Science
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School Management
Q&A: How climate change education sits in the new PISA Science Framework
The next Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science test will involve more climate change-oriented questions that will examine how…
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In The Classroom
Schools on track to produce no physics study-ready school leavers by 2035
Physicist David Blair, who won a Prime Minister’s science prize for his role in the discovery of gravitational waves, has said…
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In The Classroom
New science curriculum will support both teachers and students, science body says
The new years 7-10 science curriculum is well set up to support beginning teachers and teachers without science training, whilst…
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In The Classroom
Bringing dissections into the 21st century – opinion
Dissection is an often contentious topic, but it remains a fundamental skill for any student looking to pursue the fields…
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Podcasts
Lack of awareness around STEM career diversity a key issue, says expert
The field of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is set to carry Australia into a bold new future of…
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News
Show ‘em phloem: VR gives students new look at plants, food security
School students at Trinity College in Perth are using virtual reality to take a look inside the world of plants…
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In The Classroom
Opinion: How studying STEM subjects in senior years opens doors
Choosing final-year school subjects is a challenging time for students – students may be tempted simply to avoid Maths or…
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In The Classroom
Students benefit from scientists in the classroom
Bringing science and engineering experts into schools could be key to engaging students in STEM subjects, experts say. Macquarie University…
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Policy & Reform
What it takes to make girls scientists
Growing up, Josie*, 32, dreamed of being a marine biologist. Always a water baby, she learned to swim at 18…
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Policy & Reform
Expert suggests school STEM push has failed
Is there a crisis in Australian science and mathematics education? UNE and QUT academics posed this question in 2014, in…
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