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  • The science of the sausage sizzle
    Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource

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    The science of the sausage sizzle

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM

    What’s actually in the sausage and bread you buy? And are there scientifically safer ways to cook it? Apply students’...

    Years 5-10
  • Why is there asymmetry in nature?
    Video & Film, Article, SCINEMA & Student Activity

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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
  • COSMOS Magazine: Sticky Business
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    COSMOS Magazine: Sticky Business

    Chemical SciencesBiological SciencesSTEM

    Ever wondered why some things are sticky and others aren’t? Applied mathematician SOPHIE CALABRETTO explains the chemical attraction of garlic...

    Years 5 & 8-10
  • Message in a bottle
    STEM Pack & Article

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    Message in a bottle

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM

    Messenger RNA technology, so long in the wings, has leapt from understudy to main act. Its deceptively simple technology has...

    Years 8-12
  • COSMOS Magazine: Toothpaste Truths: the chemistry of toothpaste
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    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
  • Synthesis of ATP
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Synthesis of ATP

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    A visualisation of the molecular mechanisms that power your cells and tissues, converting food and air into the flow of...

    Years 8
  • D.I.Y Science – Make your own Rocket
    Student Activity & Video & Film

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    D.I.Y Science - Make your own Rocket

    Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    The D.I.Y. Science series contains some of our favourite experiments for kids to try at home. They are designed to...

    Years 7-10
  • A life changing protein
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    A life changing protein

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    As climate change affects agricultural crops, research into increasing the rates of photosynthesis could help to feed an ever-growing world...

    Years 7-10
  • Ammonia: Australia’s next massive energy export
    Article & Student Activity

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    Ammonia: Australia's next massive energy export

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Australian researchers try to solve the energy problem by investigating ammonia. This resource is best suited to Year 7, 8,...

    Years 7-10
  • How animal life started on Earth
    Video & Film

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    How animal life started on Earth

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    Researchers in Australia have solved the mystery of how animal life first appeared on Earth. This clip not only explains...

    Years 4, 6 & 8-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: The Chemistry of Soap
    Article & Student Activity

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    COSMOS Magazine: The Chemistry of Soap

    Biological SciencesChemical Sciences

    A few minor cosmetic tweaks aside, the basic recipe for soap has endured for millennia. Jacinta Bowler looks at its...

    Years 7-10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Rising in the yeast
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    COSMOS Magazine: Rising in the yeast

    Biological SciencesChemical Sciences

    The science of sourdough bread is anything but run of the mill. Kelly Wong gets a starter lesson from sourdough...

    Years 7-10

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