STEM resources for families

Explore activity packs, interactive and hands-on activities, and career information sparking conversations and igniting future career aspirations.

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Interactive and creative activities

STEM learning doesn’t stop at the school gate. These hands-on, screen-light activities are designed for families who want to nurture curiosity, creativity, and future thinking.

From our STEM chatterbox and wordsearches to colouring-in with a twist and Draw Who You See, each activity is simple to use and sparks rich conversations.

They’re quick to pick up, easy to enjoy together, and packed with big ideas in fun, bite-sized formats.

Best of all, every activity builds real-world STEM skills and helps your child see how their interests today could shape their future tomorrow.
STEM Chatterbox
 
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Draw who you see
 
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Imagining the Future: Colouring-in
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Hadfield Flipbook
 
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Wordsearch Pack
 
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Stories set in space

Our Imagining the Future stories bring STEM to life through fun storytelling. They’re also accompanied by an activity matrix you can do at home. These activities use different ways of learning to keep every child engaged and curious.

Your family can explore exciting future worlds, solve real problems, and connect STEM ideas to everyday life.

Plus, check out our Space Careers Booklet, made with the Australian Space Agency, to inspire dreams beyond our planet.

These resources help you support your child’s STEM learning with creativity, curiosity, and fun
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  • Space Research

Far Out!

By Lili Wilkinson, explores space and robotics.

Book 1
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Calculating Apple Pie

By Melissa Keil, explores coding food fabrication.

Book 2
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Semper

By Rebecca Lim, explores AI and mineral exploration.

Book 3
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Proof

By Gary Lonesborough, explores waste management and climate change.

Book 4
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Earthbound

By Alison Evans, explores telecommunications transport.

Book 5
Collage of six individuals in different settings, each wearing varied clothing styles. Visible contexts include: High-visibility workwear outdoors Playing guitar indoors Casual black shirt in a workplace Dimly lit outdoor setting Seated indoors with long hair visible Outdoor setting with greenery in the background. All faces are intentionally obscured.
Meet the Pathfinders

The Pathfinders are interesting STEM role models who are making the world a better place. The Pathfinders work with STEM skills across a variety of industries, from carpentry to software engineering, patisserie to audiology, and everything in between. 

Learn about their career pathways, what inspired them to pursue STEM, and how they got there.

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Future You was funded by the Australian Government as part of the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative from 2019 to May 2024, delivered through a grant with UNSW Sydney. The program is hosted at UNSW Sydney and co-funded by the Optiver Foundation and the Faculties of Science at UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.