Seeing the Edges: How Curiosity (and a Few Thousand Dots) Can Help Children Smile
on 30/03/2026
When people think about Artificial Intelligence (AI), they often imagine robots, self-driving cars, or maybe ChatGPT. But in our lab at the University of Adelaide, AI is helping us look at something much closer to home: children’s faces. Recently, my team worked on a project to help doctors better understand...
The Premier’s Reading Challenge STEM Competition
on 24/03/2026
The 2026 STEM Reading and Design Competition is open to R-12 students and will run during Term 2. The PRC and partners are again chellning students to read about Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) in the lead up to National Science Week. The reading and design competition started in...
Our Changing Planet and Ourselves: Why Nature Connection Might Be the Missing Link in Science Education
on 16/03/2026
"A moth will never know what a zebra finch hears in its song, a zebra finch will never feel the electric buzz of a black ghost knifefish, a knifefish will never see through the eyes of a mantis shrimp, a mantis shrimp will never smell the way a dog can,...
Our Changing Planet: Empowering Students to Engage with Environmental Change at Kangaroo Island Community Education (KICE)
on 09/03/2026
By Erica Bolto, Margaret Zimmermann and Deb Laver Here at KICE, we are committed to nurturing our students' understanding of environmental change and empowering them to become active stewards of our planet. Our school is located in a unique environmental setting, which inspires us to create authentic learning experiences that...
National Science Week 2026 - Resource Book Now Available!
on 06/03/2026
The 2026 National Science Week Schools Resource Book is here! This year’s theme, Seeds of Science: Nurturing knowledge for all invites students and teachers to explore how agricultural practices have changed over time to enable food security. However, sowing science knowledge in all of us plays a very crucial role....