Agriculture – the ultimate STEM subject!
on 17/11/2025
Are you looking for a stimulating and thought-provoking context to teach your students science inquiry skills and science as a human endeavour? Then agriculture is your solution! Food and fibre provides instantly engaging content – we all eat and wear clothes so the end products of the ag supply chain...
Turning failed antibiotics into weedkillers
on 31/03/2025
Dr Tatiana Soares da Costa, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Waite Research Institute, University of Adelaide Weeds are popping up everywhere! Not just in our backyards, but also in farms all around Australia and the world. Weeds reduce the quality and size of food harvests, costing Australian farmers over...
Space Agriculture: From Crater to Plate
on 27/05/2024
With the Aurora Australis visible in the last couple of weeks you have probably spent some time staring up at the stars. Maybe wondering about the next Moon mission, or what life on Mars could look like? Space is an ever-fascinating topic, and a subject that truly brings science as...
Agricultural Science at Westminster School
on 14/11/2023
Westminster School have defined a new vision for Sturt Grove Farm that teaches students the importance of sustainable agriculture. As we upgrade our Farm and Agricultural learning facilities, we are emphasising the indispensability of scientific expertise in all agricultural enterprises. The essence of agriculture is deeply intertwined with science—it’s the...
Science in Context: Wine Australia
on 14/02/2023
For some time, SASTA has been wanting to create and deliver teacher professional development designed to give context and build relevance that science teachers already implement in the classroom. Together with Wine Australia, we have developed an exciting program to encapsulate science learning capabilities such as soil science, plant life...