Article Please login to favourite this article. The best fire management system is in northern Australia and it’s led by Indigenous land managers Chemical SciencesAboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesBiological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM “By using fire at the right time of year, in the right places with the right people, we have a... Years 8-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Astronauts grow lettuce in space Biological SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Astronauts report the plants are fresh, nutritious and safe to eat. This interesting article is suited to students in years... Years 2, 4-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Tiny bird-like dinosaur smallest ever found Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM A tiny bird-like fossil has been trapped in amber since the age of the dinosaurs. This interesting discovery could be... Years 1, 3-5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant’s worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM An animal that digs holes seems like more of a nuisance than a help, but according to researchers, there’s a... Years 4 & 6-8
Article & Professional Learning Please login to favourite this article. Who creates the world? Engineers! EngineeringBiological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM “This World Engineering Day thank an engineer, or talk to a young person about what engineers actually do, so we... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Chief Scientist: We need to transform our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’ Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology “Make no mistake, this will be the biggest engineering challenge ever undertaken.” This article is suited to students in years... Years 9-10
Article, Professional Learning & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. A letter to year 12 students from an environmental engineering guru Biological SciencesCareers in STEMEarth SciencesSTEM Ellen Moon from Deakin University talks about making decisions, and how you always have the ability to travel down a... Years 11-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Sugar ants love pee, and it might reduce greenhouse gas emissions Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Pee-loving ants that chomp down on urea could help prevent nitrous oxide release into the atmosphere. An interesting new way... Years 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. If we want to control greenhouse gases then we need to think ‘blue carbon’ Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Blue carbon ecosystems like seagrass and mangroves are a heavyweight in capturing carbon, but we’re losing them quickly. This interesting... Years 7 & 9-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Bushfires are threatening our drinking water Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Bushfires pose a serious risk to the quality of our drinking water – expert Stuart Khan explains the immediate and... Years 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Hunter or hunted? When the world catches on fire, how do predators respond? Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Millions of animals have perished in the bushfires ravaging our country – those that survive will feel the effects long... Years 6-7 & 9-12
Teacher Resource & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. In Class With Mini... with Dr Karl – Do you believe in climate change? Earth & Environmental SciencesEarth SciencesSustainability In this In Class With… mini-episode a special question from an audience member sees Dr Karl lay down some truths... Years 10-12