Create ‘Magical’ Rainbow Flowers: STEM Activity
Create 'Magical' Rainbow Flowers Flowers are a beautiful sight to behold. They add a splash of colour to any landscape,...
Explainer: The History of ‘The Brick’ + LEGO as an Educational Tool
The history of 'the brick' There are two memories many people are unlikely to forget. The first is the joy...
It’s Cool To Be A Nerd!
It's cool to be a nerd! Over time, the definition of words can change. What used to be a slight,...
Getting Excited About Vegetables: STEM Activities
Getting excited about vegetables: STEM Activities Eating unhealthy foods can have a negative impact on your brain as well as...
Planning Hard to Teach Easy in STEM in Primary Schools
Planning hard to teach easy in STEM in primary schools Guest post, written by Dr. Jane Hunter The phrase planning...
Making Maths Fun
Making Maths Fun Maths can be a difficult subject for some kids to enjoy, but with the right explanation, it...
Curiosity – A Skill For Life
Curiosity - A Skill for Life It's a well-known fact that kids are born curious. They come into this world...
Should You Support Your Child’s Dreams of Becoming a YouTube Influencer?
Should you support your child's dreams of becoming a Youtube influencer? It's no secret that many kids aspire to be...
The Boat & The Beetle STEM Activity
The Boat & The Beetle STEM Activity When it comes to the world of children, questioning is a natural phenomenon....
The History of Shoes STEM Activity
The History of Shoes STEM Activity In the 90s, when it came to sources of inspiration for styling your wardrobe,...
Teaching Maths Using Stop-Motion Animation + LEGO® – Guest Post by Dr Emily Cook
Teaching Maths Using Stop-Motion Animation + LEGO® Written by Dr Emily Cook Let’s play a game of word association. If...
Look Up! Stargazing Activity
Look Up! Stargazing Activity We spend a lot of hours looking down at our screens. According to the Australian Government,...
Build a Cubby House On The Moon: STEM Activity
Build a Cubby House On The Moon: STEM Activity Kids often make secret forts and cubby houses by using furniture,...
More STEM Stories For You & Your Child to Read Together
More STEM Stories for you and your child to read together Australia (and the world!) currently has a problem with...
STEM Stories For You & Your Child
STEM Stories for you and your child It's no secret that reading is good for you. Research has shown that...
5 Easy Ways To Turn Your Home Into a STEM Laboratory
5 Easy Ways To Turn Your Home Into a STEM Laboratory As a parent, you want to give your children...
What Do We Mean When We Say ‘STEM’?
What do we mean when we say ‘STEM’? The Primary + STEM team recently wrote a report on STEM in...
Introducing Kids to Coding: Why & How
Introducing kids to coding: why & how It's never too early to encourage kids to start thinking about a career...
10 Ways To Get Kids Interested in Origami: STEM Activity
10 Ways To Get Kids Interested in Origami Origami is a traditional Japanese art form involving paper folding. Origami is...
Explainer: Why The Arts Are Important For STEM Education
Why the arts are important for STEM education You're probably familiar with the term 'STEM' - science, technology, engineering and...
Can You Crack the Code? STEM Activity
Can you crack the code? STEM Activity Who doesn't love a good secret? Whether it's an inside joke with your...
Explainer: What Is ‘The Leaky Pipeline’?
Explainer: What Is 'The Leaky Pipeline'? Despite making up half of the population, women are still significantly underrepresented in science,...
Make a Bionic Hand From Everyday Materials
Make a bionic hand from everyday materials Hands are important because they are a primary means of interacting with the...
Create an ‘Air Bee n Bee’: STEM Activity
Create an 'Air Bee n Bee': STEM Activity If you want to know if the world is in trouble, just...
Engineering Solutions for Air Pollution: STEM Activity
Engineering Solutions for Air Pollution: STEM Activity Air pollution is a major problem facing our world today. In Australia, air...
Minecraft – Gaming for Education
Minecraft – Gaming for education Minecraft. It’s all the rage. From the outside, it might look like just another screen-attention-grabbing...
NASA Parachute Activity – Will Your Egg Go ‘Splat’?
NASA Parachute Activity – Will Your Egg Go 'Splat'? If you attended primary school in Australia, it’s quite possible that...
Biospheres Are The New Pot Plants! STEM Activity
Biospheres are the new Pot Plants! STEM Activity The enthusiasm for potted plants populating the floor spaces of our houses...
STEM Activity: Turn Milk into Plastic!
STEM Activity: Turn Milk into Plastic! The Primary + STEM team welcome you to a series we've created where we...
20 Activity Sheets To Bring STEM Learning Into Your Home
20 activity sheets to bring STEM Learning into your home Stuck for ideas for how to provide entertainment at home...
Explainer: Why Are Positive STEM Role Models Important?
Explainer: Why are positive STEM role models important? Can you remember back to when you were young? Really young. To...
Report: Engaging Primary Girls in STEM
Report: Engaging Primary Girls in STEM A report has been released examining best practice implementation, innovations and gaps in Victorian...