What's new

Bushfires are destructive and dangerous. They can be fickle, but scientists are developing ways to predict their behaviour. This activity shows you one way that a scientist might think about bushfires. You will need Pencil Paper Coin A simple simulation Draw five adjacent squares. Draw a fire in the first square, and a house in…

Have you ever wondered how fast your fidget spinner spins? If you want to find out, you’ll have to do some maths! You will need Fidget spinner Computer with a flatbed scanner and printer, or a photocopier Ruler Timer Paper Pen Calculator (optional) Safety: Be careful spinning your fidget spinner near the glass of your…

Do you have friends from the United States? Have you ever found a recipe on the internet with ridiculously high oven temperatures? Do you have a grandparent (or great grandparent) who doesn’t like the ‘new’ way of measuring temperatures? You might need our quick guide to the Fahrenheit scale.

Here’s a tricky puzzle for you! An eight pointed star, and seven coins. Can you put all the coins onto the star? You will need 7 five-cent coins A copy of the eight-pointed star, which you can get here   The puzzle The aim of the puzzle is to get all seven coins onto the…

More than 5000 years ago, ancient Sumerians invented a way to write numbers. Their form of writing predates the pyramids, and even the invention of paper! In this activity, you’ll have a chance to try out this counting system.

Time to create a map! Making a map of the entire Earth is tricky, because paper is flat, and planets are curved. There are lots of different ways to ‘flatten’ Earth, and each way produces a different shaped map. This method is super spiky as it involves triangles.

Maths is everywhere! But it can be hard to find if you don’t know what to look for. Try this mathematical treasure hunt and you’ll soon discover some amazing mathematical secrets! You will need Copy of the treasure hunt page you can get by clicking here Camera (optional) What to do

You’re probably familiar with 20 cent and 50 cent coins. But different countries have different values for their coins. So what’s the best way to number coins? You will need Australian silver coins: 5 x 50 cents 5 x 20 cents 5 x 10 cents 5 x 5 cents Pen and paper Scissors Stopwatch Setting…

Here’s a quick sliding puzzle to get your brain pumping. See if you can separate the light and dark counters in as few moves as possible! You will need Pen and paper 8 dark counters 7 light counters Setting up

Time for an Easter trick! There are lots of eggs around at this time of year, but this one is sure to raise some eyebrows. And when you’re finished, you can get your parents to help you cook your green egg, so you can gross out your entire family! Safety: Use clean equipment when handling food….