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STEM in Action

  • How to build a galaxy
    Article

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    How to build a galaxy

    PhysicsSpace 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?

    STEMBiologyCareers in STEMChemistryPhysicsSpace Sciences

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

    Years F-7
  • Promising progress for a cheap and accessible new COVID vaccine
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    Promising progress for a cheap and accessible new COVID vaccine

    BiologyChemistrySTEM

    American researchers have used long-established technology to create a COVID vaccine that’s easy to make and store; clinical trials are...

    Years 8-10
  • Why is there asymmetry in nature?
    Video, Article, SCINEMA & Student Activity

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    Why is there asymmetry in nature?

    BiologyChemistryEarth SciencesSTEM

    From lefty snails to deadly chemicals, asymmetry in nature is more common than you think. Use the free student activity...

    Years 3, 5, 8 & 10
  • How do you stage A holographic CONCERT?
    Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource

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    How do you stage A holographic CONCERT?

    PhysicsSTEM

    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
  • Sticky Business
    Student Activity, Article & Teacher Resource

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    Sticky Business

    ChemistryBiologySTEM

    Ever wondered why some things are sticky and others aren’t? Applied mathematician SOPHIE CALABRETTO explains the chemical attraction of garlic...

    Years 5 & 8-10
  • Mathematics of scale: big, small and everything in between
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    Mathematics of scale: big, small and everything in between

    MathematicsBiologyChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM

    Fractals are a critical tool for measuring and understanding the mathematics of scale. This intriguing article works well with all...

    Years 8-10
  • Message in a bottle
    STEM Pack & Article

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    Message in a bottle

    BiologyChemistrySTEM

    Messenger RNA technology, so long in the wings, has leapt from understudy to main act. Its deceptively simple technology has...

    Years 8-12
  • Eunice Newton Foote’s long-forgotten climate-science discovery
    Article, SCINEMA & Video

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    Eunice Newton Foote’s long-forgotten climate-science discovery

    Earth SciencesHistory of STEMPhysicsScience Human EndeavoursSTEM

    Eunice Netwon Foote, a women’s rights campaigner was also the first to hypothesise that CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere would...

    Years 8 & 10
  • Everyday jobs in an extraordinary place
    Article & Career Profile

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    Everyday jobs in an extraordinary place

    Careers in STEMAntarctic ScienceEarth SciencesSTEM

    The Australian Antarctic Program has just closed its recruitment process for 2022/23. Learn about just some of the amazing Antarctic...

    Years 10-12
  • 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

    BiologyChemistryEngineeringTechnology

    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
  • How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t
    Student Activity & Video

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    How cochlear implants work…and when they don’t

    BiologyPhysicsSTEMTechnology

    Today, February 25th is International Cochlear Implant Day. The celebration is all in memory of the first cochlear implant in...

    Years 8-9

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