
Phone 5439 5134

Please provide children’s names and ages, your phone number and email address.

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As part of the Portsea Camp we have arranged a cruise on the Polperro on Monday 6th November. Although the exact trip will depend on the weather, we are planning to leave from Sorrento Pier at visit bird nesting sites, Popes Eye, seals and probably encounter dolphins and other wildlife. The aboriginal history of the bay and Victoria’s settlement by whites, the Quarantine Station, the fortifications etc will be discussed. The cruise will go for about 2 hours. We are being offered a big discount on the normal pricing to help make it accessible to families. Please contact Brenda on 5988-0503 by Friday 3rd November if you are interested.

Judy Muir from Polperro Dolphin Swims is also going to give a talk at the Portsea Home Ed camp on Sunday evening.

Information about the Polperro Dolphin Swims is available on their website: http://www.polperro.com.au/

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As part of the Portsea Camp, Ian Colquhoun is offering a 2 hour session about using a Video Camera. It will cover basic uses and abuses of a videocamera both for general use and specifically aimed at documentary videography, which is, after all, the most common use for a videocamera. Participation should be secondary school age (younger kids need a different approach).

When: Sunday 5th November from 2pm to 4 pm.
Where: Portsea Camp
Cost: $20 - $25
(depending on the number that decide to attend)
If you are not staying at the Portsea Camp you will also need to pay the $5 day access fee (you might consider coming for the whole day and staying for the slide talk in the evening by Judy Muir at 8pm.)

There would be 2 components to the Video Camera Course: technical & aesthetic.

Technical aspects include light temperatures, white balancing, use of a tripod, techniques for hand-holding, lighting and sound, focus & shooting to edit.

Aesthetic details include basic documentary style, telling the story, what makes a good documentary, what questions to ask & how to ask them and how to think about documentaries, editing styles, setting a mood.

If participants have access to a video camera it would be to their advantage to bring it along but is not strictly necessary as I will bring my own. However, it would be desirable if participants could watch at least one and preferably more than one documentary before the day. No specific documentary required, but different types would be good so that I can refer to styles and ask them questions.

Please contact Brenda on 5988-0503 or webmaster@home-ed.vic.edu.au if you are interested in attending.

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Cup Weekend: 4th - 7th November 2006

Thrill to the possibility of warm breezes and sunshine!!

See the Camps category for more information.

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The Castlemaine group are holding a star night with the Bendigo and District Astronomical Society on Friday 24th November. We have a nice dark site out near Shelbourne. Viewing will start about 8.00 p.m. and we will have a BYO tea beforehand. $2 per person.

Contact Sue at robwight@optusnet.com.au or phone 54395134 for more details.

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Junior: My Career in Science (J5)

A working scientist will discuss & demonstrate their current work. We will hear about the many & varied paths a career in science can take. Children will be inspired to consider many opportunities available from a career in science.

Tuesday 14th November - 11am

See the Science at Monash category for more information about booking.

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Junior: Palaeontology (J4)

Prof. Pat Vickers-Rich. Chair, Paleontology, Monash Uni. A very unique opportunity to hear and ask questions about her current field work. Pat’s work has covered such diverse subjects as early ecosystems and climate change, vertebrae of Gondwana and communicating science to children in developing countries.

Tuesday 28th November - 11am

See the Science at Monash category for more information about booking.

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