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Year 5

Year 5

  • Pluto’s icy volcanoes
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    Pluto’s icy volcanoes

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Massive cryovolcanoes on distant Pluto suggest the possibility of liquid water near the dwarf planet’s surface. This captivating article could...

    Years 5-6 & 10
  • How to build a galaxy
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    How to build a galaxy

    Physical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Researchers construct a time-resolved picture of the formation history of the Milky Way. This captivating article could be used alongside...

    Years 5, 7 & 10
  • What is the most important thing a scientist needs?
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    What is the most important thing a scientist needs?

    STEMBiological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace Sciences

    What is the most important thing a scientist needs? – Lennox, age 6 Use this article to help students learn...

    Years F-7
  • COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert? (Article)
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    COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert? (Article)

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    The following article was published in COSMOS Magazine Issue #93. This article was written by Amanda Yeo, she is a...

    Years 5, 9 & 11-12
  • COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert?
    Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource

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    COSMOS Magazine: How do you stage a Holographic Concert?

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    From speeches by long-dead football coaches to concerts from legendary musicians still very much alive, what does it take to...

    Years 5, 9 & 11-12
  • Fish built with plastic and heart cells swims for three months
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    Fish built with plastic and heart cells swims for three months

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEngineeringTechnology

    Bio-hybrid mechanism regrew muscles, paving way for bio-artificial hearts. A world of biological robots is just a heartbeat away. Artificial...

    Years 4-5 & 7-10
  • The Observable Universe
    Video & Film & Student Activity

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    The Observable Universe

    Space SciencesSTEM

    Space is a vast space to explore so get familiar with the key terms involved. This lesson plan and student...

    Years 1, 3, 5, 7 & 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
  • Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?
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    Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    Does cold air go down because the earth’s core is made out of magma and does hot air go up...

    Years 5, 8 & 10-12
  • 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
  • Mountains of space junk could carry us to Mars
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    Mountains of space junk could carry us to Mars

    EngineeringSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    New project aims to recycle and refine space junk into rocket fuel. Learn how an Australian company is trying to...

    Years 5, 7 & 10

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