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  • What is the most important thing a scientist needs?
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    What is the most important thing a scientist needs?

    STEMBiological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace Sciences

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

    Years F-7
  • Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?
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    Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?

    Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    Does cold air go down because the earth’s core is made out of magma and does hot air go up...

    Years 5, 8 & 10-12
  • How many stars are there in space?
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    How many stars are there in space?

    Space SciencesSTEM

    Exactly how many stars are in space? – MeeSong. Astronomer Brian Jackson answers a student’s question about the number of...

    Years 5 & 10
  • EXPLAINER: Is light a wave or a particle?
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    EXPLAINER: Is light a wave or a particle?

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    Is light a wave or a particle? — Ishan, aged 15. Light behaves very strangely and confused scientists at first...

    Years 9 & 11-12
  • How do freezers work?
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    How do freezers work?

    Chemical SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    How does the freezer work? — Leon, aged 4. To answer this, we need to understand solids, liquids and gases...

    Years 1-3, 5-6 & 8
  • EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?
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    EXPLAINER: How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises?

    Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    How does the Sun make such pretty colours at sunsets and sunrises? — Aisling, age 7. Learn about what makes...

    Years 1, 3, 5 & 9
  • How does a virus stop?
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    How does a virus stop?

    Biological SciencesSTEM

    How does a virus stop? — Angela Gaganis, Year 1. This article is written for Year 1 students however it...

    Years 1 & 8
  • How does electricity work?
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    How does electricity work?

    Biological SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    How does electricity work? – Edie, age 5 This article and short video are designed for lower primary students who...

    Years 6
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