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  • How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t
    Student Activity & Video & Film

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    How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Today, February 25th is International Cochlear Implant Day. The celebration is all in memory of the first cochlear implant in...

    Years 8-9
  • EXPLAINER: How do cells know when they’re fully grown?
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    EXPLAINER: How do cells know when they’re fully grown?

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Scientists unlock the key to cell size regulation – and it’s all in the DNA. How do cells regulate their...

    Years 8 & 10
  • 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
  • In Class With… Professor Fiona Wood
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    In Class With... Professor Fiona Wood

    Biological SciencesCareers in STEMSTEMSTEM in ActionTechnology

    Inventor of spray-on-skin and world-leading burns specialist, Professor Fiona Wood takes on questions from school students around Australia in this...

    Years 6-12
  • Flirting with the enemy: fish using sharks to exfoliate
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    Flirting with the enemy: fish using sharks to exfoliate

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Rubbing against the sharks’ sandpaper-like skin might remove parasites and skin irritants for bold fish. Learn about this dangerous relationship...

    Years 3-4 & 6
  • How to grow plants on Mars
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    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
  • Getting Personal With Skinks
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    Getting Personal With Skinks

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Researchers from Macquarie University in Sydney are delving into the private lives of skinks to understand why animals bond together....

    Years 3, 5 & 7
  • Tech In Your Clothes and Under Your Skin
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    Tech In Your Clothes and Under Your Skin

    TechnologyBiological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMSTEM in Action

    You’re probably already pretty comfortable with wearing your technology. But how will you feel about implanting or ingesting it? Learn...

    Years 5 & 8-10
  • Baby dugongs bounce back
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    Baby dugongs bounce back

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Baby dugongs are back, baby! Use this short article about rising Dugong numbers in Australian waters with Biology students in...

    Years 4-7
  • How did we get here? Are races real?
    Video & Film & Student Activity

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    How did we get here? Are races real?

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    How does race connect with our evolutionary past? And what does genetics have to do with it? We asked evolutionary...

    Years 10
  • Hear Me Out
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Hear Me Out

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    This documentary is based on the true-life events of Sue Walters, Bill Gibson and Jackson Tait. The narrative explains how...

    Years 8-9
  • Slime Minder
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Slime Minder

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    If you’re aiming to glean insights on how animals retain and use knowledge, you might think staring at a pulsating...

    Years 8

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