The FizzicsEd Podcast
For educators and teachers working to make STEM amazing... no matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering science shows in a museum, this education show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn. The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.
Episodes
From building LEGO interferometers to launching rockets in the New England Highlands, Matt Dodds is proof that "abstract" doesn't have to mean "out of reach." Discover how the 2025 Prime Minister’s Prize winner uses immersive student engagement and bridges the STEM gap for regional learners.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
Matt Dodds is the recipient of the 2025 Prime Minister&rsqu...
From her roots on a New South Wales farm to leading education for Cotton Australia, Jenny Hughes is cultivating the future of natural fibre education. Learn classroom-ready ideas for teaching about cotton in your classroom, whether you're from the city or the country.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Jenny Hughes
Jenny Hughes brings a wealth of experience and passion to her role as Education Manager at Cotton Aust...
Get inspired as we hear from Cran Middlecoat, aviator, survivor, and relentless motivator. His story is extraordinary and he now works with students through to boardrooms on helping us overcome our own barriers to perfection & failure and in doing so, build resilience and opportunities for success.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Cran Middlecoat
From his earliest days in Brisbane...
Learn how Future You aims to inspire children's STEM curiosity. Join Program Ambassador Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith, an award-winning astrophysicist renowned for making the universe accessible, as we explore how Future You helps kids imagine their future possibilities.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Future You
Future You, a UNSW Sydney-led initiative, sparks STEM curiosity in 8-12 year olds through free, engagin...
We speak with Daniel Edwards, an award-winning STEM educator from Tasmania, and learn about his innovative programs at Montello Primary and Parklands High Schools. We'll also explore his role as CEO of GreenSTEM Education, highlighting his efforts to bring equitable STEM opportunities to students through projects like Greenpower Tasmania.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About GreenSTEM Education
GreenSTEM Education is ...
Learn about AVISTA - AROSE’s Virtual and In-person STEM Training and Awareness Program, which will visit over 200 high schools across Australia face-to-face as well as digitally through STEM challenges to help students learn more about STEM career pathways into the Australian defence industries. We speak with Holly Kershaw, STEM Program Manager at AROSE to learn more.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About AVISTA
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Suzy Urbaniak OAM is an educational leader passionate about inspiring students through science and STEM-focused initiatives. As CoRE Lead at the CoRE Learning Foundation, she empowers youth to succeed in tomorrow's world. A former geologist, Suzy has developed acclaimed programs promoting STEAM, geoscience careers, and women in STEM leadership.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Suzy Urbaniak OAM
Suzy Urbaniak OAM i...
Jonathan Nalder, known as ‘the Edunaut,’ has spent 20+ years pioneering hands-on, problem-based learning with cutting-edge digital tools—STEM, AR/VR, AI, and environmental sensors. Drawing on his Drama Teacher background, he infuses learning with props, role play, and futures thinking.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Jonathan Nalder
A globally recogni...
Teaching is complex and comes with complex challenges. Today we speak with Rob McTaggart, highly experienced STEM innovation lead & founder of Slam Education. From challenges in the classroom to navigating huge workloads & stress, we can come together to support each other.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Rob McTaggart
With over 15 years at the intersection of educa...
Discover how gamification can transform your classroom! Join us as we explore proven strategies with Valary Oleinik, a learning experience alchemist who specializes in using games to simplify complex topics, spark curiosity, and keep students engaged.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Valary Oleinik
Valary Oleinik is a learning strategist, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator known for her innovative and engag...
How might we help our students that enter our STEM classroom? Often, its not just the content understanding that we need to address. Today we speak with Dr Manoj Krishna, founder of HappierMe, on using emotional intelligence in your classroom.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About HappierMe
HappierMe is a unique personal development app offering tools to manage emotions, mental health, stress, and relationships while f...
STEM MAD is designed to acknowledge and promote STEM learning initiatives that address real-world problems and demonstrate how students in Catholic schools take action that matters. Student teams are invited to design a product, service or innovation to Make A Difference (MAD) to others or the environment. We talk with Shelley Waldon – Science & STEM Lead, Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools who initiated this program in 20...
Your students can be involved in a mission to space! Hear from Ted Tagami, founder of Magnitude.io, as we talk about a plant growth experiment heading to the International Space Station on the SpaceX-31 resupply mission, where your students can grow the ground trials.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Simple Seeds
Partners
Imagine hosting a running event for over 40,000 athletes and making it sustainable? That's exactly what the TCS Sydney Marathon goIT Challenge was designed to do where students from across NSW were challenged to create innovative solutions for the TCS Sydney Marathon through a design thinking process. We speak with Head of Corporate Social Responsibility – Australia & New Zealand at TCS, Binaisha Daruwalla as well as Nikyetta P...
Learn about AROSE, the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth consortium that is not only leading Australia in Remote Operations science, technology and service, on Earth and in Space, but also is providing STEM Education for students across the country as we speak with Michelle Keegan, AROSE Director Resources & Space, Deputy Chair (and founder) Resources Advisory Board.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
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The Ocean Lovers Festival is Australia’s largest annual cultural and science celebration for the ocean. Hear from founder Anita Kolni as we discuss the education opportunities available through the pitching contest Fish Tank as well as Litterarty and the Sea Science Student Expo.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About the Ocean Lovers Festival
The Ocean Lovers Festival taps into Australians love of their ocean lifestyle...
Meet Ehab Gerges, a multi-award-winning STEM educator who loves working with his students on sustainability, flight & vehicle challenges and so much more. He shares his ideas for engaging students and how he has built his STEM space in his school.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Ehab Gerges
Ehab Gerges is a dedicated educator currently pursuing a Masters of STEM Education at the University of Canberra. With d...
Food security - it's important! So is teaching students to be self-sufficient on how to grow their own nutritious food. Today we hang out with Food Ladder's founding CEO Kelly McJannett to learn how Food Ladder is addressing food security in remote and Indigenous communities.
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Food Ladder
Food Ladder grew from a kernel of an idea by founders Alex Shead and Kelly McJannett.
Alex was ...
West Australian high school payloads to space! Find out about the BinarX Outreach Program which connects West Australian high school students with the Binar Space Program at Curtin University. We catch up with Outreach Program Coordinator Meg Berry and Ahla & Shivani from Bob Hawke College to learn more about the Binar 2-3-4 in early August!
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About the BinarX Outreach Program
The ...
Join co-founder John Bertles as we learn how Bash the Trash has been inspiring students about sustainability and STEAM education as they show students how to create music with recycled and recovered objects of all types!
Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education
About Bash the Trash
Founded in 1991, Bash the Trash reaches out to students, families and educators throughout the world to bring their message of science-based ...
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