Day of STEM Program Overview

Day of STEM is an online immersive experience that empowers students to explore a range of different STEM career paths through videos, interactive Q&A sessions and skill-based experiences. Students:

  • Get to know Australian STEM professionals working in a range of industries 
  • Access their career journeys and learn about their daily duties, prior education and the hard and soft skills needed to succeed in their roles

  • Build a personalised STEM resume
  • Extend STEM and critical-thinking skills to complete interactive challenges and extension activities
  • Gain inspiration for further studies by understanding the future career needs of a range of STEM industries
  • Explore at their own pace through self-guided activities

Day of STEM programs provide real-world examples of where the Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies applies to future STEM careers. The programs can be taken for free by teachers, students and parents with 24/7 access from anywhere.

Collingwood or South Sydney STEM Cup

Suitable for Grades 7+
Time needed: 45 minutes +

  • Get to know Australian STEM professionals working in careers such as sports science, data analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Access their career journeys and learn about their daily duties, prior education and the hard and soft skills needed to succeed in their roles
  • Join the STEM Cup online maths challenge and take on the role of a Capologist to set the Football team’s salaries while abiding by the salary cap
  • Australian Curriculum Digital Technology links
    • Years 7/8: ACTDIP031
    • Years 9/10: ACTDIP042

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Australia 2020

Suitable for Grades 7+
Time needed: 1 hour +

  • Experience the career journeys of Australian STEM professionals working with autonomous vehicles, drone delivery, secure banking and wireless technologies
  • Learn about how their next-generation careers are driving Australia’s economic growth to 2020 and beyond
  • Participate in the interactive Australia 2020 challenge to predict the technologies coming to Australia in the next 5-10 years
  • Australian Curriculum Digital Technology links
    • Years 7/8: ACTDIP027
    • Years 9/10: ACTDIP038

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Women in STEM

Suitable for Grades 7+
Time needed: 1 hour +

  • Access career profiles of leading female STEM professionals working in Australian industry
  • Participate in an interactive press conference to quiz the Women in STEM about their career journeys
  • Create a STEM resume with a personalised Holland Code and career personality test
  • Strengthen STEM skills by learning to code, displaying and analysing data or understanding cyber security basics
  • Australian Curriculum Digital Technology links
    • Years 7/8: ACTDIP026
    • Years 9/10: ACTDIP037

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Optus Cyber Security Experience

Suitable for Grades 7+
Time needed: 1 hour +

  • Learn more about STEM careers that are currently in high demand by meeting cyber security specialists working at the Optus Advanced Security Operation Centre
  • Take part in a scenario-based game and be challenged to manage risks and make decisions to remedy a potential cyber security attack
  • Participate in interactive activities to strengthen cyber skills such as understanding malware, cracking passwords and log analysis
  • Australian Curriculum Digital Technology links
    • Years 7/8: ACTDIK023, ACTDIP027
    • Years 9/10: ACTDIK034, ACTDIP038

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