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Scientific Thinking for All – Building Initiative: How can a decision-analysis tool help make group decisions?

Last Updated: June 10, 2025

Our pilot program, developed in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, The Nobel Prize Outreach and Global Access Partners, is based on the UC Berkeley’s Scientific Thinking for All –...

Scientific Thinking for All – Evaluating Energy Facts

Last Updated: May 20, 2025

Our pilot program, developed in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, The Nobel Prize Outreach and Global Access Partners, is based on the UC Berkeley’s Scientific Thinking for All –...

2025 Primary Teachers Network Recordings

Last Updated: September 18, 2025

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Acids & Bases Unit (public)

Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Presented at the STANSW Conference 2024 by Ben Newsome at Fizzics Education.  Free Acid and Base Unit of Work – Fizzics Education 2 -word

Lollies for Science (public)

Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Use lollies as tools to teach scientific concepts in an engaging way. They can be used to explore characteristics of living things, forces on structures, properties of water versus gases...

Materials In Our World (public)

Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Explore the progression of material science from Early Stage 1 to Stage 3 with a hands-on investigation into the properties of matter. Presented by Lesley Gough, Lecturer Primary Science Education...

A STEM Challenge focussed on Earth’s Resources (public)

Last Updated: November 13, 2024

This activity from St Finbarr’s Primary School, Byron Bay, makes students think about Earth’s resources, with a particular focus on water: where it comes from, its journey to their homes,...

Science in Action: Solar Ovens (public)

Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Hands-on experiment from St Finbarr’s Primary School (Byron Bay) exploring Energy in Science and Technology with a focus on the heat and light energy, their characteristics and effects on the...

Squish and Squash, the science of Playdough

Last Updated: June 20, 2025

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Think Like A Scientist – Activities for Primary Science

Last Updated: June 20, 2025

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Paddlepop Catapult (public)

Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Discover how the catapult was originally used in medieval battles to launch rocks at castle walls – with paddlepop stick catapults! Teachers will construct a mini catapult with paddlepop sticks...

Wind and Kites: Engaging science investigations

Last Updated: June 20, 2025

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