Stephanie McCready

Passionate about community engagement and inspiring young people in science & #STEM. Education Manager (Community & Primary STEM) @ANSTO. Views my own.

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

I recently encouraged school students to design an element ‘tile’ in our new Elements in the 21st Century competition. Here are the amazing winning entries in the Secondary student category:
#ANSTOeducation #Elements #Chemistry #ScienceEducation

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

The creativity of children never fails to impress! Here are the winning element artworks from primary students in a competition I created recently. Results galleries can be viewed here: Elements in the 21st Century Competition Summary and Results | ANSTO
#Elements #Chemistry

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

I’m excited to see some fabulous entries for our new #elements #competition coming in!! Australian school students of all ages are invited to design their own #PeriodicTable artwork!! Competition runs until 3 May. To find out more: https://t.co/5CSIlT4ADC #ScienceEducation

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

I’m excited to be running Think Science! again in 2024!! It’s a free competition and fun way for Australian students in Years 3 to 10 to showcase their science inquiry skills:
https://t.co/S6kahSynqd

[WiN Australia @WiN_Australia]

Thanks for all the great discussion on how we can energise the Australian nuclear workforce and how we can communicate in a more inclusive manner. @AustNuclear

Here are Hazliza and Jaz with WiN Australia supporter The Hon David Gillespie

#Womeninnuclear #australiannuclear

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

We enjoyed visiting a local #primary school yesterday - teaching #chemistry to 120 excited Year 5s! Students explored elements and made models of molecules found in household substances - culminating with each class working together to create polyethylene/cling wrap!

[Stuart Batten @SBattenResearch]

Bucky’s all painted now!

#BigBuckyballBuild #BraggYourPattern #IUCr2023

[ANSTO @ANSTO]

Excitement builds for the @IUCr2023 conference and the construction of the biggest crystal structure model

[Bragg Your Pattern @Crystal_a_day]

Happy National Science Week All #ScienceWeek - Our Free Crystal-A-Con event at South Wharf in Melbourne has lots of spaces still on the 26th August - come see if you can help us break a world record? https://t.co/9HzK0TZ26G

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

@SBattenResearch Wonderful!!

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

@Helen_E_MC Congratulations Helen! Very well deserved!!!

[STANSW @stansw]

Today is the final opportunity to register for the highly anticipated STANSW Conference: Science Mastery!
Ensure you don't miss out on this valuable event by securing your registration before the day concludes.
Register at:https://t.co/vqlJkj2CzY

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

We really enjoyed having 80 #primary students in Years 3-4 tour #ANSTO today - overflowing with enthusiasm and amazing questions!! We finished the day with fun #light experiments.

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

I’m looking forward to presenting at the Science Teachers Association of NSW conference on 19th June!

[STANSW @stansw]

This presentation will outline the main features of the competition and supporting resources available for teachers, as well provide an opportunity to ask questions.
https://t.co/OnaQyCndp6

#ThinkScience #ScienceCompetition #ScienceInquiry #STEMeducation #ANSTO #STANSW

[ANSTO @ANSTO]

Excited to support experiments that took place in #space 🚀 and on Earth 🌏 here at #ANSTO. The research published in Nature Microgravity provides an understanding of a basic physical property of charged particles in a microgravity environment. @JAXA_en

https://t.co/9pPOXYT6cI

[Stuart Batten @SBattenResearch]

Book now for our free interactive Crystal-a-con at #IUCr2023 for school students (esp. grades 5-8).

It's all about crystals! Seven great activities and passport stamps to collect! One time only event.

Bookings for Fri 25 Aug & Sat 26 Aug now open at https://t.co/iZH76lG8x4

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

It was fantastic to connect with teachers across Australia today in an Information Session for our new ‘Think Science!’ competition - encouraging students in Y3-10 to develop science inquiry skills in a fun and creative way! All Aussie schools can enter: https://t.co/EJfZlno4Br

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

One week to go – our online #STEAM Club resumes Thursday 6 April!
Fantastic science extension and holiday fun for Ages 8 to 13 in Australia, with exciting experiments and opportunities to hear from scientists! REGISTER NOW for 2023: https://t.co/wZmQEyyIlY
#STEM #ANSTO

[Stephanie McCready @DrStephMcCready]

One week to go – our online #STEAM Club resumes Thursday 6 April!
Fantastic science extension and holiday fun for Ages 8 to 13 in Australia, with exciting experiments and opportunities to hear from scientists! REGISTER NOW for 2023: https://t.co/wZmQEyyIlY
#STEM #ANSTO

[Prof. Anna Paradowska @AnnaParadowska1]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! #oldbutgold Hear are the women that inspire me @Peterson_VK @Helen_E_MC @KirrilyRule. Superstars of #neutrons4science at ACNS @ANSTO🇦🇺 on a mission to break gender stereotypes & bias!#EmbraceEquity #IWD2023 #fightthegoodfight #WomenEmpowerment