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Year 4

Year 4

  • COSMOS Briefing: The Future of Food
    Article & Video & Film

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    COSMOS Briefing: The Future of Food

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM in ActionSustainability

    What will our food look like in the future? Rachel Burton, from the University of Adelaide, and Angela Pattison, from...

    Years 4, 7 & 9-10
  • The right shoes help athletes run faster
    Article

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    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
  • Antarctic Animal Life Cycles
    Student Activity

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    Antarctic Animal Life Cycles

    Antarctic ScienceBiological SciencesSTEM

    What are the life cycles of Antarctic animals? Who are born live and who hatch from an egg? This extended...

    Years 2 & 4
  • How to hunt fossils responsibly
    Article & Citizen Science

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    How to hunt fossils responsibly

    Earth SciencesSTEM

    5 tips from a professional palaeontologist to search for fossils responsibly. Learn how to safely and responsibly get involved in...

    Years 4 & 8
  • Climate explained: how particles ejected from the Sun affect Earth’s climate
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    Climate explained: how particles ejected from the Sun affect Earth’s climate

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    When the Sun ejects solar particles into space, how does this affect the Earth and climate? Are clouds affected by...

    Years 4, 7 & 9-10
  • Dig this: echidnas tackle climate change
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    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
  • Cadmium overload
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    Cadmium overload

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM

    Soil changes mean more toxins in food. This resource is best suited to Year 7, 8 and 10 Biology (food...

    Years 2, 4, 7-8 & 10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Advanced technology inspired by nature
    Article & Student Activity

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    COSMOS Magazine: Advanced technology inspired by nature

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEngineering

    If you know where to look, there’s almost no technological or design problem that nature hasn’t solved already. Amalyah Hart...

    Years 4-7 & 9-10
  • Hold on, that’s why we have fingerprints
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    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
  • What happens when the Earth’s magnetic field breaks down?
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    What happens when the Earth's magnetic field breaks down?

    Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    Earth’s magnetic field broke down 42,000 years ago and caused massive sudden climate change. This resource explains how the Earth’s...

    Years 4-5 & 7-10
  • Fire, floods and ice
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    Fire, floods and ice

    Antarctic ScienceBiological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEMTechnology

    How Antarctic science helps us understand Australian weather and climate. The last Australian summer delivered hot weather and bushfires on...

    Years 4-6, 8 & 10
  • Humans have dogs, fish have shrimp
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    Humans have dogs, fish have shrimp

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    We found algae-farming fish that domesticate tiny shrimp to help run their farms. This fascinating article contains content suited to...

    Years 4 & 6

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