Best of: Gravity

Best of: Gravity

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Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week: Gravity for year 7 and 10 students studying Physical Sciences. Australian Curriculum Codes: ACSSU117, ACSSU229 Year 7: "Change to an … Continued
Best of: Chemical Reactions

Best of: Chemical Reactions

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Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week: Chemical Reactions for year 8, 9, and 10 students studying Chemical Sciences. Australian Curriculum Codes: ACSSU225, ACSSU178, ACSSU187 Year 8: … Continued
Best of: Quantum

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
Best of: Vaccination

Best of: Vaccination

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Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week: Vaccinations for year 8 and 9 students studying Biological Sciences. Australian Curriculum Code: ACSSU150, ACSSU175 "Multi-cellular organisms contain systems of … Continued
Five ways to understand coronavirus graphs

Five ways to understand coronavirus graphs

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There are lots of numbers, but what are they saying? Science and maths are entangled when it comes to communicating scientific knowledge to society. Use this article to demonstrate the importance of an interdisciplinary understanding to students and how it … Continued
Best of: The Changing Earth

Best of: The Changing Earth

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Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources around a single topic. This week: The Changing Earth for year 4 students studying Earth and Space Sciences. Australian Curriculum Code: ACSSU075 "Earth’s surface changes over … Continued
From the frontline: COVID-19 journeys from around the world

From the frontline: COVID-19 journeys from around the world

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Read some personal accounts of how different parts of the world are coping and adapting in these difficult times. The recollections below may be of interest to students who are feeling detached from the world whilst in isolation.They provide an … Continued
Best of: Evolution

Best of: Evolution

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Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week, we bring together our resources for teaching about evolution for year 10 students studying Biological Sciences. Australian Curriculum Code: ACSSU185 … Continued
Creating Possible Worlds – Ann Druyan

Creating Possible Worlds – Ann Druyan

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Ann Druyan is the executive producer, director and writer of the new National Geographic series Cosmos: Possible Worlds. From science fiction to the importance of science in everyday life, she is a woman on a mission, a woman who wants … Continued
Trekking alone across Antarctica taught me something about isolation

Trekking alone across Antarctica taught me something about isolation

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One of the world’s greatest living explorers, Tim Jarvis, is used to pushing himself to the extreme. So he’s worth listening to when he talks about dealing with isolation. Following the advice from Tim Jarvis, try the attached student activity … Continued