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  • Maths Delivers: Car Braking Distances
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    Maths Delivers: Car Braking Distances

    EngineeringMathematical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Find out how to calculate car braking distances and the difference just 5 kph can make. This explainer video is...

    Years 7-8
  • Helmets and Forces – What are the impacts?
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    Helmets and Forces - What are the impacts?

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    Children and their parents are underestimating the danger of riding scooters, skateboard and skates without a helmet, often with dire...

    Years 7-8
  • Shoes that stick and clothes that reveal
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    Shoes that stick and clothes that reveal

    Physical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    That may sound bad, but it actually isn’t. Discover how an understanding of Physics concepts such as friction, pressure and...

    Years 4 & 7
  • New ‘law’ could inform glacier-flow models
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    New ‘law’ could inform glacier-flow models

    Antarctic ScienceEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Equation designed to measure glacier movement over soft ground. This article and associated student activity is suited to students in...

    Years 4 & 6-7
  • Michael Jackson’s dance lean explained using forces
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    Michael Jackson's dance lean explained using forces

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    Biomechanics experts warn against trying the ‘anti-gravity’ tilt at home. In this article neurosurgeons explore the techniques used by Michael...

    Years 7 & 10
  • Explainer: Soccer Playing and Forces
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    Explainer: Soccer Playing and Forces

    Physical SciencesSTEM

    One of the risks of brain injury in soccer comes from the forces applied during an integral part of the...

    Years 7
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