Science engagement and outreach meriSTEM Science courses from the experts, delivered free for year 11 and 12 students. meriSTEM is building teacher capacity with free, modular courses for senior school science. Students learn more when their classes are active and learner-centred. meriSTEM fills the content delivery gap, enabling teachers to implement the flipped classroom approach and maximise lesson time. Find out more on the meriSTEM website. Access meriSTEM Browse the available courses below and register for the free curriculum-aligned courses through the meriSTEM platform. Register for meriSTEM Course options AllBiology Chemistry Earth & environmental sciences Physics Year 11 Year 12 meriSTEM | Standard Model meriSTEM The Standard Model will investigate particle properties, exchange/guage bosons, Feynman diagrams, the history of our universe, the Higgs boson and modern experiments in particle physics. meriSTEM | Science Skills What makes science science? What are the rules for significant figures again? How do I choose the right kind of graph for my data? Where do I even start to solve a big world-saving problem? meriSTEM Science Skills is a great primer for starting senior science, or a handy reference guide for those things you really should remember from junior high school. meriSTEM | Earth sciences Year 11 and 12 Earth sciences coming soon. meriSTEM | Quantum Mechanics meriSTEM Quantum Mechanics will take you through the double slit experiment, the origins of quantum mechanics, the photoelectric effect, atom models and atomic spectra with extension in Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle. meriSTEM | Special Relativity meriSTEM Special Relativity explores Galilean relativity, the postulates of special relativity, time dilation, the relativity of simultaneity, length contraction, muons, Bell's spaceship paradox, relativistic momentum, and extensions in Lorentz transformations. meriSTEM | Electrical Physics meriSTEM electrical physics will take you through circuits, charge, energy, voltage, power, resistance, Ohm's law, circuit analysis, Kirchhoff's law and resistors. meriSTEM | Nuclear Physics meriSTEM Nuclear Physics will explore nuclear composition, stability, decay, halflives, nuclear energies & masses, nuclear reactions, nuclear power, binding energies and ionising radiation. meriSTEM | Electromagnetism meriSTEM Electromagnetism will journey you through electric fields, Coulomb's Law and potential, magnetic fields, magnetism, induction and electromagnetic waves. meriSTEM | Gravitation and Motion meriSTEM Gravitation and Motion will take you through the Law of universal gravitation, projectile motion, uniform circular motion, orbits, gravitational fields and introduce general relativity. meriSTEM | Thermal Physics meriSTEM Thermal Physics module will take you through temperature, heat, conduction, convection, radiation, energy efficiency and entropy. meriSTEM | Waves and Optics meriSTEM Waves and Optics journeys through an introduction to waves and on to standing waves, harmonics, resonance, speed of light, absorption, emission, interference, diffraction and polarisation. meriSTEM | Mechanics meriSTEM Mechanics module explores linear motion and force including velocity, acceleration, forces, vectors, free body diagrams, Newton's laws, momentum and conservation of energy. meriSTEM | Multicellular organisms meriSTEM Multicellular organisms introduces cell specialisation in plants and animals and looks at the relationship between structure and function of cells within transport, digestive, excretory and gas exchange systems. meriSTEM | Cells as the basis of life meriSTEM Cells as the Basis of Life explores the components, size, function and the needs of cells and links cell biology to sustainable agriculture. meriSTEM | Solutions and acidity meriSTEM Solutions & Acidity will take through concentration and yield calculations, dissolving, solubility and an introduction to acids and bases and their common reactions. meriSTEM | Quantities meriSTEM Quantities journeys to the land of the mole and reaction stoichiometry. meriSTEM | Intermolecular Forces & Gases meriSTEM Intermolecular Forces and Gases delves into the forces that shape molecules and their properties, including VSEPR theory, polarity and Hydrogen bonding. meriSTEM | Matter & Elements meriSTEM Matter and Elements introduces the building blocks of our universe - matter, mixtures, atoms, elements, ions, molecules, isotopes -and how we can detect them. meriSTEM | Bonds meriSTEM Bonds explores ionic, metallic, and covalent bonding and the properties of differently bonded materials, including nanomaterials. meriSTEM | Reactions meriSTEM Reactions introduces types of chemical reactions, endo- and exothermic reactions, enthalpy, heat capacity and combustion. meriSTEM | Reaction Rates meriSTEM Reaction Rates delves into why and how chemical reactions occur (or not) under different conditions using collision theory. Get involved with meriSTEM Teachers Research has shown the flipped classroom approach to benefit students of all achievement levels through improved conceptual understandings and student engagement with their learning. Read more about flipped classroom pedagogy. Sign up to receive email updates about courses and assistance with implementing meriSTEM in your class. meriSTEM courses are aligned to the senior Australian Curriculum. Find out how they align to the syllabus in your state or territory Students Taking responsibility for your learning isn’t easy, but it will help you get ahead. Find out about what flipping means for you. You’ll get the most out of the meriSTEM resources when your teacher sets them as homework for your class, but you’re welcome to access them on your own too. Register Contributors meriSTEM is the collective work of many expert volunteers from across the Australian National University and community. Contact us to get involved
