News & Views item - February 2006

 

 

  2006 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes Announced. (February 2, 2006)

   

The Australian Museum today announced that entries are open for the 2006 Eureka Prizes.

 

 Details and entry forms for the 20 prizes are available on the Museum’s website at www.amonline.net.au/eureka.

 

The prizes total $200,000 and are offered in 4 categories --“research”  (8 prizes including the People’s Choice Award); 5 prizes for “science communication”; 3 prizes focussed on “innovation and leadership, and finally, among the 4 “education” prizes is a refocussed $10,000 prize for an outstanding secondary school science teacher.

 

The prize committee is providing detailed lesson plans to assist teachers in using the 3 student prizes to address specific areas of the Science syllabus.