Article, Explainer, Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER - How do fingers snap? Physical SciencesSTEM It’s friction – and surprisingly fast motion that allows us to snap our fingers. Use this explainer resource to investigate... Years 4 & 7-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. How evolution engineered nature’s underwater acrobats Biological SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Swim like a sea lion, splash like a seal. This fascinating article discusses how biology and engineering have come together... Years 4-5, 7 & 10
Article & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: Where do meteorites come from? Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM We tracked hundreds of fireballs streaking through the sky to find out where meteorites started their journey. This resource is... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Blood droplets travel in all directions in crime scenes Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM New analysis examines the physics of blood from close-range gunshot wounds. This resource is best suited to students in Years... Years 7-9
Article Please login to favourite this article. The right shoes help athletes run faster Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology New shoe technology can drop marathon times by 2 minutes. Learn how STEM can help athletes in this resource for... Years 4, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. So, why a cone-shaped meteorite? Mathematical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM It’s just the physics of flight, mathematicians suggest. This short article discusses why a meteorite is often cone-shaped by looking... Years 7-8 & 10
Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. This Show Is NOT Rubbish - Ep8: Crafty Hover Physical SciencesSTEM The Trash Can Man is on a mission to turn TRASH into (scientific) TREASURE! Hidden inside every pile of refuse... Years 2, 4 & 7
Article Please login to favourite this article. Shoes that stick and clothes that reveal Physical SciencesSTEMTechnology That may sound bad, but it actually isn’t. Discover how an understanding of Physics concepts such as friction, pressure and... Years 4 & 7
Collection, Professional Learning & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Best of... Plate Tectonics Earth Sciences Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week:... Years 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. New ‘law’ could inform glacier-flow models Antarctic ScienceEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Equation designed to measure glacier movement over soft ground. This article and associated student activity is suited to students in... Years 4 & 6-7