Student Activity & Article Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Science of Sci-Fi Physical SciencesSTEM We all suspend a certain amount of disbelief when we immerse ourselves in a blockbuster movie. But for a geek... Years 7 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: Renewable Energy Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMSustainabilityTechnology We don’t have to be tied to dirty coal-fired power stations for our energy needs. We have real options, explains... Years 6-8 & 10
Teacher Resource & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. In Class With... Professor Fiona Wood Biological SciencesCareers in STEMSTEMSTEM in ActionTechnology Inventor of spray-on-skin and world-leading burns specialist, Professor Fiona Wood takes on questions from school students around Australia in this... Years 6-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Exploring history through a 2000-year ice core Antarctic ScienceChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM Antarctic scientists have analysed a 2000-year ice core record to find the link between Australian drought and greenhouse gases. Learn... Years 8 & 10
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
Career Profile, Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Flavia Tata Nardini on women in engineering EngineeringCareers in STEMSTEM Flavia Tata Nardini talks about women in engineering and urges girls to get involved in STEM and experience everything, so... Years 7-10
Career Profile, Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. STEM CAREERS: STELR Career Profiles in STEM - Marine Renewable Engineer EngineeringCareers in STEMEarth SciencesMarine SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Claire Legrand works as a Marine Renewable Engineer for Black & Veatch. She specialises in marine renewable energy resources such... Years 6-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: What causes the oily film on black tea? Chemical SciencesSTEM Researchers take a closer look at the physics and chemist-tea. Learn about the compound responsible for the oily film on... Years 8
Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. 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