Article, Idea & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Life on Mars EngineeringSpace SciencesTechnology The following article provides links to online games and virtual reality experiences based on Mars. Scroll down to explore an... Years 4-6
Article Please login to favourite this article. What do astronauts eat? BiologyChemistrySpace SciencesSTEM The challenges of growing plants in space. Learn about the exciting work taking place in Australia’s space agriculture and what... Years F, 4-5 & 7-8
Student Activity & Article Please login to favourite this article. A catalogue of 25 “hot Jupiter” exoplanets BiologyCareers in STEMPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Astronomers are counting and analysing the planets beyond our Solar System – and their atmospheres. An exoplanet is a planet... Years 5, 7 & 10-12
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Pluto’s icy volcanoes PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Massive cryovolcanoes on distant Pluto suggest the possibility of liquid water near the dwarf planet’s surface. This captivating article could... Years 5-6 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Article Please login to favourite this article. 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
Video & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. The Observable Universe Space SciencesSTEM Space is a vast space to explore so get familiar with the key terms involved. This lesson plan and student... Years 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How was the asteroid belt formed? ChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Travel back 4.6 billion years, to the beginning of the solar system, to learn how the asteroid belt was formed.... Years 7-8 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Supernova Observations of Aboriginal Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesSpace SciencesSTEM Aboriginal observations of new stars appearing in the sky are leading to new approaches in astrophysics research, write Pete Swanton... Years 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How to grow plants on Mars BiologyChemistrySpace SciencesSTEM 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. Mountains of space junk could carry us to Mars EngineeringSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology New project aims to recycle and refine space junk into rocket fuel. Learn how an Australian company is trying to... Years 5, 7 & 10
