Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Toothpaste Truths: the chemistry of toothpaste Chemical SciencesSTEM What goes into the pea-sized splotch of brush-additive paste with which (most of us) start and end each day? Ellen... Years 5 & 8-10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: Renewable Energy Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMSustainabilityTechnology We don’t have to be tied to dirty coal-fired power stations for our energy needs. We have real options, explains... Years 6-8 & 10
Article & Professional Learning Please login to favourite this article. Telling girls they don’t like STEM halves their involvement at any age STEMTechnology An experiment tests gender stereotyping in computer science to identify factors contributing to girls lack of involvement in STEM. Only... Years
Article Please login to favourite this article. Exploring history through a 2000-year ice core Antarctic ScienceChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Antarctic scientists have analysed a 2000-year ice core record to find the link between Australian drought and greenhouse gases. Learn... Years 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Let’s talk about sex. Beetle sex. Biological SciencesSTEM The sex life of the British burying beetle is really pretty disgusting, and Dr Megan Head gets to study it... Years 10
Article, Explainer, Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER - How do fingers snap? Physical SciencesSTEM It’s friction – and surprisingly fast motion that allows us to snap our fingers. Use this explainer resource to investigate... Years 4 & 7-8
Video & Film & Article Please login to favourite this article. Flirting with the enemy: fish using sharks to exfoliate Biological SciencesSTEM Rubbing against the sharks’ sandpaper-like skin might remove parasites and skin irritants for bold fish. Learn about this dangerous relationship... Years 3-4 & 6
Article Please login to favourite this article. Why does cold air go down and hot air go up? Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Does cold air go down because the earth’s core is made out of magma and does hot air go up... Years 5, 8 & 10-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. How to grow plants on Mars Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSpace Sciences Researchers find innovative way to improve soils on Mars for the cultivation of future colonising Earthlings. Learn how scientist have... Years F, 4-5 & 7-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: What causes the oily film on black tea? Chemical SciencesSTEM Researchers take a closer look at the physics and chemist-tea. Learn about the compound responsible for the oily film on... Years 8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Making Water in the Antarctic Desert Chemical SciencesAntarctic ScienceEarth SciencesSTEM The Antarctic ice sheet holds about 90 percent of Earth’s fresh water in 30 million cubic kilometres of ice. But... Years 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Explainer: Standard Model of Particle Physics Physical SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM The standard model helps scientists describe the universe, but it’s not perfect. Use this explainer with Physics and Chemistry students... Years 9 & 11-12
