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  • Australia’s top health researchers highlight threat of climate change
    Article, STEM Pack, Student Activity & Teacher Resource

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    Australia’s top health researchers highlight threat of climate change

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSustainability

    April 7th is World Health Day. Celebrated annually, the day draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to...

    Years 6-7 & 9-10
  • The chilly origins of Australia’s egg-laying mammals
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    The chilly origins of Australia’s egg-laying mammals

    Biological SciencesEarth Sciences

    New research sheds light on the origin story of our mysterious monotremes. Learn more about these egg-cellent mammals with this...

    Years F-7 & 9-12
  • SHIP OF FIRSTS
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    SHIP OF FIRSTS

    Antarctic ScienceBiological SciencesEarth Sciences

    Australia’s icebreaker RSV Nuyina has risen to the challenges of its first Antarctic voyage, notching up an impressive list of firsts. During...

    Years 7-10
  • Why is there asymmetry in nature?
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    Why is there asymmetry in nature?

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    From lefty snails to deadly chemicals, asymmetry in nature is more common than you think. Use the free student activity...

    Years 3, 5, 8 & 10
  • Eunice Newton Foote’s long-forgotten climate-science discovery
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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
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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
  • How does carbon capture and storage work?
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    How does carbon capture and storage work?

    Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    One approach to the control of carbon emissions is carbon capture. This excellent explainer article discusses the different forms of...

    Years 6-8 & 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
  • Who’s Eating Who: An Antarctic Murder Mystery
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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
  • STEM CAREERS: STELR Career Profiles in STEM –  Engineer ~ Site Manager
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    STEM CAREERS: STELR Career Profiles in STEM - Engineer ~ Site Manager

    EngineeringCareers in STEMEarth SciencesSTEM

    Nick Williams is an engineer and Site Manager for ORICA at their Deer Park site, which produces a chemical additive...

    Years 6-10
  • Meet the new chief: Nicole Webster’s journey from the tropics to Antarctica
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    Meet the new chief: Nicole Webster’s journey from the tropics to Antarctica

    Antarctic ScienceCareers in STEMEarth SciencesSTEM

    This marine scientist, Dr Nicole Webster, switched from coral to ice, thanks to a growing awareness of the role that...

    Years 7-10
  • EXPLAINER: Renewable Energy
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    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

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