[Catalist] Curtin Science Outreach - Mildew Mania 2016 registrations close end of April

[Gina Pearse]

Registrations close end of April!

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Would you like your students to experience the thrill of helping to solve the real world problem of food security?
Get them involved in a citizen science project that has been running for 5 years and involved over 14,000 WA students.

Curtin University would like to invite schools to help with an ongoing citizen-science research project aimed at protecting
West Australia's barley crops from the damaging effect of powdery mildew disease. In WA, this disease causes the most
economic impact on barley. Researchers at Curtin University's Centre for Crop and Disease Management aim to give plant
breeders and growers the tools they require to control this disease and therefore reduce the state's losses.

We are looking for keen students and teachers to help us again this year.

When                                              May - November 2016 (see proposed timeline below )
Who                                                Primary and secondary classes
Cost                                                Free. Schools will have to supply ~$30 of equipment
Registrations                               https://<https://mildewmania2015.eventbrite.com.au/>mildewmania2016.eventbrite.com.au
                                                          Please note - we will send one kit per registered group.
Registrations close                    end of April
For more information                 http://mildewmania.com.au/  or    scienceoutreach at curtin.edu.au<mailto:scienceoutreach at curtin.edu.au>

Proposed timeline:

  *   End of April 2016 - Registrations close
  *   May 2016 - experiment packs arrive in mail
  *   May to early August 2016 - prime barley planting time
  *   May to August 2016 - growing season
  *   June to September 2016 - samples photographed and collected by students and mailed to Curtin University
  *   August to October 2016 - samples tested in Curtin labs
  *   November 2016 - results published in newsletter to schools
Kind regards,
Gina

Gina Pearse
BSc (Hons) MScComm
Science Outreach Officer| Centre for Crop and Disease Management
Department of Environment and Agriculture

Curtin University
 Tel | +61 8 9266 7168
 Office | Building 314 Room 136B
Postal address | GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845
Email | Gina.Pearse at curtin.edu.au<mailto:Gina.Pearse at curtin.edu.au>
 Web | http://science.curtin.edu.au/outreach


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