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⚽ What do soccer and science have in common? More physics than you might think.

As the World Cup approaches, students can explore projectile motion, curved kicks, impact force, and ball trajectory through hands-on physics investigations inspired by the world’s biggest soccer tournament.

Explore the free classroom activity and downloadable worksheets:
https://ow.ly/flgf50Z1joa

May the 4th Be With You,
Unlock the power of the FORCE… with a little help from modern technology (and maybe a few Jedi mind tricks).

PASCO's advanced Force Sensor is capable of simultaneously measuring force, acceleration, and rotational velocity—giving you everything you need to explore motion like a true Jedi. Ready to train your padawans? Discover the PASCO range of force and acceleration sensors designed to bring science concepts to life

Force & Acceleration Sensors

Force and acceleration sensors are versatile tools that measure force and key aspects of motion. They are widely used in physics, engineering, and other physical sciences to investigate real-world phenomena.

With these sensors, students can explore concepts such as position, pushing and pulling forces, acceleration, angular velocity, impulse, and momentum. In dynamics labs, they’re especially useful for testing structural stress and recording harmonic frequencies.

Bring the Force into your classroom—and help your students master it.

See the PASCO range here: https://www.pasco.com/products/guides/force-and-acceleration-sensors

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Celebrated each year on 11 February since 2015, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science highlights and celebrates the role of women and girls in STEM with the goal of inspiring and engaging others, and improving gender equality in the scientific environment.

Australia’s first Astronaut
2026 Australian of the Year, Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg

In high school, when asked to write down three different career options, Katherine only wrote down one – astronaut – and refused to add any others.

‘If I may be allowed another dream beyond being an astronaut, it’s this that we bring that same ‘give it a go’ spirit from the sports field to the STEM fields, backing each other and ourselves with the trust that we can do hard, important things’.
Katherine Bennell-Pegg

Today is a great opportunity to encourage students to explore STEM pathways, challenge stereotypes, and recognise that curiosity, creativity, and innovation know no gender.

We are aware that the upcoming Christmas/New Year period is a time of the year that many look forward to and we are no different from you in that regard. Since we hope to spend some quality time with our families and friends, a holiday closure period is ahead of us.

Our office will be closed from the 24th December 2025 through to the 5th January 2026.

During this time we will still be available via phone or email for any urgent issues but would appreciate less time sensitive queries being held until we are back in the office.

For anything urgent though, please do contact us and we’ll follow up.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continuous support throughout the year and your understanding of the difficulties we experienced with product supply at times. Frustrating for all of us.

May you have a safe and relaxing time - we look forward to working with you again in 2026.