STEM In Action Archives - Page 87 of 88 - Education

4 Jul 2017

Peter Thomas-Hall – Chemist & Tech Officer

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Biological Sciences, Careers In STEM, Chemical Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Meet Peter Thomas-Hall, a chemist and technical officer at Australian Institute of Marine Science in Queensland. Along with the Australian Academy of Science, we searched the whole country for science and technical support staff who go above and beyond. Peter … Continued

22 Jun 2017

Meet NASA’s new Astronauts!

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Topics: Earth and Space Sciences – Solar System Additional - Careers Concepts (South Australia): Earth and Space Sciences - Earth in Space Years: 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 Meet the New Astronauts Meet the New Astronauts Word count: 386 Meet … Continued

19 Jun 2017

Maintenance Engineer Duane

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Topics: Biological Sciences – Cells; The Body; Genetics Chemical Sciences – Mixtures and Separation Additional - Careers; Work Studies Concepts (South Australia): Biological Sciences - Form and Function Chemical Sciences - Properties of Matter Years: 7, 8, 9, 10 Video … Continued

9 May 2017

Lisa Harvey Smith – Astronomy

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Topics: Earth and Space Sciences - The Solar System; Big Bang Theory Additional - Careers Concepts (South Australia): Earth and Space Sciences - Earth in Space Years: 7, 8, 9, 10 Video length: 2:30m Meet Lisa Harvey-Smith. She looked up to … Continued

9 May 2017

Peter Enticott – Autism

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Topics: Biological Sciences - The Body Additional - Careers Concepts (South Australia): Biological Sciences - Form and Function Years: 7, 8, 9, 10 Video Length: 2:33m Meet Peter Enticott. He's a neuroscientist working on new brain-based treatments for autism. He wanted … Continued

9 May 2017

Careers in STEM: Tamara Davis – Astrophysicist

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Careers In STEM, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Meet Tamara Davis. She studies “the whole universe”, or specifically, astrophysics to better understand dark energy and dark matter. She was inspired by Haley’s comet and space shuttles as a kid and actually wanted to be an astronaut. Video length: … Continued

26 Apr 2017

Rodney Brooks – The Roomba

by Hilary Jones | posted in: STEM In Action | 0

Topics: Additional - Careers Concepts (South Australia): Years: 8, 9, 10 Video length: 3:25m Meet Rodney Brooks, a guy who just likes building robots. But you may know him as the inventor of Roomba, the robotic vacuum cleaner. He talks … Continued

26 Apr 2017

Ingrid Scheffer – Epilepsy

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Topics: Biological Sciences - The Body Additional: Careers Concepts (South Australia) Biological Sciences - Form and Function, Diversity and Evolution Years: 7, 8, 9, 10 Video length: 2.04m Meet Ingrid Scheffer. She helped discover the first known gene for epilepsy. … Continued

24 Apr 2017

Yuri Kivshar – Physics

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Physical Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Topics: Physical Sciences - Forces; Energy Additional - Careers Concepts (South Australia): Physical Sciences - Forces and Motion; Energy Years: 8, 10 Video length: 1:53m Meet Yuri Kivshar. He is an expert in “metamaterials”. As a physicist, he works on bending … Continued

24 Apr 2017

Bernadette Fitzgibbon – Neuroscientist

by Hilary Jones | posted in: Biological Sciences, Careers In STEM, STEM In Action | 0

Meet Bernadette Fitzgibbon, she is a neuroscientist. She studies the brain and how pain works. In her work, she gets to follow her interest based on what will help people the most. Her advice for younger scientists is don’t be … Continued