Article, Idea & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Life on Mars EngineeringSpace SciencesTechnology I’m hovering 10 metres above the surface of Mars, piloting Ingenuity – a tissue-box-sized helicopter – as it skitters and... Years 4-6
Article Please login to favourite this article. What do astronauts eat? Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM The challenges of growing plants in space. Learn about the exciting work taking place in Australia’s space agriculture and what... Years F, 4-5 & 7-8
Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. A catalogue of 25 “hot Jupiter” exoplanets Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Astronomers are counting and analysing the planets beyond our Solar System – and their atmospheres. An exoplanet is a planet... Years 5, 7 & 10-12
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Pluto’s icy volcanoes Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Massive cryovolcanoes on distant Pluto suggest the possibility of liquid water near the dwarf planet’s surface. This captivating article could... Years 5-6 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How to build a galaxy Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Researchers construct a time-resolved picture of the formation history of the Milky Way. This captivating article could be used alongside... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. What is the most important thing a scientist needs? STEMBiological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace Sciences What is the most important thing a scientist needs? – Lennox, age 6 Use this article to help students learn... Years F-7
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Video & Film & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. How was the asteroid belt formed? Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Travel back 4.6 billion years, to the beginning of the solar system, to learn how the asteroid belt was formed.... Years 7-8 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Supernova Observations of Aboriginal Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesSpace SciencesSTEM Aboriginal observations of new stars appearing in the sky are leading to new approaches in astrophysics research, write Pete Swanton... Years 10
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. Mountains of space junk could carry us to Mars EngineeringSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology New project aims to recycle and refine space junk into rocket fuel. Learn how an Australian company is trying to... Years 5, 7 & 10
