Science

Science Week

Science Week (17th-21st August) was conducted a little differently this year, but it was great to see so many students getting involved. 

 

Over the week, students participated in the following activities:

 

Australian Science Week Theme: Deep Blue: Innovations for the future of our oceans

  • Education Perfect Science World Championships
  • The Australian Science Olympiads: (Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Environmental Science)
  • Virtual Escape Rooms – using Stiles Education
  • An online performance presented by Perform Education, “The Marine Team

 

This year 3649 schools, worldwide, participated in the Education Perfect Science World Championships. The results are as follows:

 

 Marian College ranked:

  • 14th overall globally
  • 2nd overall in Victoria
  • 11th overall in Australia 

Congratulations to the following students who performed exceptionally well this year!

  • Aishwarya Lakshmi: 10th globally (received an Elite award)- answered over 30, 000 questions
  • Krishna Aguinaldo: 112th globally (received an Elite award)-answered over 10, 000 questions
  • Manreet Bhangu: 135th globally (received an Emerald award)- answered over 9,000 questions

Congratulations to all students who participated!

 

Total Awards:

2 Elite Awards

2 Emerald Awards

5 Gold Awards

7 Silver Awards

6 Bronze Awards

12 Credit Awards

 

Perform Education- Virtual Marine Science Show (photos below)

 

Suzanne Matejin (Learning Leader Science and Maths)