Article, Professional Learning & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Five ways to understand coronavirus graphs Mathematical SciencesSTEM [PLEASE NOTE: The information in this article may since have been updated or refined.] There are lots of numbers, but what... Years 7-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Scientists crack 58-year-old quantum mystery Physical SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM Fluke discovery could revolutionise nuclear magnetic resonance. This article is best suited to students in years 8-12 studying Physical or... Years 8-9 & 11-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. New clues to the Milky Way’s age Earth & Space SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM By studying star-quake vibrations, scientists have a new estimate for the age of the Milky Way’s ‘thick disc’. This short... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Fireball over SA could have been a rarely seen “Minimoon” Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM It’s the Moon Mk2 – a minimoon orbiting Earth was spotted as it exploded in the atmosphere in 2016. This... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Incredible image of galactic centre discovers a supernova likely seen by Indigenous Australians Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM The explosive death of a star discovered within a stunning image of the centre of the galaxy could have been... Years 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Milky Way’s supermassive black hole flings star across the galaxy Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM A star has been yeeted by the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy like a drunk ejected... Years 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Firestorms and flaming tornadoes: how bushfires create their own ferocious weather systems Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Intense bushfires can create their own weather systems, making the conditions on the ground even more deadly. Useful topical resource... Years 4-7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Drought and climate change were the kindling, and now the east coast is ablaze Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM “These unprecedented fires are an indication that a much-feared future under climate change may have arrived earlier than predicted.” The... Years 7-10
Article & Citizen Science Please login to favourite this article. Citizen science project turns whale watchers into published scientists Biological SciencesSTEM 20 years of citizen science records have revealed the recovery of humpback whales in Australian waters. Interesting read showing students... Years 7 & 9-10
Article & Career Profile Please login to favourite this article. Michelle is bringing sustainable food to the world Biological SciencesCareers in STEMEarth SciencesSTEMSustainability Michelle Grant crosses science and social sciences to influence food sustainability programs around the world. This piece finds out about... Years 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Astronomers find a small black hole. Or a giant neutron star. Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Discovery touches on two of the key questions in astrophysics. This article would be suited to students in years 7,... Years 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Charge a car in just 10 minutes? Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology It’s possible say the engineers behind a new lithium battery. This article could be great to show students a contextual... Years 6 & 8-10
