Career Profile, SCINEMA & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Seeing science differently Careers in STEMSTEM We spoke to David Attenborough producer and Multi-award winner Dr Chadden Hunter to find out why science films are so... Years 1-12
Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Features of Antarctic Animals Antarctic ScienceBiological SciencesSTEM What characteristics or features do groups of Antarctic animals have? What is the difference between a mammal, bird and fish?... Years 3
Article Please login to favourite this article. How do freezers work? Chemical SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology How does the freezer work? — Leon, aged 4. To answer this, we need to understand solids, liquids and gases... Years 1-3, 5-6 & 8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Dig this: echidnas tackle climate change Biological SciencesEarth SciencesMathematical SciencesSustainability Researchers have found that a tiny echidna moves 8 trailer-loads of soil a year, helping tackle climate change. Learn about... Years 3-8 & 10
Article & Explainer Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? — Aisling, age 7. Learn about what makes... Years 1, 3, 5 & 9
Article Please login to favourite this article. Food, tools and medicine: 5 native plants that illuminate deep Aboriginal knowledge Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesBiological SciencesEarth SciencesHealth & Medical Sciences We honour and value the scientific knowledge and contributions of First Australians as the First Scientists, the First Astronomers and... Years 2-4 & 6-7
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Live Fast, Die Last Biological SciencesSTEM In complete defiance of one of nature’s most fundamental laws, a species of tiny, frenetic bat is living 10 times... Years 2-3, 5 & 7-8
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Head in the Clouds Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM You’ve heard of cloud nine – but what about clouds one through 10? Looking to the heavens, weather presenter and... Years 3-10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Good Krill Hunting Antarctic ScienceBiological SciencesTechnology Antarctica’s most iconic animals depend on the tiny, prolific and surprisingly charismatic krill. Andrew Bain reports on the research into... Years 3-7 & 9
Article & Citizen Science Please login to favourite this article. The Great Cicada Blitz Biological SciencesCareers in STEMSTEM In search of the sound of the Australian summer. This article describes an interesting citizen science project to identify... Years 3-7 & 9-10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Learning the Star Knowledge of First Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesEarth & Space SciencesSpace Sciences Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use their understanding of the night sky to navigate, inform cultural practices and much... Years F-3, 5 & 7
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Your at-home guide to appreciating snails Biological SciencesSTEM Watch what they do, then tell their stories. This resource provides an activity that is suitable for Year R and... Years 1, 3, 5 & 7