Engage your students with inquiry through STEM investigations and projects.

When students engage inquiry they are building and acting on their curiosity about the world and how it works. It helps them form lasting connections with learning and develops skills in critical and creative thinking, literacy and numeracy. Their disposition to STEM blooms as they engage in the rapidly changing word, pose ethical questions and see the value of science. Seeing a project through from start to finish encourages student agency as they take responsibility for their learning.

The Queensland Science Contest is an opportunity for Queensland students from Prep to Grade 12 to have their scientific work judged for awards and prizes.

To enter:

1. Read the Handbook & other information page then choose a contest category and complete your project.
2. Submit online entries and pay $5 per individual entry or $10 per group entry (maximum of 3 students per group) before Thursday 3rd October 2024.
   Now you can do it all on the same platform! Please note that many categories may require a combination of formats i.e. engineering video with PDF journal

   Formats accepted:

   1. PDF/Word document

   Appropriate for:

   • Science Investigations
   • Mathematical Investigations
   • Journals for most categories (you could include photos/scan of the journal if handwritten)
   2. 3-5min video (max file size 1G, format .mp4 .avi or .mov) –

   All video should be clearly audible and easy to watch. The film technique will not be judged, however judges need to gain an understanding of your project.

   Don’t forget your journal – you could include photos/scan of the journal if handwritten.

   Appropriate for:

   • Engineering and technology projects (note the video is a requirement of this category)
   • Communicating Science
   • Environmental Action Projects
   • Mathematical Investigations
   3. PPT

   Don’t forget your journal – you could include photos/scan of the journal if handwritten.

   Appropriate for:

   • Communicating Science
   • Environmental Action Projects
   4. Photos

   Don’t forget your journal – you could include photos/scan of the journal if handwritten.

   Appropriate for:

   • Classified collections
   • Poster Presentations
   • Communicating Science
   • Environmental Action Projects
   • Mathematical Investigations
3. Regulation permitting, judging takes place between Oct 10 and 31
   
4. Winning entrants will be contacted through the teacher whom submitted the entry. This email will also include information about the date and format of the awards ceremony.
5. Regulation permitting, the Awards Ceremony will be held mid to late Term 4.

Over $19,000 worth of prizes available!

CSIRO and BHP Foundation have made the decision to close the BHPFSEA program as of 2 August 2022

Winners of the Mathematical Investigations category will be entered into the National Maths Talent Quest.