Education Resources

ANSTO delivers free face-to-face and online teacher professional development courses. See our Teacher PD webpage for upcoming courses and registration links.

We also regularly present workshops and talks at teacher and lab technician conferences. If you think we might be a good fit for your upcoming event, please contact us at [email protected] with the details.

The ANSTO Work Experience Program is extensive, interactive and hands on! It offers students a rare opportunity to engage with world-class scientists, gain exposure to working laboratories and gain insights into pioneering nuclear science research at ANSTO.

ANSTO and ASTA are partnering with CERN to offer two Australian science teachers the chance to participate in an all-expenses-paid* two-week summer school at the Large Hadron Collider.

The Deaf Youth Science Camp is a chance for Deaf/hard-of-hearing young people (aged 12-17 years old) to participate in an immersive science experience. 

At the camp, participants will do hands-on science activities, go on tours of different science facilities, and meet Deaf STEM professionals. The camp is also an opportunity to develop personal and leadership skills as well as enhance friendship networks. 

This camp is hosted by Deaf Youth Australia and ANSTO. In 2025, the camp was funded by a National Science Week grant.

Elementals is a fun educational app for learning the Periodic Table. teachers and students will find this app useful in supporting science education in the classroom and practicing on the go.

An interactive quiz to calculate how much radiation you receive in your daily life. The answers might surprise you!

A free, nationwide science competition for primary and secondary school students in Years 3 to 10, Think Science! encourages students to work as part of a team to perform an investigation using the Science Inquiry skills from the Australian Curriculum and document their process and findings in a video.  Over $10,000 in prizes are on offer for winning schools and students.

An initiative for National Science Week 2024, the Shorebirds Competition addressed the 2024 National Science Week theme of "Species Survival" and provided unique cross-curricula learning for Australian primary school students in Years 3-6.

Do you love science? Here is a competition for you that combines chemistry and creativity! Discover the world of elements and create a poster for your favourite element in this competition for school-aged students.

Students from across Australia competed in a fast-paced design challenge about species sustainability during ANSTO's 2024 National Science Week Hackathon. Teachers and students can see the winning entries and access design challenge learning resources from our website.