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  • SCIENCE DETECTIVES: Does the Sun always rise in the east and set in the west?
    Podcast

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    SCIENCE DETECTIVES: Does the Sun always rise in the east and set in the west?

    Earth & Space SciencesEarth Sciences

    In this episode of Science Detectives, we explore how the Sun and the Moon change their paths across the sky....

    Years 7-12
  • COSMOS Magazine: School of Rocks
    Article, Student Activity & Teacher Resource

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    COSMOS Magazine: School of Rocks

    Earth & Space SciencesEarth SciencesEngineeringPhysical Sciences

    How are we here? Why is the Earth the way it is? The way life arose in our solar system...

    Years 5, 8 & 10
  • Searching for the dawn of animal life
    Video & Film

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    Searching for the dawn of animal life

    Earth & Space SciencesBiological SciencesSTEM

    The new national park preserving Earth’s earliest life. This video resource is best suited to Year 8 Earth and Space...

    Years 8
  • COSMOS Magazine: Aurora Traditions of the First Australians
    Article & Student Activity

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    COSMOS Magazine: Aurora Traditions of the First Australians

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesPhysical SciencesSpace Sciences

    The Southern Lights of the Aurora Australis are writ large in the storytelling traditions of Indigenous Australians, write Krystal De...

    Years 6-9
  • COSMOS MAGAZINE: Solar System Knowledge of the First Australians
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    COSMOS MAGAZINE: Solar System Knowledge of the First Australians

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesEarth & Space SciencesSpace Sciences

    For at least 65,000 years, First Nations Australians have understood Earth’s place in the solar system and the universe, write...

    Years 5
  • COSMOS Magazine: Odd Jobs – Paleodermatologist
    Article & Career Profile

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    COSMOS Magazine: Odd Jobs - Paleodermatologist

    Biological SciencesCareers in STEMEarth & Space SciencesEarth Sciences

    Looking skin deep can provide new discoveries, at least in this vanguard field of research. This article is best suited for...

    Years 7-8 & 10-12
  • Look up for meteor showers in 2021
    Article

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    Look up for meteor showers in 2021

    Earth & Space SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Your guide to the best showers this year. This resource is best suited for Earth and Space students in Years...

    Years 5, 7 & 10
  • COSMOS Magazine: Learning the Star Knowledge of First Australians
    Article & Student Activity

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    COSMOS Magazine: Learning the Star Knowledge of First Australians

    Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islander Histories & CulturesEarth & Space SciencesSpace Sciences

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people use their understanding of the night sky to navigate, inform cultural practices and much...

    Years F-3, 5 & 7
  • Please explain: Why is NASA returning to the Moon?
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    Please explain: Why is NASA returning to the Moon?

    Earth & Space SciencesSpace SciencesSTEM

    Associate Professor Craig O’Neill, of Macquarie University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, explains the interconnected reasons behind the renewed...

    Years 7-10
  • What creates Earth’s magnetic field?
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    What creates Earth's magnetic field?

    Earth & Space SciencesEarth SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEM

    The Earth’s core works like a giant bicycle dynamo in reverse. This article is suitable for Year 4 and 6...

    Years 4, 6 & 9
  • Citizen Science for the Classroom: The GLOBE Program
    Article, Citizen Science & Student Activity

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    Citizen Science for the Classroom: The GLOBE Program

    Careers in STEMEarth & Space SciencesSTEMTechnology

    Each week Cosmos takes a look at projects and news about Citizen Science in Australia. This week they went global with...

    Years 10
  • The last ice age tells us why we should care about 2°C temperature changes
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    The last ice age tells us why we should care about 2°C temperature changes

    Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth & Space SciencesSTEM

    Perhaps 2°C doesn’t sound like much, but if you look through history, seemingly small temperature changes have had huge effects...

    Years 4-6 & 9-10

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