A collection of resources for all areas of Science including Chemistry, Biology and Physics. They cover all levels. There is coverage for Science Fairs, experiments, and lists for various Science strands. You should also check pages in Science that are not curriculum specific such as Climate Change, Environment, Animals, Earthquakes and Weather.

For secondary schooling there may also be resources available from the Science information among various Tertiary Subject pages.

This page looks at sites that have been developed in Australia, many with original resources.

The Second Page looks at sites and resources from countries other than Australia. Check carefully to be sure they conform to Australian requirements before use, e.g. spelling, Mathematical formatting, terminology, … .

Listed individual resources are suitable for teacher use with all education levels unless specifically indicated otherwise.

Australian Sites

• 60 Second Science
  Open to all Australian students [and now also international students. ‘The 2011 Competition opens on January 31, 2011. Registration Deadline - Friday 16 September, 2011, 5pm AEST. Upload Video[s] - by Friday 28 October, 2011, 5pm AEST’. All details, including rules, can be found on the site.

ABC Science

• ABC Science
  ‘Explore by Topic, News in Science, In Depth, Dr Karl, Ask an Expert, Bernie’s basics, Quizzes & Games, Teaching Science, Events’ and this is just the beginning. A number of ABC based series are also listed in this group.
• Life Changing Science
  Videos based on Radio National’s The Science Show. Previous year’s material is archived. Environment, health, space. You need Flash to view. Transcripts if required.
  Secondary
  Brilliant.
• Our Animals
  ‘Australian animals, their physical features, food, homes, environment, social groups. ABC Schools TV series for lower to middle primary school students’.
• OZ Fossils
  ‘In Australia scientists are exposing secrets that lie hidden in our ancient rock. Explore with us at least some of the amazing Oz-Fossils’.
• Science on ABC3
  Watch various shows, episodes, clips, more. Select from the list offered. These include Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab Watch online.
• Sleek Geeks
  ‘Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Adam Spencer. They take to the ABC TV airwaves with a couple of other geeks, Yumi Stynes, Ruben Meerman and Dr Stephen Bosi to answer some fascinating scientific questions we encounter regularly in everyday life. Their mission is to reveal the surprising science that lies hidden in our homes, offices and backyards’. Vodcasts of the shows, video extras, Extra Info.
  Highly Recommended !
• The Surfing Scientist
  ‘The Surfing Scientist is really Ruben Meerman. Ruben takes liquid nitrogen, balloons and the laws of physics and does science shows for kids at schools in NSW and QLD [and hopefully soon in other states. He has an arsenal of science tricks up his sleeve - check out the tricks and the lesson plans for teacher’. Tricks, conundrums, Demos [including PDF downloads with full instructions], lesson plans and videos.
  Highly Recommended !

• Australian Academy of Science
  Information, resources. The Education page alone provides Nova : Science in the News, Primary Investigations, annotated list of science books for primary, back to basics which clarifies concepts and biographical information on Australian scientists.
  Primary
  A fabulous site !
• Australian Water Education Toolkit
  ‘Welcome to the Water Education Toolkit where you will find hundreds of water education resources. The Toolkit will assist teachers and schools across Australia to access national, state, territory, regional and urban water resources’. From Environment.gov.au.
• Board of Studies New South Wales Science Links
  Links on Simulations, Applications, Experiments, Physics Links, Chemistry Sites, New Science Sites, General Science Sites.
• Do-it-Yourself Science
  CSIRO. ‘Do-it-yourself’ activities in all areas of science, those to be done in the backyard, weblinks to further activities.
  Highly Recommended !
• Energy Savers
  ‘An energy efficiency resource for teachers and students’. Material for students and teachers and also covering renewables.. Why not visit these and the following related site and access a range of ‘Free education resources’. Resources provided by Origin Energy [Australia’s number one green energy provider].

• Click-2-Teach
  ‘Resources for teachers, students on renewable energy’.
• Curriculum Connections
  At present only links to VELS and SACSAFE curriculum offerings.
• Energy Safety Week
• Home Energy Project
  ‘Free teacher resource with interactive classroom activities that shows students how easy it is to save energy and the environment’. Secondary.
• Your Energy Efficient Home
  Home appliances, Energy Efficiency Calculator, tips, ask an expert, home energy tool, more.

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• Flash Science
  Flash presentations covering simple science facts and actions. Some done by students.
• HP3K Analyst
  A collection of YouTube presentation in several areas done for a secondary teacher by her husband. These are in a mix of mostly Science but also other areas. Another collection in a different area is already listed.
• I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here !
  This is the link to the UK site but it to start in Australia in June 2011. If you are interested, contact Bridge8 using this email link [info@bridge8.com.au]to find out more. This is for students in Years 8, 9 and 10.
• IYC 2011
  ‘IYC 2011 is an international celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the wellbeing of people the world over’. Find resources for teachers and information about Chemistry and possible careers for students.
• Johnno’s Science - This Week in Science
  Run by a Science Support specialist in WA and containing a range of useful resources in multiple sections. Has clips, videos, more. Being further developed in the new year to match the primary National Science Curriculum. Worth visiting.
• Kayahan
  By an Australian teacher. Study notes, formulae, unit topics, text reference pages, study skills, more for senior Physics.
• Nanotechnology
  Blog format with links to site, information, videos, more. Also a site called Nanomaterials, related to the above is worth checking.
• Planet Earth in Our Hands
  ‘This project aims to promote student voice and empower students to recognise and engage in responsible use of the earth’s resources. The OzProjects website provides access to a host of resources to support your involvement in online projects. If you are new to online projects, you may like to start in the Support Project OzProjects Teachers’ Group’.
• Primary Science Teaching Resources
  ‘Simply select a topic from within one of the 4 main science domains to access lesson plans which can be downloaded as PDF files. Lessons are designed around a particular theme and may be used as individual experiments or where appropriate, as a sequence’. From Monash University.
• School Science Experiments
  University of Queensland. Text with some diagrams. Note the warning with some regarding school/parental permission
• Science as a Human Endeavour
  ‘Science as a Human Endeavour incorporates knowledge and understanding of the personal, social, environmental, cultural and historical significance and relevance of science. The OzProjects website provides access to a host of resources to support your involvement in online projects. If you are new to online projects, you may like to start in the Support Project OzProjects Teachers’ Group’.
• Science in Victorian Departmental Schools
  Secondary
• Science Teachers’ Association of Western Australia : Links
  Find links listed under the following headings : Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Lower Secondary Science, Marine and Maritime, Other and Physics. A quality collection.

Science Wikis

These science wikis are Free to use and have been developed to meet the Australian Curriculum Standards.

• My Place in Space
  ‘The original unit of work was created by Primary Connections and adapted by Joanne Villis [2011]’. Year 3 level. Includes Unit Plan, activities, visual animations, IWB downloads and more.
• Sounds Sensational
  ‘The original unit of work was created by Primary Connections and adapted by Joanne Villis [2011]’. Year 1 level. Includes Unit Plan, activities, visual animations, IWB downloads and more.
• The Heat is On !
  ‘This wiki was created by Joanne Villis as a Free Educational Resource for teachers and students’. Year 3 level. Includes Unit Plan, activities, visual animations, IWB downloads and more.

• Scientists in Schools
  ‘Promotes science education in primary and secondary schools, helps to engage and motivate students in their learning of science, and broadens awareness of the types and variety of exciting careers available in the sciences’. Sections for Scientists and Teachers.
• Spacetime - Astronomy Education
  ‘Space, Science & Educational Toys and Merchandise. The mobile planetarium and telescopes are a fantastic resource and especially suited to remote and regional students’. Western Australia. Temporarily unavailable.
• TechNyou
  ‘This resource provides educational learning modules on new technologies such as biotechnology and nanotechnology. To get started, you can view the resource modules in relation to their fields of science and application. Or alternatively you can see how the modules relate to the Australian Science Curriculum’. There is also a new animation by James Hutson entitled Future Technologies and their possible impacts : Utility Fog which links with a workshop, one of the components of the AccessNano social issues module.
  Previously known as AccessNano.
  Highly Recommended !
• The Rio Tinto Big Science Competition
  ‘Encourages critical thinking and problem solving skills. Held annually, the competition challenges secondary students from Australian and International schools in Junior, Intermediate and Senior divisions. Questions written by teachers and scientists from around Australia’.
• The Science Experience
  ‘Three days of hands-on science in universities and tertiary institutions for Year 9 and 10 students. Each program is designed to provide students who have an interest in science with an opportunity to engage in a wide range of fascinating science activities under the guidance of scientists who love their work’.
• Uniserve
  University of Sydney. All levels of science in schools, curriculum resources, additional resources, professional development [online tutorials], calendar of events, excursions & in-school visits, email lists for teachers.
  Resource Pages include the following.

• Biology Education Sites
• Chemistry Education Sites
• Earth Science Education Sites
• Multi-Discipline Education Sites
• Physics Education Sites
• Student Extension Programmes
  ‘Links to extension programmes and competitions [stages 4-6]’.
• Support Materials for Science Educators
  ‘Lesson plans, productivity tools on the web, resources for safe science teaching’.
• WebQuests developed by UniServe Science
  Webquests in many scientific areas. They include the following.

• Our Indigenous Garden
  ‘Indigenous Use of Native Plants’
• Australia’s Megafauna
• It’s Just a Theory
  ‘The task of the group as a whole is to outline what is meant by the Theory of Plate Tectonics, outline the development of the theory, provide evidence to support or reject the theory’.
• The Living Desert : Australian Wildlife Park

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