ConocoPhillips sponsor Tannum Sands State High Heron Island Science Trip

In early October four Year 11 Tannum Sands State High School students and two teachers travelled to Heron Island as part of a 5-day science experience, sponsored by ConocoPhillips. Students and staff learnt an incredible amount about data collection, research techniques and life as a researcher.   

TSSHS teacher, Ms Gabby Gilmore said the experience was based at the University of Queensland’s Heron Island Research Station. After travelling to the island, the students spent their time learning about a variety of different tasks the researchers based at the station perform. On the first morning, the students met with Deputy Manager/Scientific Officer of the station, Abbie Taylor, Project Officer of the Research Facilities Team Phoebe Baldwin and Scientific Officer, Sam Morrison. The group taught the students how to perform three different coral diversity and abundance transects which the students completed at low tide.