References and Resources
Science Links
MOD (UniSA, Museum of Discovery) had an exhibition last year called Seven Siblings of the Future. One of the siblings Julia had an environmental focus and there are links at the online exhibition that might be of use.
Other useful links can be found here below.
Tracking Australia’s recovery from a catastrophic summer
Frequent extreme bushfires are our new reality
How leaf shape and size can turn small flames into bushfires
A visual guide to Australia’s Bushfire Crisis
Response to Australia’s bushfires – climate change
The bushfire royal commission – summary
Links to multiple articles about Bushfires (a download file)
How heatwaves and drought combine to produce the perfect firestorm
As Perth’s suburbs burn, the rest of Australia watches and learns
Technology Links
Books that might be useful
How to use a breadboard when prototyping Arduino circuits
https://www.losant.com/blog/how-to-use-a-breadboard
What is 3D printing and where is it used?
https://3dprinting.com/what-is-3d-printing
Free online CAD program with tutorials
Example of commercial water sensors/detectors
Website of commercial company that provides flood barriers
Severe flooding in NSW – December 2020
Flood Control – Wikipedia article
Engineering Ideas
The engineering design process steps can be found here:
UniSA’s winning robotics team – Australian champions
Egg collection in the Australian Egg Industry
Mathematics Links
Online Graphing and Calculator tool (GeoGebra)
Excel hints and tips
https://www.excel-easy.com/introduction/formulas-functions.html
https://learn.filtered.com/blog/10-most-useful-microsoft-excel-tips
https://support.office.com/en-us/excel
https://au.pcmag.com/office-suites/24315/20-excel-tips-for-becoming-a-spreadsheet-pro
Causes of Plant and Animal Agricultural Diseases (List 1)
Causes of Plant and Animal Agricultural Diseases (List 2)
Wikipedia – Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Disease
Wikipedia – Exponential Growth
Calculate the spread of disease
Logarithmic Graphs and Covid-19
Modelling Exponential Functions
COVID-19 example of exponential growth due to an affliction impacting on a population