Sleek Geek Week

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Sleek Geek Week is an annual event in which Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (Julius Sumner Miller Felow at the University of Sydney) and Adam Spencer travel to several destinations around Australia, presenting free talks on the topic of popular science. Sleek Geek is part of National Science Week in Australia.

In 2005, the augural University of Sydney Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Schools Prize was launched as part of University of Syndey Eureka Science Awards. The competition is sponsored by the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney, with additional support from Abbey's Bookshop, Sydney and Microsoft. The competition encourages secondary school students to tell a scientific story via a short video piece, in a manner that is enjoyable and accessible for the general public. Entries are to take the form of a 1-3 minute video piece and a 250-word description of the video content.

2005 national finalists

4th Place
Maddie and Lizzy Finnigan
*Year 11 and Year 8, Northern Beaches Christian School, Terrey Hills, NSW
*'Science Is Your Friend'
*For an entertaining look at Newton's Third Law of Motion using simple props, easy to understand analogies and some absurd humour.

3rd Place
*Andrew Katsis and Michael Steinbach
*Year 11, Gisborne Secondary College, Gisborne, Vic
*'Cellular Respiration In Humans'
*For a short documentary with outstanding camera work that explains how humans generate energy.

2nd Place
*Kristian Leadbeater
*Year 10, Faith Lutheran Secondary, Tanunda, SA
*'Nobel's Intentions'
*For a dramatic production which tells the story of Alfred Nobel's discovery of dynamite and his subsequent creation of the Nobel Peace Prize.

1st Place
*Thomas Kidd and Sam Jarousek
*Year 10, Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane, Qld
*'Busting Myths'
*For a fun look at the myth of the "Supersonic Fly" which tests how fast a small fly can travel using logical and practical evidence.

External links

[Sleek Geek Week website]

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