Meristem Educational Resources

Our newest course is now live! Featuring teaching videos, note-taking templates and other activities, the DNA, genes and inheritance course covers a wide variety of curriculum needs.
https://courses.meristem.anu.edu.au/courses/course-v1:meriSTEM+DNAGenesInheritance+2023_T1/about

Are you interested in joining the meriSTEM team? We are currently hiring for the role of Project Coordinator on a part-time / job-share basis for 2023.

If you're passionate about the meriSTEM initiative, flipped learning or education in general, this may be the role for you.

For more information or to apply, please visit the ANU jobs website below. Applications close on the 19th of Dec 2022: https://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/548823/meristem-project-coordinator

Thank you to the Science Educators' Association of the Australian Capital Territory for inviting meriSTEM to deliver workshops at CONASTA, and for setting up a great event in general. It was an honour to be in attendance amongst so many amazing innovators. Looking forward to the next conference! ,

Our newest courses are now live! Developed by chemistry teachers from across Australia, the meriSTEM Organic Molecules and Organic Reactions courses are now available:
https://bit.ly/meriSTEM_Organic_Molecules and
https://bit.ly/meriSTEM_Organic_Reactions

Our Earth and Environmental Science videos, crafted by the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences, are now complete!
They can be accessed through the meriSTEM courses page:
https://courses.meristem.anu.edu.au/courses
or through our YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/meriSTEMEducation/playlists

The meriSTEM team would like to wish our incredible teaching community the best of luck for the school year...
Whatever 2022 brings your way, we're here to back you up!
It's now easier than ever for students and teachers to create a free account by heading to: https://courses.meristem.anu.edu.au

You can also access our teaching videos on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/meriSTEMEducation
or on ClickView:
https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/channels/22734076/meristem-senior-sciences

Or join our teacher community for regular updates on courses, PD's and access to our resource bank: https://meristem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/index.php/new-to-meristem/teacher-registration/
Good luck...you've got this!👊🤜

Virtual event tomorrow!
Dr John Debs, founder of the ANU MakerSpace and convenor for the ANU Foundations of Physics course, will be presenting a virtual seminar on Thursday 4 November 2021 at 11am AEDT - all are welcome!

John will be sharing the findings from the recent study into using consumer-grade Virtual Reality headsets to aid Physics education. Two VR apps have been developed: for the well-studied Force Concept Inventory (FCI) to simulate a basketball environment, and to visualise electric and magnetic fields.

No registration is required. Log into this Zoom link (https://anu.zoom.us/j/94111701666) with password (664425) at 11am AEDT on Thursday 4 November. For further information on John's research and physics teaching, please email [email protected].

Unit 4 Chemistry update!

We are still working on publishing courses covering Unit 4 of the Senior Chemistry curriculum. In the meantime, you can check out the videos we have completed so far in the following YouTube playlists:

Organic Molecules: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLauzqjAxaDqXyLC5CM7btSqlpS0dBSVwV
Organic Reactions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLauzqjAxaDqVVWbGed3-gAHSPyLa3SACn
Analytical Chemistry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLauzqjAxaDqXhTs94wHKpT8dTCJvNXmVA

In 2022, we'll be seeking volunteers to assist filling remaining video gaps and to provide links between ANU research and the theoretical concepts.

To share your interest in being involved, please email [email protected]

Analytical chemistry | meriSTEM Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

Sadly, today we say farewell to Tim Friel, our current coordinator. Tim is leaving the meriSTEM team to study and teach at Wangaratta High School through the Teach For Australia program.

Tim's departing message: "It has been an honour to support the efforts of volunteers and teachers to create and implement meriSTEM resources over the past three years. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with hundreds of keen volunteers and hope to catch up with you at a meriSTEM event in the future. Best of luck with your studies and other endeavours."

The hiring process is in it's final stages for our new Project Coordinator to lead meriSTEM through the next stages of content development and impact growth.

Until the new staff member is actively in the role in January 2022, please get in touch with us via email ([email protected]). Professor Joe Hope will be monitoring this inbox and we apologise for any delays in responding.

Today we've added 5 new videos to our 'Earth Resources' course covering the availability of fresh water across the globe and how to make changes to your ecological .
Check them out for free here:

Earth Resources | Senior Earth and Environmental Science | meriSTEM "Living on Earth - extracting, using and managing Earth resources", as introduced by expert contributors and brought to life by your teacher. A new course covering Unit 3 of Year 11/12 Earth and Environmental Science. Please share your feedback!

Thanks ANU Volunteering Society - ANUV for the opportunity for our Project Coordinator Tim to speak about meriSTEM and his own volunteering experiences at yesterday's event!
For those interested in contributing to meriSTEM, check out the year 11 and 12 science courses that volunteers have so far created to be used freely by teachers everywhere (https://courses.meristem.anu.edu.au). And email Tim at [email protected] to share your interest in getting involved!
We're keen to have volunteers support with video creation for Chemistry and Biology, plus editing YouTube transcripts for accessibility and a range of other ways to get involved.

✨ Join us tomorrow at 6pm for our The World of Virtual Volunteering: Panel Event.

📚 We are excited to have four amazing panelists coming along to share an insight into their world of volunteering, with the first being Tim Friel from Meristem Educational Resources.

🌏 After running away from Theoretical Physics research, Tim Friel has worked towards educational equity as science communicator, careers counsellor, teacher recruiter, and trainer for STEM volunteering organisations. As the meriSTEM Project Coordinator, based at ANU, Tim assists volunteer contributors to create, and teachers to implement, educational videos and activities to 'flip' high school science classrooms across Australia. 'meriSTEM' supports thousands of students with free resources thanks to the contributions of more than 300 volunteer university academics and students, plus expert teachers, since 2016.

📣 See you tomorrow at 6pm!

Shoshana Rapley (PhD candidate) from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences looks at what population viability is and how it works in an example of the Eastern Bettong. This is part of a series of videos on how human activities affect sustainability for Unit 3 EES (ACSES081).

Population viability: Bettong example | Earth Resources | meriSTEM Shoshana Rapley (PhD candidate) from the Australian National University (anu.edu.au) looks at what population viability is and how it works in an example of ...