Students creating museums exhibitions? Love it! In this episode we speak with Sam Leah who is working on "STEAM the Museum", a project where an opportunity class from Sturt Public School are working to create an interpretative robotic display that will tell the story the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Wagga Wagga, NSW. From meshing coding & the arts together to designing interpretative displays, this project is all about students making history come alive.

"What I really want is get as many kids as possible coming into the museum to say; this is a place I belong"

Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education.

About Samantha Leah

Samantha Leah is a historian working in museum outreach as the Regional Museums Officer at the Museum of the Riverina in Wagga Wagga, NSW. With the museum she undertakes community outreach and engagement projects, including the award-winning We Are here: Riverina LGBTIQ Stories

With STEAM the Museum she hopes to expand the reach of the Museum and also provide the local community and schools with the ability to access the equipment they need to be a part of the STEAM revolution. She also really wants to play with robots and 3D print things! 

STEAM the Museum is supported by Makers Stream B Funding from Inspiring Australia.

More information
The Museum of the Riverina
http://www.museumriverina.com.au/ 


The STEAM project blog
http://www.museumriverina.com.au/exhibitions/blog-exhibition


Leah.Sam@wagga.nsw.gov.auAbout the FizzicsEd Podcast

With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

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Students creating museums exhibitions? Love it! In this episode we speak with Sam Leah who is working&nbsp;on "STEAM the Museum", a project&nbsp;where an opportunity class from Sturt Public School are working to create an interpretative robotic display that will tell the story the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Wagga Wagga, NSW. From meshing coding &amp; the arts together to designing interpretative displays, this project is all about students making history come alive. "What I really want is get as many kids as possible coming into the museum to say; this is a place I belong" Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education. About Samantha Leah
Samantha Leah is a historian working in museum outreach as the Regional Museums Officer at the Museum of the Riverina in Wagga Wagga, NSW. With the museum she undertakes community outreach and engagement projects, including the award-winning We Are here: Riverina LGBTIQ Stories
With STEAM the Museum she hopes to expand the reach of the Museum and also provide the local community and schools with the ability to access the equipment they need to be a part of the STEAM revolution. She also really wants to play with robots and 3D print things!&nbsp;
STEAM the Museum&nbsp;is supported by Makers Stream B Funding from Inspiring Australia.
More information
<ul>
<li>The Museum of the Riverina <a href="http://www.museumriverina.com.au/">http://www.museumriverina.com.au/&nbsp;</a> </li>
<li>The STEAM project blog <a href="http://www.museumriverina.com.au/exhibitions/blog-exhibition" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.museumriverina.com.au/exhibitions/blog-exhibition&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1521911638074000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcqokIFwZ8AsrHaNbzDiRmg9Nd7w">http://www.museumriverina.com.au/exhibitions/blog-exhibition</a> </li>
<li><a href="mailto:Leah.Sam@wagga.nsw.gov.au">Leah.Sam@wagga.nsw.gov.au</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>About the FizzicsEd Podcast</h4>
With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice &amp; pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas &amp; challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!
<a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/</a>
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For educators and teachers working to make STEM amazing... no matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering science shows in a museum, this education show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn. The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

The FizzicsEd Podcast

For educators wanting to make STEM awesome! No matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering  science shows in a museum, this show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn.

The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

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