Making Sense of the Traffic
Have you ever been caught in traffic? I am guessing that most of you have. You may even have been in a traffic jam this morning as you made your way to...
Intriguing Investigations Blog
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! – It’s a drone?
My dog was going ballistic the other night. She just wouldn’t stop barking. When I ventured outside, I couldn’t see anything that should be upsetting her. That was until...
This is the maths that fed the cat with the help of the Internet of Things…
Don’t press play on the video below yet. Take a moment to look at that little face. That cute little guy just wants some milk. That’s got nothing to do with...
The COTSbot – A really GREAT invention!
Did you know that the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Australia is the largest living thing on Earth? It covers an area of 344,400 km². That’s huge. The...
A Swarm of Robots
Did you know that a group of robots that work together to perform a task are called a swarm? Robot swarms are no longer a concept just found in science fiction books and...
Robear – Coming to a hospital near you!
Japanese inventors have designed a new robot called the Robear. The Robear has been developed to help move patients in a hospital environment. They have designed the Robear because moving patients can...
The Post-It Note Challenge
Post It Notes were released to the general public by 3M in 1981 and since then their popularity has exploded. Chances are there is a pad of post-it notes in the very room...
The Boy Who Learned to Fly
How far can you bolt in 9.58 seconds? An Intriguing Investigation shared by Peter and Jennifer Carmichael – amazing Maths educators from the Sunshine Coast region. Usain Bolt holds the record for being the fastest...
What’s in the crate?
Your class really wants some animals to look after as your class pets. Some classes have a goldfish. Others have a mouse. But your class is thinking much bigger than that. You write...
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