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2024 Newsletters

December 2024

November 2024-Primary STEM-Ideas for the end of the year; Product Spotlight-Mark’s Monster with the Lot, Captive Aeroplane with the Lot and Traffic Light Module for Arduino; End of Year Project idea-Yo-Yo project; Time is almost up! Order early for 2025; The perfect gift for every person; Sourcing a product?; Inquisitive program resources; Did you know-HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene); Just for Laughs.

October 2024-Primary STEM-Magnification; Product Spotlight-Wind Generator - Breadboard Project and Safety & Hygiene products; Magnification tools available; End of Year Project idea-Yo-Yo project sheet; Did you know?; Just for Laughs; Feature Article-It’s all in the Detail (includes occupations requiring magnification).

September 2024-Primary STEM-Concept of Time; Product Spotlight - Breadboard Morse Code Unit; Clearance sale- Biology items & Whiteboard accessories; Feature Article-MAKING A SPLASH or What Happens When You Flush the Toilet With The Lid Open?

August 2024 - Primary STEM-Blue Brothers; Product Spotlight-Design, Technology & Systems; Testing Resistance; Feature Article-Electrical Resistance and Resistors in Electric Circuits

July 2024 - Primary STEM-Experimentation; Product Spotlight - July/August specials; Resistance Boards; Just for Laughs; Did you know? Feature Article-Electrical Resistivity Of Materials

June 2024 - Primary STEM-Optics; Product Spotlight-What’s New?, Light and Optics; Just for Laughs; Did you know?; Feature Article-Textile Artist Annemieke Mein OAM

May 2024 - Primary STEM - Geoboards & Geosolids; Product Spotlight (May specials + Coding & Robotics); Design & Technologies Week; Feature Article - Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer

April 2024 - Primary STEM - Movement; Product Spotlight (April specials & Rolling Friction Cars); Feature Article - Gripping Formula One Races

March 2024 - Primary STEM - Measurement - Time; What’s New? (March specials); Announcement (changes to some Scorpio kits); Victorian Model Solar Challenge 2024 Event; Making Time Run Backwards (Quartz clock movements and Reverse Clock Movements)

February 2024 - Primary STEM - Inventions; What’s New? (Fly Stick - Electrostatic Energy Magic Wand); Victorian Model Solar Challenge 2024 Event; Just for laughs; Feature Article - When Children Invent

2023 Newsletters

December 2023 - What’s New? (Simple Machines, Electricity & Magnetism Set); Having problems sourcing a product?; 2023 – YEAR IN REVIEW; Did you know? - Refrigeration; Just for laughs

November 2023 -PRIMARY STEM: Solar Power; What’s New? (Primary Basic Electricity Kit– Part A, Mini Fog Machine with RGB LEDS, 3D Printers & Consumables); Victorian Model Solar Challenge 2023 Event; Did you know?; Feature Article- The Future of Solar Cells

October 2023 - Primary STEM- STEM Class Kit; What’s New? (Resin Art Clock, Laserview kit); Victorian Model Solar Challenge update; Just for laughs; Feature Article - Design Ideas and Inspiration

September 2023 - Primary STEM - Light & Colour; What’s New? (LED strips and components; Just for laughs; Clearance Sale; Did you know? - Traffic Lights; Feature Article - The Illumination Revolution.

August 2023 - Primary STEM - National Science Week; What’s New? PPE; Just for laughs; Did you know? Graphene; Biology Clearance Sale; Feature Article: A Time to Design Something New (Smart Materials)

July 2023 - Primary STEM - Inventors (Da Vinci); What’s New?; Model Solar Victoria - Secrets to a successful Solar Challenge; Just for laughs; Feature Article - The Herschels: A Family of Stars

June 2023 - Primary -  STEM – Motion: What’s New? Low Temperature glue & Wombat V2; Glue Guns, Did you know?; Just for laughs; Feature Article - DESIGN PROCESS: Automotive Design

May 2023 - Primary -  STEM – Simple Circuits; What’s New? - Simple Circuits (FAHNSTOCK) kit; Did you know?; Just for laughs; Feature Article - Alessandro Volta

April 2023 - Primary STEM - Environmental Science; Solder Practice; Total Solar Eclipse; “Stargazing: A knitted Tapestry”; What’s New - Solar; Did you know?; Just for laughs; Feature Article - “Invest in Our Planet”

March 2023 - Primary STEM - Gear up!; What’s New - Solar; Did you know?; Just for laughs; Gears (a summary); Feature Article - ANTHIKYTHERA MECHANISM - The 2,200 Year Old Computer Tablet”

February 2023 - Primary STEM - Explore Electricity; Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge; Fastest Solar Powered Race Car; Just for laughs, Did you know? Feature Article - Electricity: The Leyden Jar

2022 Newsletters

December 2022 - Christmas Shut down; 2022 In Review; Our FREE Gift to You; 2023 What’s Coming; Teacher Conferences 2023; 2023 Orders; Sourcing Products; Christmas ideas; Did You Know? CSIRO; Just for laughs

November 2022 - Primary STEM - Spring Outdoor Activities; Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge; 2023 Orders; Sale items; Did You Know? 3D printing

October 2022 - Primary STEM - Inventors and their inventions; National Design and Technologies Week; Did You know? Vegemite; Feature Article - Accidental Inventions

September 2022 - Primary STEM - Engineering: What’s New?; MSV Challenge update; Just for Laughs; Did You Know? - Bluetooth; Gears; Feature Article- THEORY – GEARS AND GEAR RATIOS.

August 2022 - Primary STEM - Engineering; Promotion; Just for Laughs; Feature Article- The Wonderful World of Wood.

July 2022 - Primary STEM - Motion: Flight, Rockets and Racers; What’s New?; Model Solar Victoria’s Challenge update, Feature Article - Australian Space Milestones; STEM Careers in space; Just for Laughs

June 2022 - Primary STEM - Solar; What’s New?; Feature Article - Inspiring Students with Solar; STEM Careers in Solar Energy; 2022 Model Solar Challenges; Physics - Solar Energy; Just for Laughs

May 2022 - Primary STEM - Simple Machines & Pulleys; What’s New?; Feature Article - Making Lifting Easier (Pulleys)

April 2022 - Primary STEM - Structures; What’s New?; Q&A - Free Project sheets; Earth Day; Humor; Feature Article - Beyond the 3Rs: Reuse, Reduce & Recycle

February 2022 - Primary STEM - Explore the Outdoors; What’s New? - Arduino; Q&A - Subsystems; Humor; Feature Article - Think Global

2021 Newsletters

December 2021 - Scorpio holidays, Secondary: Updated Seeker V2 kit; Feature Article: What’s in a name? and related Physics products

November 2021 - Primary - Outdoor Experiences; Secondary: Newest Products; Seeker V2 Update; Ordering for 2022

2021 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY WEEK CHALLENGE: "Developing Creative Problem Solvers"  MOVE IT!

Teacher guide to MOVE IT!

October 2021 - Lockdown: Ideas for home learning; New Products; DESIGN & TECHNOLOGIES WEEK: “Developing Creative Problem Solvers”, VICTORIAN MODEL SOLAR VEHICLE CHALLENGE update, Feature Article: The Law of Refraction and The Two Mathematicians

September 2021 - Lockdown: Ideas for home learning; Primary STEM: Electricity; New Kits and Products; Feature Article: “We find a way, or make it!” West Coast Wilderness Railway

August 2021- Lockdown: How can we help?; Primary STEM: Think like a Scientist; New products and kits; Model Solar Vehicle Challenge; Feature Article: The Apple And Gravity Guy -Sir Isaac Newton

July 2021 - Primary STEM: Catapults, Difference between model & prototype; New Products; Q&A: Switches; Feature Article: Australian Modernist Designer Frederick (Fred) Ward

June 2021- Primary STEM: Electricity & Magnetism, Time; Secondary: Experimenting with Hooke; Model Solar Vehicle Challenge update; Q&A: Dragster; Biology Clearance; Feature Article: A Man of Many Talents - Robert Hooke

May 2021 - Primary STEM: Measurement; New Products: Q&A: Lithium-ion Battery safety, DATTA Vic news, What would you like to see? Feature Article: The Waste Frontier - Textile waste

April 2021 - Primary STEM: Clearance items; Secondary: Overviews, Thingiverse, Meraki, Q&A - Solar Vehicles, New Products

March 2021 - Primary: Sustainable Energy - Wind Power and Hydropower; Primary & Secondary - Model Solar Vehicle Challenge; Secondary - New Products; Q&A - Using Twist on Connectors; Feature Article - Design Process: Industry vs Technology Classroom

February 2021 - Primary: Explore Alternate Energy; Secondary: BITS & BOBS for your classroom, Q&A: PCB Holder VS Third hand, Year 8 Design & Technology: Belt Driven Car Kits by Jamie Mazzetti, Can you come up with uses for these leaf switches, or even a small kit?, Sale and Clearance items, Shortages & Price increases. Feature article: DREAM BIG AND MAKE IT HAPPEN - George Ferris

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