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Ecosystems

Ecosystems

  • Australians are helping scientists get vital data this spring. Here’s how.
    Student Activity, Article & Citizen Science

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    Australians are helping scientists get vital data this spring. Here's how.

    STEMBiological SciencesEarth SciencesTechnology

    Using smartphone and web-based apps, the public are spotting the country’s rarely seen animals.

    Years F-12
  • EXPLAINER: Coral Bleaching
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    EXPLAINER: Coral Bleaching

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesMarine SciencesSustainability

    The science behind coral bleaching events explained. In this article learn what a coral is, the threats of climate change...

    Years 1-9
  • 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
  • Let’s talk about sex. Beetle sex.
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    Let’s talk about sex. Beetle sex.

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    The sex life of the British burying beetle is really pretty disgusting, and Dr Megan Head gets to study it...

    Years 10
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Changing the colour of fishing nets could save thousands of penguins
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    Changing the colour of fishing nets could save thousands of penguins

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Melbourne Zoo’s little penguins have been participating in scientific research that could save thousands of penguins lives. This resource is...

    Years 6-7 & 9
  • Recovery Team: Saving Species
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Recovery Team: Saving Species

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Go on an adventure with two of the nation’s leading ecologists as they venture into the Australian outback to save...

    Years 4 & 6
  • Seven Worlds, One Planet – South America
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Seven Worlds, One Planet - South America

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    From the bone-dry deserts of the Atacama, where penguins weave their way through a minefield of snapping sea lions, to...

    Years 4
  • The Caretakers
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    The Caretakers

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    A journey into the weird, wonderful and truly astonishing lives of the small yet mighty creatures who keep the world...

    Years 2-5
  • The Buds
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    The Buds

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    The Buds is the product of many hours spent in the botanical gardens of Geneva and many hours spent with...

    Years 4 & 6

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