Draft Programme
The final programme will be posted in May. Please check back for updates.
| Sunday 5 July | Monday 6 July | Tuesday 7 July | Wednesday 8 July | |
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| 8.30 | Presenters briefing | Presenters briefing | Bag Drop off at the Otago museum | |
| 8.30-8.45 | Conference Notices | Conference Notices | Conference Notices | |
| 9.00-10.00 | Keynote Speaker - Rose Hipkins | Keynote Speaker - Jules Kieser | UO Departmental Workshops -
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| 10.00-10.30 | Morning Tea | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.30-11.30 | Registrations (St David Lecture Theatre) |
Workshops 2 | Workshops 4 | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Workshops 3 | Workshops 5 | ||
| 12.00-1.00 | Opening Ceremony & Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch (Hutton Theatre, Otago Museum) |
| 1.00-2.00 | Keynote Speaker - Peter Dearden |
Learning Experiences on the Otago Peninsula:
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BEANZ Speaker & Forum |
Concluding Speaker: Phil Bishop & conference closing |
| 2.00-3.00 | Workshops 1 | Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom:
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BEANZ Exec meeting | |
| 3.00-3.30 | Afternoon tea | |||
| 3.30-4.30 | Keynote
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| 4.30-5.00 | BEANZ AGM |
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| 5.00-6.00 | Wine, Cheese & Mingle | |||
| 6.00-6.30 | Pre dinner drinks & nibbles in the Tropical Forest | |||
| 7.00 | Café Sci- "Are we what we eat or is it our parents fault?" |
Dinner - Otago Museum, Speaker: Ian McGee |
Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom - Monday 6 July
NZ Marine Studies Centre
Transformation and Change of a Marine Education Programme for Primary and Secondary Schools. Includes "hands-on" marine experiences in the laboratory and aquarium.
Royal Albatross Centre
Seabird Studies for Secondary Schools. Includes a visit to the Richdale observatory to view albatross and shags colonies.
Monarch Wildlife Cruise
A one hour trip to the entrance of Otago Harbour to view a wealth of wildlife (Northern Royal Albatross, blue penguins, terns, petrels, fur seals and more) and dramatic views.
Penguin Place (Yellow-eyed Penguin Conservation Reserve)
A guided tour through the colony for some close-up viewing of the birds. Covered trenches and observation huts will hide you so the penguins will not be frightened and you can observe them going about their daily business unperturbed by your presence.
Orokonui Ecosanctuary
A guided tour of this community initiated forest restoration project with an Education Service based on active student participation and contribution to ecological sustainability. Within the 307ha mammal exclusion fence you may spot a wild kaka or jewelled gecko among other native species making Orokonui their home.
Learning Experiences Outside the Classroom - Tuesday 7 July
AgResearch Centre for Reproduction and Genomics
Learn how scientific endeavour in the fields of reproduction and genomics carries the potential to face many of the issues facing the world today.
Dunedin Botanical Gardens
A guided educational tour, including interactive activities from programmes including "Flower Power", Adapt or Die" and "Maori Uses of Native Plants".
Anatomy Museum Tour
A fascinating tour through the Anatomy Museum of the Medical School, with loads of information about human anatomy and the preparation of the specimens you will see. (Be aware that the material is prepared from human remains bequested to the Medical School).
Otago Centre for Microscopy Tour
A look at the advanced technology used in preparing a very close close-up!
Microarray Technology Tour
See how expression levels of tens of thousands of genes are determined in a single sample using latest technologies and how the information is used to predict things like an individual's response to chemotherapy.
Speight's Brewery Tour
An informative tour through the working brewery and museum of Speight's. For more information visit http://www.speights.co.nz/Brew-Tours.aspx
University of Otago Departmental Workshops
Wednesday 8 July 9:00am - 12noon in Departments rooms
Anatomy
The structure of the human body determines its function. In this session, you will look at the structure of the human knee, as it can been seen with the naked eye right down to the structure that is only visible with the electron microscope, to investigate how and why structure affects function.
There will be a demonstrated dissection of a human knee, and participants will be able to examine other plastinated specimens, models, slides, X-rays, etc. Teachers will then be able to take part in dissecting deer knees.
Photographs of the human material activity will be provided, as cameras are not permitted in the human dissection room or the Anatomy Museum.
This session will involve human material and is limited to 8 participants.
Biochemistry: Hands on Molecular Biology
In this workshop we will cut up a plasmid using two restriction enzymes, and then separate the fragments using gel electrophoresis. You will get your own gel photo to take back and show your students!
While the gel is running, you will learn about the use of the technologies, with particular emphasis on New Zealand examples.
Food Science
Lactic acid bacteria in sour cream are not visible to the unaided human eye. If given suitable conditions, however, bacteria will multiply and form colonies, which are visible to the unaided human eye. Microbiologists frequently use this ability of the cells to grow up and form colonies to isolate bacteria from foods and to determine what types and how many bacteria are present.
This experiment will illustrate:
- How you can isolate bacteria from sour cream
- A simple technique you can use to help view bacteria using a microscope
This session will also introduce teachers to resources available from the Department of Food Science.
Marine Science
Hooker Sea Lions-Whakahao are returning to South Island shores. The NZ Marine Studies Centre, with the Dept. of Conservation and the NZ Sea Lion Trust have created an intermediate/lower secondary education programme that looks at how scientists study these ocean wanders and what to do if a seal or sea lion is seen on the beach. This hands-on session investigates:
- sea lion biology.
- conservation issues.
- behaviour of public around sea lions.
- introduction to the research process and how scientists study these animals.
- historical and current issues that affect sea lion populations.
Microbiology
Microbes are all around us - some may be harmful, but most are beneficial to us. In fact, we wouldn't be alive if microbes did not share our lives.
Our bodies are made up of more microbial cells than human cells, and there are amazing examples of useful microbes in the world around us. This three hour hands-on session will focus on practical exercises that can be used in conjunction with the new Science and Biology curricula. Participants will also be given posters and computer resources for classroom use.
Physiology
What does your clinician listen to when measuring your blood pressure? How does your body control blood pressure during rest and activity? How are muscle movements initiated and controlled? Participants will enjoy hands-on experiments as they learn how to measure and manipulate heart rate and blood pressure as well as experience the stimulating sensations of muscle innervation and EMG recordings. The session will conclude with suggestions for mini-experiments that can be incorporated into the science classroom.