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 & Teacher Resource Please login to favourite this article. A catalogue of 25 “hot Jupiter” exoplanets PhysicsSpace 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 Please login to favourite this article. How to grow plants on Mars BiologyChemistrySpace Sciences 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 & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Solar System Knowledge of the First Australians Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesSpace SciencesSTEM For at least 65,000 years, First Nations Australians have understood Earth’s place in the solar system and the universe, write... Years 5
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Explainer: Landing Rovers With Newton's Laws EngineeringPhysicsSTEM How to land a Mars rover when you’re many, many millions of kilometres away. This resource explains each of Newton’s... Years 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Studying the red planet BiologyChemistryPhysicsSpace SciencesSTEMTechnology As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet. This resource covers... Years 5-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Mars is the place (in space) to be Space SciencesSTEM Three missions, three countries, one destination. Inspire year 5 students in STEM by showing them the huge achievements being carried... Years 5
Article Please login to favourite this article. Did Mars have rings? Will it again? PhysicsSpace SciencesSTEM Moons tell a complicated family story. This article describes a recent hypothesis about the history of Mars and should be... Years 5, 7 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Brines on Mars not habitable, study says BiologyChemistrySpace Sciences Brines are common on Mars, but not ‘special’. As the search for life beyond Earth continues, this article could be... Years 4-5 & 7-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Mars rover tested in Flinders Ranges BiologySpace SciencesSTEMTechnology Mars rover, Perseverance, will soon head to Mars looking for life – now scientists have tested the same methods to... Years 5, 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Ancient water reservoirs inside Mars BiologyChemistrySpace SciencesSTEM Meteorites tell story of Red Planet’s early history. Use this article to inspire students learning about Earth and Space, Chemical... Years 5-6, 8 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Mars is more seismically active than the Moon Space SciencesSTEM InSight has detected hundreds of earthquakes in just 10 months. This article is suited to years 6 and 9 students... Years 6 & 9
