Experience Ecology (school groups only)
We're inviting school groups to join other Year 11 biology school groups to join us and complete mandatory practicals in Unit 3 of senior biology. You'll also practice data analysis and scientific report writing for Internal Assessment 2.
The session will be delivered by Dr Gurion Ang and current undergraduate biology students.
What you'll learn:
High school students will gain hands-on experience in:
- calculating species diversity
- classifying an ecosystem based on vegetation structure
- ecological surveying techniques
- writing effective research questions
- basic data processing and analysis.
Watch our Youtube video (duration 1:39) to find out more about Experience Ecology.
Session dates
- 20 October (This session is fully booked)
- 26 October (This session is fully booked)
- 27 October (This session is fully booked)
- 31 October (This session is fully booked)
- 1 November (This session is fully booked)
- 2 November (This session is fully booked)
- 3 November (This session is fully booked)
- 4 November (This session is fully booked)
- 21 November (This session is fully booked)
- 22 November (This session is fully booked)
Our program
Please note: We'll conduct our workshops in any order. (You may have Workshop A followed by Workshop B or vice versa).
| 9.20am | School groups arrive |
| 9.30am | Workshop A: Skills in Field ecologyCurrent UQ ecology and zoology students will conduct activities based on the three mandatory practicals in Unit 3 of the new senior biology syllabus. This includes:
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| 11.15am | Picnic lunch. We ask that you bring your own food and drink. It's a busy time on-campus and you may not have enough time to buy your lunch. |
| 12pm | Workshop B: Analyse and interpret Ecological dataWe will use an authentic sample data set and show best practice in the processing and analysis of ecological data. Students should bring their laptop and schools will be provided the sample data set to download prior to your visit. |
| 1.50pm | Depart |
Contact us
School groups should register via their nominated biology teacher. All sessions are fully booked, but we may be able to accommodate small classes. Please contact Dr Gurion Ang at gurion.ang@uq.edu.au for more information.
If your school is planning to dismiss your students from our campus or planning to leave later, you can organise a bespoke lesson with Dr Gurion Ang. Please indicate this in your email.
Cost
This event is free. Transport to and from our St Lucia campus is at your school's expense.
COVID-safe event
Experience Ecology is a COVID-safe event. We adhere to government and UQ guidelines and ask that you follow these directions.
