Make maths relevant Archives - Education

10 Aug 2021

Alan Turing: Decoding Nature’s Patterns

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

How the world’s most famous codebreaker unlocked the secrets of nature’s beauty. Patterns in nature can be decoded using mathematics. Learn how maths and biology come together in this resource for Year 8-10 STEM students. For more like this, watch … Continued

10 Feb 2021

Biology by the numbers

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Biological sciences and maths have a growing friendship. This article highlights the importance of a connection between Biology and Mathematics. It is best suited for Biology students in Years 8 and 10 who are learning about cells or mathematical modelling. … Continued

28 Jan 2021

How modelling helped our COVID response

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Modelling is a term that is well known by scientists but has only recently been making headlines. So what does it actually mean? What does it do? And why has it become so prevalent during COVID-19? In this briefing, epidemiologists … Continued

25 Jan 2021

Making a Connection to Culture

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: STEM In Action, Tools for Teachers | 0

Maths is universal and was, is and always will be important to understand in every society, even when it may not always be obvious. This resource is well suited to STEM educators as advice for teaching maths to Aboriginal and … Continued

15 Jan 2021

The Amazing Concept of Gravito-Electromagnetism

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

This intriguing article from Cosmos magazine issue 84 discusses the use of mathematical models in Physics and how they help us to better understand the Universe. It highlights how mathematics enables physicists to not only speak, but also understand, discover … Continued

14 Jan 2021

Blossom Theory

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

For maths YouTube sensation Toby Hendy, inspiration definitely exists, but it has to find you walking. This fascinating article explains how maths exists in many forms in the natural world, for example, flowers following the Fibonacci sequence to spread their … Continued

8 Sep 2020

Answers With… Professor Nalini Joshi

by Chuck Smeeton | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, In Class With..., Physical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Professor Nalini Joshi Professor Nalini Joshi AO currently holds a Payne-Scott Professorship in Mathematics at the University of Sydney and is Vice-President of the International Mathematical Union. Her research focuses on mathematical methods to study systems that arise as universal … Continued

7 Sep 2020

Can maths pick a dinosaur’s sex?

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, STEM In Action, Tools for Teachers | 0

Palaeontologists show a dinosaur's sex can be more accurately estimated using a statistical model to analyse differences. This short article and associated resources are well suited to maths and biology students in years 5, 7, and 10 who are learning … Continued

3 Sep 2020

Is mathematics real? A viral TikTok video raises a legitimate question with exciting answers

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: STEM In Action, Mathematical Sciences, Tools for Teachers | 0

Mathematics lecturer Daniel Mansfield tackles this challenging question, similar to those often asked to educators by their students (alongside “what’s the point?” and “when am I ever going to need this?”). Explore the history of maths with secondary school students … Continued

9 Jul 2020

Working in Maths — Roboticist

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Careers In STEM, Mathematical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

The Working In… series compiles a selection of fascinating STEM jobs in a multitude of fields. They are designed to highlight the variety of STEM careers available to students that they may not have considered, or been aware of before now. Find out … Continued