School of rocks
14 Jun 2022

School of rocks

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How are we here? Why is the Earth the way it is? The way life arose in our solar system remains a fascinating mystery. Beset but not daunted by kangaroo scat, this astrogeologist – an alumna of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute … Continued
Explainer: Standard Model of Particle Physics
2 Nov 2021

Explainer: Standard Model of Particle Physics

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The standard model helps scientists describe the universe, but it’s not perfect. Use this explainer with Physics and Chemistry students to help them understand the particles and forces that make up everything we know. Word Count / Video Length: 1076 … Continued
Explainer: What are fundamental particles?
15 Jun 2021

Explainer: What are fundamental particles?

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Learn about the fundamental particles and forces that make up the Universe in this explainer resource for Year 9 and Senior Physics students. Included in the teacher resource is a research activity encouraging students to explore Australian scientists’ contributions to … Continued
Evidence of brand new physics at Cern?
4 May 2021

Evidence of brand new physics at Cern?

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Why we’re cautiously optimistic about our new findings of Physics at Cern. This article explores some of the recent research outputs at the Large Hadron Collider. It is best suited to Chemistry and Physics students in Year 9 who are … Continued
W boson spotted in Antarctica
16 Mar 2021

W boson spotted in Antarctica

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IceCube observatory spots elementary particle needle in a galactic haystack. This resource is for Year 12 Physics students learning about Revolutions in Modern Physics. It describes an advancement made by researchers who are studying the W boson and the Standard … Continued
Raising questions about physical reality
27 Aug 2020

Raising questions about physical reality

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Unveiling a new paradox in quantum mechanics that challenges physical reality. This explainer article is best suited to students in years 9-12 who have an interest in Quantum Physics. Although the content may be above school-level physics, it is explained … Continued
Best of: Quantum
24 Apr 2020

Best of: Quantum

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Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week: Quantum for year 8, 9, 11, and 12 students studying Physical Sciences. Although most quantum physics is beyond school-level physics, … Continued