Backgrounders

Discover how computers can learn and find out about the three types of machine learning.

Learn about the Fibonacci sequence and its relationship to some shapes in nature.

Learn about the fast-moving field of artificial intelligence and what it means in your life.

Learn about how computers see and learn to recognize objects and human faces.

Learn some of the math behind basketball and baseball.

Learn how machine learning is being used in protein drug discovery.

Learn about using bacteria to colour clothing.

Did you know that the Sun, like Earth, has magnetic field? This field affects our planet and our solar system! Let’s learn more about how it works.

Learn about peat bogs, the threats they face and how you can help.

Learn about math anxiety, including what it is, why it happens, and how you can overcome it.

Learn about how math is used in the kitchen.

Learn the basics of managing your money.

Learn how bacteria can help solve the world’s plastic problem.

With a Design and Build lesson, students will think about problems, consider and test solutions, and reflect on their successes and failures.

Learn the basics of the star we call the Sun.