‘Science Behind Wool’ Queensland Project Erica McLean Somerville House

1. ‘Science Behind Wool’ Queensland Project Erica McLean Somerville House

2. THE TEAM • Beth Russell, Schools Liaison Officer, AgForce Queensland • Erica McLean, Somerville House Chemistry moderator • Susanne Schick, Marketing Manager, University of Queensland Gatton Campus • Andrew Sinclair, Marketing Manager, Australian Agricultural College Corporation

3. THE TEAM • Jo Hall, Sheep & Wool Policy Director, AgForce Queensland • Rhonda Scoullar, Executive Officer, AgAware Group • Greg Smith, Spotlight on Science director, Education Queensland • Mary Rowland, President, Science Teachers Association Queensland

4. THE PARTICIPANTS • Stephen Little Rockhampton HS • Elizabeth Isaacson Northern Beaches High / JCU • Alan Fraser Malanda State High • Michael Killer Rochedale SHS • Charles Fisher AGGS • Evan Reis Tara SHS • Mike Richards Harristown Primary

5. THE PARTICIPANTS • Megan Johannesen St George SHS • Lou Bruce Laidley SHS • Noel Stanley Clayfield College • Kerry Ovenden Beenleigh SHS • Matthew Daniels Miles SHS • Judith Felton Cavendish Rd SHS • Paul Willis Mackay Christian College

7. SUBJECT AREAS INVOLVED • BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE • CHEMISTRY • PHYSICS • MATHEMATICS • AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE • SCIENCE 21 • PRIMARY SCIENCE

8. ORGANISATION • EMAIL • 3 MONKEYS COFFEE SHOP Three Monkeys Coffee Shop EMAIL

9. LOGISTICS ANDREW SINCLAIR • Contractor • Funds manager • Networking • Photography • Flight, transport and pre/post workshop accommodation • Facilitator

10. LOGISTICS BETH RUSSELL • Advancing the network • Resource gathering and submission • Industry contacts • Materials for particpants • Personal contact with known interested educators • Publicity and communication

11. LOGISTICS ERICA MCLEAN • Start the network going • Resource gathering and publishing • Keeping the hard core science • After PD session debriefs with teachers • Final collection of teaching/learning materials from participants • Communication and Evaluation

12. LOGISTICS SUSANNE SCHICK • Liaison with UQ Gatton venue • Organizing accommodation and food • Putting together resource folders and workshop extras • Industry contacts • Arranging lecturers and venues • Post lecture resource collection • Publicity and communication

13. LOGISTICS JO HALL Networking, workshop ideas, communication, meetings, sheep industry information and contacts GREG SMITH Project funding of 2 teacher replacement days per participant to enable quality teaching/learning/assessment task development

14. LOGISTICS RHONDA SCOULLAR • Ideas • Agriculture in primary schools education background MARY ROWLAND • Use of prize for STAQ Qld Science Competition • Offer of STAQ website for resource management • STAQ used as platform for more teacher PD

16. THE WORKSHOP

17. FRIDAY 26 MAY 8.30 AM CHECK-IN 9.30 – 9.45AM WELCOME INTRODUCTIONS

21. SESSION 1 FRIDAY AM Participating in a class lesson with Senior Lecturer in SHEEP SCIENCE • Sheep nutrition and handling • Ethical issues • Breeds for meat or wool • Yard design • Management for prime productivity

24. FRIDAY PM Working sheep and shearing • The use of different sheepdogs • Natural predator prey behaviour with sheep, dogs and humans • Shearing • Fleece trimming • Worming

29. FRIDAY PM AN OVERVIEW OF THE WOOL INDUSTRY • Wool types • Staple length, micron, colour • Factors affecting wool growth • Breeds and wool type • Chemical and physical features of wool • Manufacturing process

33. SATURDAY AM Pasture management • Grass types • Nutrition • Supplementary feeding • Improved pastures • Affect of grass type on wool clip quality • Demographics of shhep types and numbers

36. FRIDAY PM Sheep and Parasitology • Sheep anatomy internal and external • Hands on sheep • Sheep parasites • Worm counts • Worm breeding techniques • Laboratory safety

41. GOODBYE AND PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK BY 31 JULY!