Topics:
Chemical Sciences – Chemical Reactions, Atoms
Earth and Space Sciences – The Solar System, Big Bang Theory
Physical Sciences – Forces, Energy
Additional: Careers, Maths, Technology, Engineering.
Concepts (South Australia):
Chemical Sciences – Properties of Matter, Change of Matter
Earth and Space Sciences – Earth in Space
Physical Sciences – Forces and Motion, Energy
Years: 7, 8, 9, 10
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Scientists closing in on deadly frog fungus – Australia’s Science Channel
Using nets and turtle eggs to take maths outside the classroom – Australia’s Science Channel
Robots will need to understand why they’re doing work – Australia’s Science Channel
This Australian invention could fix our recycling crisis – Australia’s Science Channel
Did scientists just detect a black hole eating a neutron star? – Australia’s Science Channel
Did scientists just detect a black hole eating a neutron star? – Australia’s Science Channel
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Chernobyl is now a hugely important wildlife refuge | Cosmos
For Antarctic food webs, penguin poo is the gift that keeps | Cosmos
Word Count: 377
In a world-first, scientists believe they have detected a black hole swallowing a neutron star – an event that happened 8,550 million trillion kilometres from Earth. This fascinating article would be best suited to year 10 students studying Earth and Space Sciences. It could also be used with students in years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 studying Chemical, Earth and Space and Physical Sciences.
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