The history of ‘the brick’ There are two memories many people are unlikely to forget. The first is the joy you felt as a child when playing with LEGO. The second is the pain you felt, as an adult, when you first stepped, barefoot, on a stray LEGO brick. But what is the history of…
Making Maths Fun Maths can be a difficult subject for some kids to enjoy, but with the right explanation, it can be fun and engaging. When maths is taught in a way that makes sense to kids, they’re more likely to excel in the subject. Fun in the classroom & online One teacher who’s become…
What do we mean when we say ‘STEM’? The Primary + STEM team recently wrote a report on STEM in primary schools, including best practice implementation, innovation, and identified gaps in Victorian classrooms. The report was developed for The Invergowrie Foundation by Therese Keane, Tanya Linden and Suzanne Snead from Swinburne University of Technology and…
Why the arts are important for STEM education You’re probably familiar with the term ‘STEM’ – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But have you heard of STEAM? STEAM is a newer acronym that includes the arts into STEM. The Arts include humanities, social sciences, language, arts, drama and visual arts and design. The term STEAM,…
Explainer: What Is ‘The Leaky Pipeline’? Despite making up half of the population, women are still significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers. Interestingly, this isn’t the case at all points along the career trajectory. While girls might start out along STEM pathways, along each step of the STEM career journey, we…
Explainer: Why are positive STEM role models important? Can you remember back to when you were young? Really young. To that time in your life when people would ask you the question ‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’ Your ability to answer the question, and the scope of the answer you…
