STAV provides an annual series of conference and professional development opportunities (face to face and virtual) that support Science educators.
STAV designs, develops and distributes primary and secondary publications and resources to support science teachers and students. STAV also produces professional journals – Lets Find Out (Primary Science) & Lab Talk (Secondary Science) and VCE electronic exams for VCE Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology.
The Science Talent Search (STS) is an annual, school-based science competition open to all primary and secondary students in Victoria, Australia. Science Talent Search fits closely with the Victorian Curriculum philosophy of teaching and learning and learning areas.
The theme for 2024 is Species Survival: more than just sustainability.
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The Australian Science Teachers Association acknowledges the First Nations peoples of Australia as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and future and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.