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Year 8

Year 8

  • Alice in Typhoidland
    SCINEMA, Student Activity & Video & Film

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    Alice in Typhoidland

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    Delve beneath Victorian Oxford’s dreaming spires and idyllic River Thames, and discover the murky underside of the city and the...

    Years 8
  • COSMOS Magazine: Aurora Traditions of the First Australians
    Article & Student Activity

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    COSMOS Magazine: Aurora Traditions of the First Australians

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace Sciences

    The Southern Lights of the Aurora Australis are writ large in the storytelling traditions of Indigenous Australians, write Krystal De...

    Years 6-9
  • Bridging Gaps: Getting to the STEM career you want
    Career Profile

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    Bridging Gaps: Getting to the STEM career you want

    Careers in STEMSTEM

    Not getting the correct grades doesn’t have to be a barrier for students. This article case studies three students with...

    Years 7-10
  • Reversible fabric keeps you warm or cool on demand
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    Reversible fabric keeps you warm or cool on demand

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    The fabric with a neat party trick – wear it one way and it keeps you warm, but flip it...

    Years 8-10
  • Helmets and Forces – What are the impacts?
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    Helmets and Forces - What are the impacts?

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    Children and their parents are underestimating the danger of riding scooters, skateboard and skates without a helmet, often with dire...

    Years 7-8
  • This planet literally has an iron sky
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    This planet literally has an iron sky

    Chemical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Iron and titanium have been found in the atmosphere of the super-hot giant exoplanet, KELT-9b. Learn how scientists use chemistry...

    Years 8 & 10
  • Turning mirrors into windows using nanotechnology
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    Turning mirrors into windows using nanotechnology

    Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    By combining materials science, physics and engineering, scientists have designed a new nano material that can reflect or transmit light...

    Years 8-10
  • Meet a Climate Scientist: Matthew England
    Career Profile & Video & Film

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    Meet a Climate Scientist: Matthew England

    Biological SciencesCareers in STEMEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    Meet Matthew England. As an oceanographer and climate scientist, he is a world-leading expert in the physics of the oceans...

    Years 7-10
  • D.I.Y Science – Make your own Rocket
    Student Activity & Video & Film

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    D.I.Y Science - Make your own Rocket

    Chemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    The D.I.Y. Science series contains some of our favourite experiments for kids to try at home. They are designed to...

    Years 7-10
  • A life changing protein
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    A life changing protein

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    As climate change affects agricultural crops, research into increasing the rates of photosynthesis could help to feed an ever-growing world...

    Years 7-10
  • Alan Turing: Decoding Nature’s Patterns
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    Alan Turing: Decoding Nature's Patterns

    Biological SciencesMathematical Sciences

    How the world’s most famous codebreaker unlocked the secrets of nature’s beauty. Patterns in nature can be decoded using mathematics....

    Years 8-10
  • Electronic mouth guards in AFL aid science
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    Electronic mouth guards in AFL aid science

    Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Clubs that use the wearable technology aid sport science data collection. Learn how everyday technology can help our understanding of...

    Years 7-10

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