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Year 8

Year 8

  • Mutations, variants and strains
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    Mutations, variants and strains

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    What’s the difference between mutations, variants and strains? A guide to COVID terminology. This resource is an excellent example of...

    Years 8-9
  • 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
  • Good as bone
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    Good as bone

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesHealth & Medical SciencesSTEM in Action

    Australian researchers take 3D printing to the next level with material that mimics bone tissue. This resource is best suited...

    Years 8
  • Power Hiking Backpack
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    Power Hiking Backpack

    EngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Researchers have developed a backpack that will share the load. This short article describes an innovative new technology that could...

    Years 8 & 10
  • Studying the red planet
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    Studying the red planet

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology

    As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet. This resource covers...

    Years 5-10
  • Explainer: How to make a vaccine
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    Explainer: How to make a vaccine

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesSTEM

    Inside the Australian manufacturing process of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. This resource is best suited to Chemistry and Biology students in...

    Years 8-10
  • 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
  • Exploring Einsteinium
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    Exploring Einsteinium

    Chemical SciencesSTEM

    The first measurements of the synthetic, highly radioactive element have been taken by researchers, but what is Einsteinium? This resource...

    Years 8-10
  • International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021
    Career Profile, Professional Learning & STEM Pack

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    International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021

    Careers in STEMEngineeringSTEM

    On Thursday 11th February 2021, the world celebrates the amazing contribution that women and girls have had to science. Watch,...

    Years 7-12
  • Biology by the numbers
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    Biology by the numbers

    Biological SciencesMathematical SciencesSTEM

    Biological sciences and maths have a growing friendship. This article highlights the importance of a connection between Biology and Mathematics....

    Years 8 & 10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Odd Jobs – Paleodermatologist
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    COSMOS Magazine: Odd Jobs - Paleodermatologist

    Biological SciencesCareers in STEMEarth & Space SciencesEarth Sciences

    Looking skin deep can provide new discoveries, at least in this vanguard field of research. This article is best suited for...

    Years 7-8 & 10-12
  • Engineers have built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air.
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    Engineers have built machines to scrub CO₂ from the air.

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEMTechnology

    But will it halt climate change? This resource is best suited to Year 8, 9 and 10 Earth and Space...

    Years 8-10

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