Virtual sessions connecting STEM Legends with First Nations Learners

Years 5-12

Hear directly from a pair of STEM professionals about their careers, the paths they took, and ask questions about life and work.

Years 3-12 

Discover how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples read the night sky to track seasons, navigate Country and understand relationships between Earth and space.

Years 3-12 

Hear one of the authors read Tamarra as students explore termites as arid ecosystem engineers, investigating their life cycles, Gurindji bush medicine and food webs on Country.

Years 3-12 

Investigate symmetry by matching patterns in plants, animals and cultural designs – building skills in observation, classification and visual reasoning across nature and culture.

Years 3-12

See how objects move, spin and fly – linking physics concepts like force and motion with First Nations engineering knowledge, including boomerangs and woomeras.

Terms 1 & 2

Years 5-8 

Dive into data science through hands-on Lego activities, learning how data is collected, analysed and used in real-world decision-making with guidance from a data expert.

Term 2

Years 9-12 

Learn how the immune system detects and defends against disease through hands-on activities, real immunologists, and two-way learning linking First Nations knowledge with biomedical science.

National Science Week 2026

Years 3-12

Investigate seed science through hands-on exploration of seeds, soil and food webs, learning how agriculture connects nutrition, sustainability and long-standing First Nations knowledge systems on Country.

Terms 3 & 4

Years 3-8 

Understand what cybersecurity is and why it matters, exploring passwords, online safety and digital responsibility through stories and hands-on activities that reveal how easily weak passwords are broken.

Deadly Learners is a virtual series that engages remote and rural schools with STEM experts and legends from around Australia. These sessions give young Indigenous students a chance to learn key ideas, meet STEM professionals, ask questions and share knowledge.

Deadly Learners sessions give young students a chance to learn key ideas, meet STEM Legends, ask questions and share knowledge.