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by Claire Hughes | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | Space is a vast space to explore so get familiar with the key terms involved. This lesson plan and student activity help Earth and Space science students in Years 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 familiarise themselves with key Scientific vocabulary used to describe the Universe. Video Length: 5:21 mins Learning Intention Students will become with familiar with key terms used to describe the Universe.

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | Can you solve the mystery of why the krill are disappearing? Use your knowledge of food chains in this fun activity for Year 7 Biology students learning about ecosystems and human impact. Download the activity below. In the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, there lurks a dangerous new threat. After living together and eating happily for eons there is now rising panic amongst residents.

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 next year, or maybe you’ll learn something new. Either way, these fun STEM resources from 2021 will inspire and engage both students and teachers.

Just over 1000 years ago, supernova (SN) 1006 was observed around the world, brighter than Venus and even visible during the day. Credit: NASA Once every few hundred years, our skies are graced by the appearance of a brilliant new star. It can outshine the brightest objects in the sky before gradually fading from visibility over weeks to months. Western scientists call it a supernova, and it represents one of the most cataclysmic events in the universe.

What goes into the pea-sized splotch of brush-additive paste with which (most of us) start and end each day? Ellen Phiddian gets up close and personal with the ingredients on the label. Apply knowledge of elements, compounds and chemical reactions, and learn about non-Newtonian fluids in this resource about the chemistry of toothpaste with Year 5, 8, 9 and 10 students. Download the student activity to make your own non-Newtonian fluid – slime! Word Count: approx.

An experiment tests gender stereotyping in computer science to identify factors contributing to girls lack of involvement in STEM. Only by understanding the factors holding back girls from participating in STEM can we develop a solution and close the gender gap.

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | Find out why Antarctica is a frontier for scientific research. Learn about the importance of Antarctic science directly from the Australian Antarctic Division’s chief scientist, Professor Nicole Webster. This resource is best suited to Year 10 Earth and Space science students learning about climate change however it is also suitable for secondary STEM students learning about career pathways and Australian science.

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, In Class With..., STEM In Action | Get access to the biggest names and brightest minds in STEM with our In Class With… series. Inventor of spray-on-skin and world-leading burns specialist, Professor Fiona Wood took on questions from school students around Australia in this exclusive In Class With… event.

Australians are excited as their newest icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, arrives home in Hobart. Download the accompanying fun student activities to explore Nuyina. Word Count: 255 Nuyina arrives in Hobart after a 47 day journey. Click to enlarge. Credit: Rob Blakers 2021. Image courtesy of the Australian Antarctic Division.

Alan Finkel Dr Alan Finkel is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He invented a commercially successful device that substantially speeds up drug research. Dr Finkel is the President of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ex-officio) and Chancellor of Monash University. He founded the science magazines Cosmos and G: The Green Lifestyle Magazine, contributes towards a number of research institutes and is Patron of the Australian Science Media Centre.