WINNERS
ANTARCTIC SCIENCE FOUNDATION’S
NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK COMPETITION
The Antarctic Science Foundation wants to thank all students for their quiz entries and wonderful artwork. You all did great work as young Antarctic researchers! A big thank you to all the parents/guardians and teachers who helped students with the competition. It is wonderful to see all the curiosity and engagement with Antarctica.
Each entry received a number and the quiz winners were drawn with the help of the random app.
K-Year 2 Category
Congratulations to Sia Beresford, Year 1, St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Springwood, NSW.
Sia began her project exploring sea slugs in the Antarctic sea. But she soon discovered other amazing things including starfish and eggs, which were too beautiful and interesting to leave out of her artwork.
Sia replicated pictures of the creatures from Antarctica with clay and glued a picture of Antarctica and the creatures onto cardboard, placing her clay creatures beside them. She then wrote down the creatures' scientific names.
Year 3 & 4 category:
Congratulations to Year 3 from Freshwater Bay Primary School, Claremont, WA.
Year 5 & 6 category:
Congratulations to Year 6 Lancefield Primary School, Lancefield, VIC.
Here are some more fabulous entries from the K-2 category…
Animals of Antarctica
Animals of the Arctic
Even though the competition is now closed, you can still test your knowledge and do the quiz or quizzes!
Year 3 - 4
You can explore the ASF website and its section Protecting Antarctic Wildlife. Another good source is the Australian Antarctic Division Website to learn more about the iconic Antarctic species and then use your knowledge to complete the quiz.
Year 5 - 6
You can explore the ASF website and its section Protecting Antarctic Wildlife. Another good source is the Australian Antarctic Division Website to learn more about the iconic Antarctic species. Researchers in Years 5 and 6 can also do some research at Frontiers for Young Minds and then use your knowledge to complete the quiz .
National Science Week Competition
Calling all Young Antarctic Researchers (this is a past event)
This National Science Week the Antarctica Science Foundation (ASF) invites Young Antarctic Researchers to explore the animals of Antarctica and the science that helps to protect them. You or your team or even your entire school class can win an Antarctic Themed Pack for your class.
Antarctica is home to many iconic species. Penguins, seals and whales come easily to mind. But what about krill, sea slugs and seabirds? Antarctica is alive with sights and sounds of promising life. For all the wonder this continent presents, there are still many questions science needs to answer to protect those species in a changing world, like:
Is our consumption of krill in competition with its whales?
What can the seals tell us of changing oceanic conditions?
And how will the sea ice-dependent penguins adapt to retreating nesting grounds?
Competition:
Opens: Friday, 19 July 2024
Closes: Sunday, 18 August 2024
Winners will be announced on Monday, 26 August 2024 and winner packs will be shipped to your school.
Prizes:
There will be an Antarctic Themed Prize Pack for Kindy to Year 2, Year 3-4, and Year 5-6. All packs are valued at $100 and include a one-hour Zoom call with us to discuss everything Antarctica for your class.
How to enter:
You can enter the competition if you are in Kindy to Year 6. Please ensure that a teacher, parent or guardian permits you to enter the quiz.
Kindy - Year 2
Young explorers in Kindy to Year 2 can join the competition with their Antarctic artwork or posters you want to share with us, please send a picture to info@asf.aq. In the email please let us know if you are happy for us to display your artwork and/or posters on our website.
Year 3 - 4
You can explore the ASF website and its section Protecting Antarctic Wildlife. Another good source is the Australian Antarctic Division Website to learn more about the iconic Antarctic species.
Use your knowledge to complete the quiz to get into the draw for an Antarctic Themed Pack.
Year 5 - 6
You can explore the ASF website and its section Protecting Antarctic Wildlife. Another good source is the Australian Antarctic Division Website to learn more about the iconic Antarctic species. Researchers in Years 5 and 6 can also do some research at Frontiers for Young Minds.
Use your knowledge to complete the quiz to get into the draw for an Antarctic Explorer Pack.
Please contact us at info@asf.aq if you have any questions or feedback.