Renewable energy is child’s play
31 Aug 2022

Renewable energy is child’s play

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Writing about the energy transition for children. Use this topical children's book to engage and educate students on the challenge of climate change and the energy transition. This resource is best suited to students in years R to 6 studying … Continued
Australia’s top health researchers highlight threat of climate change
7 Apr 2022

Australia’s top health researchers highlight threat of climate change

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The Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences says climate change is an urgent health priority. Today, 07 April, is World Health Day. This is celebrated annually, and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concerns to … Continued
Eunice Newton Foote’s long-forgotten climate-science discovery
8 Mar 2022

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

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Women’s rights campaigner was the first to hypothesise that CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere would change temperature. Today, 08 March, is International Day of Women 2022, a perfect day to explore the long-overlooked but ground-breaking climate discovery of female scientist … Continued
Our Top STEM resources for Virtual Learning 2022
28 Jan 2022

Our Top STEM resources for Virtual Learning 2022

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As Term 1 kicks off, we have highlighted a collection of our Top STEM education articles, activities, videos and resources for you to look through. This might help with your planning, or perhaps spark your interest and you’ll learn something new. Either way, … Continued
Our favourite STEM resources of 2021
13 Dec 2021

Our favourite STEM resources of 2021

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As 2021 and the school year comes to a close, we have gathered a collection of our favourite, and most popular, STEM education articles, activities, videos and resources for you to look through. This might help with your planning for … Continued
STELR Sustainable Housing Investigation
27 Apr 2021

STELR Sustainable Housing Investigation

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This series of videos show how to use the STELR sustainable housing packs to teach about heat transfer. This STEM education resource is designed to engage students in learning about heat transfer by convection, conduction and radiation as well as … Continued
Indigenous Science in 2020
18 Jan 2021

Indigenous Science in 2020

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To honour Australia's history, from 18 to 26 January, Education – RiAus will be exclusively publishing content by and about First Nations Australians. These resources will look back at our favourite pieces from 2020 and also provide new content and … Continued
Our Favourite Resources of 2020
16 Dec 2020

Our Favourite Resources of 2020

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As 2020 comes to a close, we have gathered a collection of our favourite, and most popular, STEM education articles, activities, videos and resources for you to look through. Share your favourite resources with us on social @edu.riaus on Facebook … Continued
STELR Career Profiles in STEM – Wind Energy Engineer
27 Aug 2020

STELR Career Profiles in STEM – Wind Energy Engineer

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These videos explore the work of Senior Mechanical Wind Energy Engineer, Rosemary Barnes and provide a step-by-step tutorial for students to design their own turbine blades using CAD. Wind energy is one of Australia's main sources of renewable energy with … Continued
STELR Wind Turbine Investigations
29 May 2020

STELR Wind Turbine Investigations

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This series of videos show investigations using STELR wind energy packs to build the most efficient wind turbines. If you want to transform the energy in wind into electricity, you want machines that do this as efficiently as possible – … Continued