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North Qld students master the mine

Gumlu State School and Merinda State School students have turned masters of the mine site, using their final week of school to program a LEGO robot mining truck to travel autonomously.   The project was a feature ...
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Cracking the code for resources careers

Students at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School in Brisbane have swapped their standard classroom curriculum for virtual mine site coding today to tackle one of the most important issues in the resources sector. 
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Unearthing in-demand careers in Roma

Roma State College students will get a taste of the highly-skilled and in-demand careers available to them in Queensland’s resources sector when they take part in a STEM Unearthed hands-on workshop today.
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Full STE[A]M ahead

More than 40 Gladstone students will go full STEM (science, engineering, technology and mathematics) ahead at a workshop today, gathering the skills needed to drive Queensland’s resources sector and the state’s economy, thanks to ...
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Students make their mark towards a high-tech future

More than 100 Gladstone students will learn about the high-tech careers available to them in Gladstone’s resources sector when they participate in a series of  Queensland Minerals and Energy (QMEA) workshops this week (15th ...
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Going clean and green with hydrogen

It’s clean, it’s green and can’t be seen, but students at Gladstone State High School will learn today that hydrogen, the new kid on the block of low-emissions energy, is likely to play an ...
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Scavenger hunt for minerals is elementary for students

About 80 Everton Park State High School students will be surprised to learn about the minerals contained in everyday items today when they take part in a Hunting Minerals, Metals and More workshop run by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy, the education arm of the Queensland Resources Council. 
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