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Poor mathematics skills leading to COVID-19 misinformation: research

Researchers say students need to know how to critically interpret statistics, as people's poor understanding of statistics resulted in misinformation and "fake news" spreading throughout the COVID-10 pandemic.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nsw/poor-mathematics-skills-leading-to-covid-19-misinformation-research-20220822-p5bbsa.html

Everyday Stories of Climate Change comic

Check out this great example of creative STEM communication - a comic designed to show students how families around the world experience and adapt to climate change.

https://gemmasou.com/everyday-stories-of-climate-change/

Gender equity: Stereotypes in assessment questions

Research Fellow Theodora Ntoka at ACER says assessment questions often promote gender stereotyping, and have five strategies educators can use to avoid this.

https://www.teachermagazine.com/au_en/articles/gender-equity-stereotypes-in-assessment-questions?utm_source=CM&utm_medium=Bulletin&utm_campaign=26July

Melbourne Museum

One of the three museums coordinated by Museums Victoria, the Melbourne Museum hosts a range of social and natural science exhibits, including microbiology workshops, meteorites, a dinosaur walk, eel feeding, Phar Lap and other Melbourne Cup horses, and so much more.

https://museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/

Robogals VIC

Robogals is an international not for profit organisation that aims to inspire, engage and empower young women into engineering and related fields, creating a globally diverse and inclusive culture in engineering. To fulfil this mission, an extensive global network of Robogals volunteers - typically university students - deliver interactive workshops for primary and secondary school students.

https://www.robogalsvic.org/

Discovery Science and Technology Centre

Discovery offers a unique and fun way to spend your time. With loads of interactive exhibits to explore, you won't know what to try first, like the whacky mirrors, the echoing chamber, the thong-a-phone, the vertical slide or the planetarium!

http://www.discovery.asn.au/

Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

With two locations at Alice Springs and Darwin, the MAGNT provides a variety of exhibits and workshops sure to entertain! Craft your own critters in the 'Bugs Alive!' workshop, check out the famous Sweetheart, their resident saltwater croc, go on your own archaeology expedition and see what you uncover, or use the Megafauna Central Indigital AR app to bring fossils to life.

https://www.magnt.net.au/

Life Below Water

The Life Below Water Project is a joint outreach program between the OceanWorks and UWA Girls in Engineering that seeks to inspire the next generation of leaders and problem-solvers through creativity, community and art.Uniting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics with the visual Arts, this STEAM program celebrates biodiversity in our oceans and champions the UN sustainable development goals relating to responsible marine management.

https://www.uwa.edu.au/projects/life-below-water

Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre

Located on the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, this centre has over 200 interactive science and technology exhibits and workshops.

https://www.questacon.edu.au/

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Located in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, the Planetarium is home to the Cosmic Skydome - an 12.5-metre-diameter projection dome. Visit the Planetarium to enjoy a show (including a tour of Brisbane's night sky), or visit the Display Zone. The Planetarium also includes an observatory, Galaxy Gift Shop and Sundial Courtyard.

https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/things-to-see-and-do/council-venues-and-precincts/sir-thomas-brisbane-planetarium

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