The following organisations and businesses supply resources and other services suitable for Secondary Science. To have a further look at what each business has to offer, click on their website provided below.
The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) is Australia's national nuclear research and development organisation and the centre of Australian nuclear expertise. Situated in the Sutherland Shire, our three hour FREE tours are curriculum based and provide students an insight into nuclear science at work. Students are able to enter the reactor building, the hot cell areas to see and find out how radioisotopes are made and plus much more. ANSTO also provides a range of resources as well as a Careers in Science program complete with class sets of brochures and lesson plans. An ANSTO staff member can come to your school (within the metropolitan and greater Sydney area) to make Careers in Science presentations to encourage students to choose senior science.
Visit our website or email enquiries@ansto.gov.au
* FREE tours * Links to the NSW curriculum * Wide range of resources including lesson plans * In school visits
Can't visit the Australian Museum why not borrow a Museum in a Box®.
Museum in a Box® provides quality educational resources for students of all ages. Each themed box contains a treasure trove of real Museum specimens and artefacts, helpful hints, activities, ideas and information, such as:
- dioramas, mounted specimens, casts and models
- moulds and embedments
- books, posters and games
- CD ROMs, audio CDs and DVDs
- information panels and fact sheets
- teachers’ notes and activity booklets
Individual boxes are available each school term for set loan periods of three weeks and with 26 boxes to choose from there’s plenty of variety to discover. Visit our website for box contents, photographs and booking forms australianmuseum.net.au/Museum-in-a-Box
Also keep and eye out for Video Conferences with the Australian Museum and Museum in a Box® australianmuseum.net.au/Video-Conferencing/
The Australian Reptile Park and Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1948 - by the late and great ERIC WORRELL, Australia's first naturalist - and is now regarded as one of the countries premier attractions. The Sanctuary is The only zoo in Australia committed to saving lives with a Venom-Milking Program in place for the past 50+ years, saving over 300 lives each year being the sole supplier of a variety of venoms, which is used for all snake and funnel-web anti-venom in Australia
At Centennial Parklands, junior secondary excursion favourites include the Stage 4 Geography topic "Global Environments" and Stage 4 and 5 Science topics "Ecosystems".
Senior Secondary Excursions are now being offered for some Stage 6 Chemistry, Biology and Geography topics. These include "Plant Pathogens", "Chemical Monitoring and Management" and "Ecosystems at Risk".
Most secondary excursions are full-day excursions (4.5 hours) and cost $12.00 per student.
Our Education Rangers are also more than happy to work with teachers in designing a tailor-made excursion designed to meet specific Stage 4 to 6 syllabus outcomes.
More information is available at www.centennialparklands.com.au or by phoning the Education Coordinator on (02) 9339 6699.
Centennial Parklands has recently opened its new multi-functional Education Precinct right in the heart of historic Centennial Park.
Located at Arrawarra, near Coffs Harbour, on the NSW Mid North Coast, we offer a new opportunity to all schools across Australia. Exciting and practical programs, centred on the environment and outdoor experiences, have been designed and programmed around educational curriculum. Safe accommodation, entertainment session and nutritional meals are provided as part of the program. If "lessons" are not held after dinner an evening of entertainment (1.5 hrs) can also be offered if required.
Educational groups and teachers will find Darlington Beach the ideal facility for comfort, convenience and safety All accommodation is ideally positioned for close supervision Groups have exclusive use of a designated meeting room whilst "lessons" are held. Catering for meal requriements is provided in-house Teachers can relax and learn with their students. All the "hard" work is done for them. See link above for details.
Fizzics Education provides science incursion workshops and VIDEO CONFERENCES for schools and preschools with a major focus on hands on exploratory learning. The workshops are NSW curriculum based and authorised by the Performances for Schools program managed by the NSW Department of Education &Training. All incursions provide additional teacher resources for classroom use. Our current workshops cover:
Primary School Liquid Nitrogen Show for Stages 2 to 3 * Renewable Energy workshop for Stages 2 to 3 * Lego Robotics NXT workshop for Stages 2 to 3 (full day and 90 minutes) Space Science for Stages 2 to 3 * Flight & Weather Show for Stages 2 to 3 * Digital microscopy for Stages 2 to 3 * Human Body for Stages 2 to 3 * Working Mathematically for Stages 3 * Digging Dinosaurs for Stages 2 & 3 Meccano Machines for Stages 2 & 3 Building Bridges for Stage 3 Electricity & Magnetism for Stages 2 & 3 * Physical phenomena for K to 2 Living things for K to 2 Beebots for K to 2 Big Science Big Fun (large stage show for K to 6)
High School Stage 6 Superconductors and Lenz’s law * Liquid Nitrogen Show for Stages 4 to 5 * Renewable Energy workshop for Stages 4 to 5 * Lego Robotics NXT workshop for Stages 4 to 5 (full day and 90 minutes) Space Science for Stages 4 to 5 * Working Mathematically for Stages 4 * Chemistry show for Stage 4 to 5 *
The workshops marked with a ‘*’ can now be run across Australia for any school as a video conference. Video conferences generally run for 45 minutes. As usual we still offer the free PD session with any school visit plus the free science experiments on our website and the free monthly email newsletter.
The NSW Rural Fire Service, the world's largest fire service. Our 70,000 volunteer members provide emergency services to over 95 percent of NSW.Fire Science is a teacher resource for students in years 7-12. Every single person in our community is connected in one way or another with fire. Fire may be disastrous in that it destroys our belongings and interrupts our way of life, or fires may be beneficial by providing us with an energy source which we can use to prepare meals, keep us warm, transport us and our goods and maintain our standard of living.
To download free syllabus linked classroom resources 'Fire Science Workbook 1 and 2' click on our website, click on 'Publications' and go to 'Students and teachers'.
The NSW Rural Fire Service, the world's largest fire service. Our 70,000 volunteer members provide emergency services to over 95 percent of NSW.FireSafe is a complete Science and Technology K-6 program for teachers. This program is derived from the Board of Studies (BOS) Syllabus. Headings for topics are basically the same as appear in the BOS document. Teacher learning programs can be developed from this program.
To download our free resources 'Fire Safe 1, 2 and 3' go to our site and click on Publications then Students and teachers.
As the state's leading museum of astronomy we provide a unique opportunity for teachers and students to learn about astronomy and space exploration. Highlights of a visit include the awesome experience of the 3-D space theatre, a look at the night sky in our bean bag planetarium and viewing through a telescope (weather permitting). At night students can view the Moon, the planets, double stars, star clusters and nebulae using the observatory's large refracting (lens) telescope and modern computer controlled reflecting (mirrored) telescope. In the day time students can safely view the Moon, Venus, bright stars and the Sun using a special solar telescope.
Visit our website Highly trained astronomy educators Tailored visits to suit you Programs for K-6 and 7-12 Sydney Observatory provides work experience opportunities
Sydney Olympic Park: Biology and Senior Science Program
The topic areas for these two Stage 6 subjects include A Local Ecosystem, The Local Environment and Maintaining a Balance.
Each program involves a range of hands-on activities designed to cover many of the outcomes in the syllabus. Some of the activities include measuring abiotic factors to compare mangrove and salt marsh environments, conducting vegetation transects and quadrats to determine distribution and abundance of organisms in the environment and adaptations that these organisms exhibit.
Students justify and evaluate their sampling techniques, and design and conduct a simple experiment. Human impacts are identified and students are encouraged to propose possible solutions to these.
Sydney Olympic Park: Stage 4 and 5 Science Program
The excursion program topics for Stage 4 & 5 Science include Stage 4 and Stage 5 Ecosystems, Stage 4 Energy Forces and the Environment, and Stage 5 Energy & Waste from Resource Use. The Energy excursions are located in the solar powered EnergyAustralia Education Centre where the students investigate a range of renewable energy sources and the impact of waste on the environment due to resource use and misuse.
In the Ecosystems programs, students participate in a range of first-hand investigation techniques to identify factors affecting the survival of organisms in an inter-tidal wetland ecosystem and the adaptations that wetland organisms have to cope with these factors. Field activities include transects and environmental monitoring using scientific equipment including data loggers.
Whether you are a student, teacher or self-educator, you will discover everything from how the water cycle works, to how to organise a school excursion to a treatment plant. There are teaching resources for stages 3 and 4, interactive games and ideas for ways to conserve water at your school.
Visit our website at: www.sydneywater.com.au/EnsuringTheFuture/WaterSchool/ Downloadable teaching resources Excursions/tours Education officer Materials with outcomes from NSW Syllabus
Taronga Zoo is an important resource when learning about Environmental Education. Lessons and teaching resources are based on learning outcomes drawn from the NSW school curriculum. Lessons and workshops are available at the Education Centre and ‘Backyard to Bush’ .These classrooms are the ultimate tool, allowing educators to motivate students by introducing them to live animals in their habitat. A visit to Taronga Zoo gives young and old alike the skills and enthusiasm to actively participate in the care and conservation of flora and fauna in their own communities.
Downloadable teaching resources Excursions/tours Education officer Workshops Materials with outcomes from NSW Syllabus Discounted products and services for schools
The Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre is a Department of Education and Training facility located in central-west New SouthWales. The Centre delivers environmental education programs in the Warrumbungle National Park, at nearby sites, at nearby schools and promotes the teaching of environmental education in all schools by all teachers. Programs are offered for students from Kindergarten to Year12 and are flexible in their delivery, dependent on their needs and requirements. The Warrumbungle EEC provides all equipment necessary to make your excursions into the natural environment a safe and happy experience. The Warrumbungle Environmental Education Centre aims to foster in students a love of nature and an understanding of the needs of life on planet Earth.
