The 37th annual Gold Coast Science Competition (2-5 September, 2024) aims to raise the profile of STEM in our community and encourages students to demonstrate their STEM abilities by entering a project into one of five categories. The competition is the largest of its type in Queensland and the competition is fierce with over 400 entries received each year.
Why enter?
-Stimulate interest in science and provide a valuable science experience to students
-Students get to pursue an independent project of their choice
-Provides an opportunity for students to showcase their high-quality work to an audience greater than their classroom teacher
-An opportunity to provide recognition to quality student work
-Serve as a challenging, extracurricular assignment that allows students to investigate a scientific problem that interests them
-Importance for teachers in the joy of seeing their students do well beyond the classroom
-Creates a competitive spirit amongst students to strive towards continual improvement.
Categories include:
1. Scientific Investigations
2. Engineering & Technology Projects
3. Classified Collections
4. Communicating Science
5. Environmental Action Project
Divisions:
Registration is open to Prep - Year 12 within the divisions below:
-Prep
-Years 1 and 2
-Years 3 and 4
-Years 5 and 6
-Years 7 and 8
-Year 9 and 10
- Year 11 and 12
Registrations Close 28 August 2024.
Drop off Entries -2 September, 2024 - between 8am-3pm
Drop off LOCATION - Queensland Academies- Health Sciences Campus
Registrations will be checked and then set up by our staff.
Registrations open Term 3 - for the latest information go to www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-sciences/science-on-the-go/events-activities/science-competition
For more information please email scienceonthego@griffith.edu.au
Event categories
Event contact details
- STEM Outreach Manager, Griffith Sciences
- 07) 555 27205