Keynote
Curiosity Is a Curriculum: What Ten Years of Classroom Video Tells Us About How Students Ask Questions
9:00am–10:00amUnion Hall
Prof. Helen Marsden
SciCon annual conference
SciCon 2026
Two days of science education, side by side.
Thu 26 Nov – Fri 27 NovRiverside Convention Centre
18
Sessions
11
Speakers
8
Exhibitors
Registration & arrival coffee8:15am–9:00am · Union Hall foyer
9:00am
10:15am
3 parallelPractice
Making Thinking Visible in the Science Classroom: Routines That Survive Term 3
10:15am–11:15amRoom 214
38/60 seats
Daniel Okafor
PrimaryWorkshop
Low-Cost Physics: Momentum and Energy Labs from the $2 Shop
10:15am–11:15amScience Lab 3
22/30 seats
Priya Raghavan
Curriculum
VCE Science Study Design 2027: What's Changing and How to Get Ahead
10:15am–11:15amAgora Theatre
96/120 seats
Margaret Liu
Morning tea11:15am–11:45am · Exhibitor hall
11:45am
3 parallelPractice
Differentiation Without the Burnout: Tiered Practical Work in Mixed-Ability Year 8
11:45am–12:45pmRoom 214
41/60 seats
Sarah Whitfield
STEMWorkshopFull
Classroom Drones and the Physics of Flight
11:45am–12:45pmStudio 2
24/24 seats
James Corrigan
Curriculum
Assessment That Teaches: Feedback Loops in Senior Chemistry
11:45am–12:45pmSeminar Room 5
33/60 seats
David Nguyen
Lunch & exhibitor hall12:45pm–1:45pm · Catering by the Agora lawn
1:45pm
3 parallelPractice8 left
The First Five Minutes: Launching Science Lessons That Hook Every Learner
1:45pm–2:45pmRoom 214
52/60 seats
Daniel Okafor
STEMWorkshop
Data Science for Year 9s: From Wearables to Wondering
1:45pm–2:45pmScience Lab 3
18/30 seats
Priya Raghavan
Curriculum
Leading a Science Faculty Through Change (Without Losing Your Weekend)
1:45pm–2:45pmSeminar Room 5
29/60 seats
Rebecca Hartley
Exhibitor happy hour3:00pm–4:00pm · Drinks & prize draws, exhibitor hall