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  • Explainer: Landing Rovers With Newton’s Laws
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    Explainer: Landing Rovers With Newton's Laws

    EngineeringPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    How to land a Mars rover when you’re many, many millions of kilometres away. This resource explains each of Newton’s...

    Years 7 & 10
  • Hold on, that’s why we have fingerprints
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    Hold on, that’s why we have fingerprints

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    Researchers explore the ridges of our fingerprints, wet and dry. This resource is best suited to Year 4 Physics students...

    Years 4-5
  • What happens when the Earth’s magnetic field breaks down?
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    What happens when the Earth's magnetic field breaks down?

    Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    Earth’s magnetic field broke down 42,000 years ago and caused massive sudden climate change. This resource explains how the Earth’s...

    Years 4-5 & 7-10
  • Power Hiking Backpack
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    Power Hiking Backpack

    EngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Researchers have developed a backpack that will share the load. This short article describes an innovative new technology that could...

    Years 8 & 10
  • Studying the red planet
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    Studying the red planet

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet. This resource covers...

    Years 5-10
  • Snakey sine waves
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    Snakey sine waves

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    The physics of sidewinder snake movement. This article is best suited to Year 9 Physics students to combine an understanding...

    Years 9
  • Quantum philosophy: 4 ways physics will challenge your reality
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    Quantum philosophy: 4 ways physics will challenge your reality

    Mathematical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Quantum mechanics has been confusing people and creating questions of philosophy for decades. Learn about some theories in this article....

    Years 9-12
  • EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?
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    EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?

    Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? — Aisling, age 7. Learn about what makes...

    Years 1, 3, 5 & 9
  • COSMOS MAGAZINE: A Short History of Atoms
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    COSMOS MAGAZINE: A Short History of Atoms

    Chemical SciencesHistory of STEMPhysical SciencesSTEM in Action

    In the centuries since the discovery of the famously uncuttable atom, scientists and philosophers alike have delved deeply into its...

    Years 8-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: A Touching Display
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    COSMOS Magazine: A Touching Display

    Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Today’s interactive screens may seem like magic, but as Lee Constable explains, the tech is decades old and based on...

    Years 6 & 8-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Head in the Clouds
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    COSMOS Magazine: Head in the Clouds

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    You’ve heard of cloud nine – but what about clouds one through 10? Looking to the heavens, weather presenter and...

    Years 3-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: The Internet of Temporary Things
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    COSMOS Magazine: The Internet of Temporary Things

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Cash in your silicone chips – paper and plastic are about to make a comeback. As sensors fill the world...

    Years 6 & 8-10

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