Australian Trends in Engineering Education
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Like much of the world, Australian educators are increasingly embracing STEM education for younger students. Chris Perkins is one such teacher at Keithcot Farm Primary School outside Adelaide, South Australia. He talks about a range of issues on his radar as a STEM teacher, including how he stays up-to-date, Australian inventions, how New South Wales is a leader in that country for education, and more.
For a video of the robot arm that Chris mentioned, see it here:
The cover art for this episode comes from Gilbert Toyne’s 1925 Australian patent on the rotary clothesline.
Related Links
- STEM Everyday: Podcast from dailySTEM.
- Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing: Children's book by François Roca and April Jones Prince.
- Australian Curriculum: Website detailing the national curriculum.
- Year 7 to high school: Website on the Australian initiative to teach students aged around 12 to 13 in high school.
- Bee-Bot: Robot product from Terrapin.
- Ozobot: Robot toy product.
- Lego Mindstorms EV3: Educational robot system.
- Video of robot arm: Built by students, shared by Chris.
- Hills Hoist: Wikipedia article on the rotary clothesline.
- Australia's Top 10 Inventions: The Victa Lawn Mower: Article from Gizmodo Australia.
- World Solar Challenge: Competition to drive a solar car through Australian desert.
- We can make roof tiles with built-in solar cells – now the challenge is to make them cheaper: Article from The Conversation.
- Why Wave Power Has Lagged Far Behind as Energy Source: Article from Yale Environment 360.
- Could the ocean be the answer to a clean energy supply?: Article from Texas A&M University Engineering.
- Debunking Fake Videos! Can you dye clothes with spinach?: Example video of food scientist and cook Ann Reardon debunking viral food videos.
- Verification and Validation: Past episode on these crucial steps in the engineering design process.
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