Sunflower Competition 2012

Sunflowers seeds, soil, sun and science are all the ingredients you need for hands on, experimental learning.

The University of Queensland’s School of Agriculture and Food Sciences is again hosting its Sunflower Competition in 2012.

Open to school students in Year 8 to 12 across Australia, the competition is designed to encourage the budding agriculturalists of the future.

28 February - Plant your seeds and experiment with techniques of growing sunflowers with lesson plans and helpful hints - Put your sunflowers to the test at the Weigh-In Day at UQ Gatton or send in a scientific poster and  journal outlining your experiments and the growth of your sunflowers. Prizes available in both categories.

New for 2012  - A prize category for poster and journal presentations documenting the growth of your sunflowers. Winning posters may be entered into the Science Teachers Association of Queensland "2012 Queensland Science Contest" in October. Teams to have a maximum of 3 members.

Bring your teams or your whole class to The University of Queensland's Gatton Campus for the Weigh-In Day where you can put your sunflowers to the test at the official weigh-in. On the day your students will meet experts in plant science, industry representatives involved in australia's sunflower industry and participate in a variety of plant science activities.

Getting involved in the competition is easy:

Teachers can register their teams online to receive their competition kit. Registrations open now.

For further information call (07) 5460 1279 or email: sunflower@uq.edu.au Registrations close on 14th of February 2012.

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