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STEM in Action

  • COSMOS Magazine: Sticky Business
    Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource

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    COSMOS Magazine: Sticky Business

    Chemical SciencesBiological SciencesSTEM

    Ever wondered why some things are sticky and others aren’t? Applied mathematician SOPHIE CALABRETTO explains the chemical attraction of garlic...

    Years 5 & 8-10
  • Mathematics of scale: big, small and everything in between
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    Mathematics of scale: big, small and everything in between

    Mathematical SciencesBiological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Fractals are a critical tool for measuring and understanding the mathematics of scale. This intriguing article works well with all...

    Years 8-10
  • Message in a bottle
    STEM Pack & Article

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    Message in a bottle

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM

    Messenger RNA technology, so long in the wings, has leapt from understudy to main act. Its deceptively simple technology has...

    Years 8-12
  • Eunice Newton Foote’s long-forgotten climate-science discovery
    Article, SCINEMA & Video & Film

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    Eunice Newton Foote’s long-forgotten climate-science discovery

    Earth SciencesHistory of STEMPhysical SciencesSTEMSTEM in Action

    Eunice Netwon Foote, a women’s rights campaigner was also the first to hypothesise that CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere would...

    Years 8 & 10
  • Everyday jobs in an extraordinary place
    Article & Career Profile

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    Everyday jobs in an extraordinary place

    Careers in STEMAntarctic ScienceEarth SciencesSTEM

    The Australian Antarctic Program has just closed its recruitment process for 2022/23. Learn about just some of the amazing Antarctic...

    Years 10-12
  • Fish built with plastic and heart cells swims for three months
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    Fish built with plastic and heart cells swims for three months

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEngineeringTechnology

    Bio-hybrid mechanism regrew muscles, paving way for bio-artificial hearts. A world of biological robots is just a heartbeat away. Artificial...

    Years 4-5 & 7-10
  • How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t
    Student Activity & Video & Film

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    How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Today, February 25th is International Cochlear Implant Day. The celebration is all in memory of the first cochlear implant in...

    Years 8-9
  • How to make ice levitate
    Article, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    How to make ice levitate

    Physical SciencesChemical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Three-phase Leidenfrost effect opens new understanding of heat transfer. This resource is best suited to Year 8 and 10 Physics...

    Years 8 & 10
  • When the Mattress King met the Queen of Waste
    Student Activity & Article

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    When the Mattress King met the Queen of Waste

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    You’re likely to have spotted an old mattress slumbering by the roadside, and they’re an environmental nightmare. Here are two...

    Years 7 & 10
  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022
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    International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022

    STEM

    This Friday 11th February 2022, the world celebrates the amazing contribution that women and girls have had to science. Research...

    Years 7-12
  • The Observable Universe
    Video & Film & Student Activity

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    The Observable Universe

    Space SciencesSTEM

    Space is a vast space to explore so get familiar with the key terms involved. This lesson plan and student...

    Years 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10
  • Who’s Eating Who: An Antarctic Murder Mystery
    Student Activity & Teacher Resource

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    Who's Eating Who: An Antarctic Murder Mystery

    Biological SciencesAntarctic ScienceEarth SciencesSTEM

    Can you solve the mystery of why the krill are disappearing? Use your knowledge of food chains in this fun...

    Years 7

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