By David Shaw, 2 March 2016
Learn about latitude, and find out where exactly on the Earth you are!
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By Jasmine Fellows, 22 February 2016
Written by Julia Cleghorn Cow farts and burps are a big, smelly problem. They contain a lot of methane – a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. Kangaroos, on the other hand, produce a lot less methane when they toot.
By Jasmine Fellows, 11 February 2016
Written by Emily Standen Did you know 2016 is the International Year of Pulses? Take your hand off you wrist though – this type of pulse refers to food, not your heartbeat!
By David Shaw, 10 February 2016
Grab some dominos and Blu-tack, then make a puzzling sliding block puzzle!
By David Shaw, 13 January 2016
Feel like a biscuit? This recipe will make exactly one tasty piece of shortbread.
By David Shaw, 28 December 2015
Turn an old copy of Guess Who into a game with a mathematical twist!
By David Shaw, 15 December 2015
When you’re installing solar panels, it’s important to point them at the Sun. But the Sun isn’t always in the same place – it moves across the sky over the course of a day. If you can aim the panels towards the Sun as it moves, they can produce up to 40 per cent more power […]
By David Shaw, 2 December 2015
Imagine this game: you and a stranger are sitting in front of a machine. The machine has two piles of lollies. There’s one pile for you and one for your partner. You have two handles. Pull the green handle and you both get lollies. Pull the red one and no one gets anything.
By David Shaw, 13 November 2015
The Australian National Maritime Museum is home to our very own HMB Endeavour. This recreation of Captain Cook’s ship hosts thousands of visitors every year. But there are many more people who aren’t able to pay a visit. So a team from the CSIRO stepped in to help.
By David Shaw, 6 November 2015
This simple pattern reveals a heart from a circle and a lot of straight lines!
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