Article Please login to favourite this article. Shoes that stick and clothes that reveal Physical SciencesSTEMTechnology That may sound bad, but it actually isn’t. Discover how an understanding of Physics concepts such as friction, pressure and... Years 4 & 7
Article Please login to favourite this article. To climb, maybe robots need toes Biological SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesTechnology Researchers watch a gecko in action, studying their toes to help the design of robots. Lots of technology has mimicked... Years 4-5, 7 & 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. New ‘law’ could inform glacier-flow models Antarctic ScienceEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Equation designed to measure glacier movement over soft ground. This article and associated student activity is suited to students in... Years 4 & 6-7
Article & Professional Learning Please login to favourite this article. Who creates the world? Engineers! EngineeringBiological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM “This World Engineering Day thank an engineer, or talk to a young person about what engineers actually do, so we... Years 5-10
Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Columbia: NASA blew it Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM Word Count / Video Length: 379 / 10:00 mins NASA’s return to space after the Columbia disaster was “ugly” and... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. What happens when magnetic north and true north align? Chemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM This article discusses a rare event where the Earth’s geographic and magnetic poles come into alignment. It would be suited... Years 7-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Fishy robot outswims the school Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers build a fake fish that proves mighty fine at fin-flapping. Use this article about a technological development as an... Years 4-5 & 7-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. The rocks below a famous crater Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Geologists examine what unfolded after that asteroid hit. This fascinating article could be used with students in years 4-10 studying... Years 4-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. How fast can a human cycle? Physical SciencesSTEMTechnology With aerodynamic help, 300 kilometres an hour seems easily within reach. This article could be used to help students identify... Years 4, 7-8 & 10-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. Robots will need to understand why they’re doing work Biological SciencesChemical SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Researchers say that robots need to know the reason why they are doing a job if they are to effectively... Years 4-10
Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. STELR STEM Career Awareness - A Day in the Life Biological SciencesCareers in STEMChemical SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringPhysical SciencesSTEM Find out about the different STEM careers involved during a day in the life of a 7-year-old. This short video and... Years 7-12
Article Please login to favourite this article. The Earth began to move 2.5 billion years ago Earth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM Rock analysis shifts the likely emergence of continental drift. This short article would be suited to Earth and Space and... Years 4, 6 & 8-9