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Family Matters: Meet the Bristle Sharks!
This Beige Bristle Shark belongs to a brand new family of deep-sea catsharks! Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute Describing a new species of shark happens occasionally but describing a whole new family...
View ArticleCars, cars, cars – A Quick Quiz
Love ‘em, hate ‘em, the world wouldn’t turn without ‘em! Let’s see what you know about one of the most important types of tech out there… Will you pop a tyre or can you vroom into a drive out of five?...
View ArticleBrainteaser: Patchwork problem
Difficulty: TrickyJack is making a quilt from only square patches of fabric. For every 4 patches he sews together, 1 patch is blue and 3 patches are red. Once they are added to the quilt, all of the...
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Make a dinosaur excavation kit
Do you know a dinosaur fan? Are YOU a dinosaur fan? If so, here’s a science-y way to do a dino dig, right in your backyard (or kitchen)! You will need Mixing bowl Measuring cups Water Light plaster...
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Brainteaser: Sharing so much chocolate
Difficulty: Fun Anamaria and Chen are two friends who toured a magical chocolate factory! They both get enormous amounts of chocolate and they want to share it evenly between them. Anamaria gets...
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Outstanding oobleck
Create oobleck, the amazing slime that can be both a liquid AND a solid!! You will need A bowl 3/4 cup of water 1.5 cup of cornflour Measuring cups Food colouring Spoon What to do Measure 3/4 cup of...
View ArticleKeeping warm – A quick quiz
Winter is here and it’s time to keep warm with a science-fuelled quiz! Will you radiate confidence or find yourself out in the cold? QUIZ START The post Keeping warm – A quick quiz appeared first on...
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Age of the echidnapus
Platypus and echidna relatives living in Australia about 100 million years ago. Credit: Peter Shouten Imagine traveling back to the days of the dinosaurs, 100 million years ago. This is well before...
View ArticleAxolotl – A Quick Quiz
Have you ever heard of an axolotl? These amazing animals have captured our attention (and our hearts). If you’ve never heard of an axolotl before, check out our video below. If you’re ready for the...
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Keep an eye on water
Would you like to help satellites keep an eye on Australian water quality? This hands-on activity shows you how! Through the EyeOnWater app, you can help CSIRO scientists match satellite data to...
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Giving AI a sense of time
Artificial intelligence (AI) is really good at making pictures. From fake photos to phony paintings, they can look almost real. But AI is not very good with videos – and that’s because they can’t keep...
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Brainteaser: Triangle plus
Difficulty: Tricky Becki’s teacher picks three numbers between 1 and 9 and writes them inside of circles like so: Next the teacher draws two circles on top. She adds the numbers that each circle sits...
View ArticleBIG science tools – A quick quiz
Scientists are going all out to measure both the miniscule and the immense! This quiz is inspired by the massive scientific equipment built around the globe. Go BIG or go home! QUIZ START The post BIG...
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Make highlighter disappear
Highlighters are so bright that you’d think their ink lasts forever. Make it disappear with a simple citrus fruit! You will need Yellow highlighter White piece of paper Cutting board Knife Lime (or...
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Mamutjitji: connecting a Dreamtime story with science
Explore a Dreamtime story about the origin of antlions, called Mamutjitji in Ngalia Credit: Dilji/Kiwa/Ngalia Mamutjitji Story is a new free app that links science with local knowledges belonging to...
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Brainteaser: Chessboard challenge
Difficulty: Extreme Rumi really likes chess. One day, her chess club coach asks her, “how many squares are on a chessboard?” Rumi replies, “That’s easy, the board is 8 by 8, so there are 64 squares!”...
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Ancient Egyptians suffered from “homework” too
Do you ever get a stiff neck from doing assignments? Do your thumbs ever get sore after playing lots of video games? Sitting in the same position or doing the same task over and over can cause...
View ArticleAwesome ancient Egypt – A quick quiz
Thanks to archaeology, we’re traveling back in time! Do you know your Egypt arti-facts or will you end up neck deep in de-Nile? QUIZ START The post Awesome ancient Egypt – A quick quiz appeared first...
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Brainteaser: Walkin’ the perimeter
Difficulty: Tricky Lavonne is a security guard who has to walk around the outside of an L-shaped building. She knows the length of the longest sides, 200 metres and 140 metres. She also knows the...
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How to solve a grid-based logic problem
These grid-based logic problems require Sherlock-like deduction! We’ll take you through the basics of solving these tricky word puzzles. You will need • Pencil• Paper• Logic problems (click here for...
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