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Science ASSIST Information Sheet: Decontaminating microbiological equipment, work surfaces and cultures
This resource provides information on decontamination procedures for equipment work surfaces and cultures used to carry out a microbiology activity…
Science ASSIST Information Sheet: Preparing sterile equipment and media for microbiology
This resource provides information on the preparation and sterilisation of equipment and media for microbiological activities in the school setting.…
Science ASSIST Information Sheet: Safety shower and eyewash
This information sheet provides an updated review of several questions related to safety shower and eyewash facilities in school laboratories.
Microbiology SOPs updated for school level 3
This suite of five Standard Operating Procedures is an update and revision of those contained in the GUIDELINES for best…
Microbiology SOPs updated for school level 2
This suite of four Standard Operating Procedures is an update and revision of those contained in the GUIDELINES for best…
Microbiology SOPs updated for school level 1
This suite of five Standard Operating Procedures is an update and revision of those contained in the GUIDELINES for best…
Science ASSIST Information sheet: Top pan electronic balance
The storage and maintenance of top pan electronic balances in a school setting requires special consideration. This information sheet sets…
SOP Template
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Template has been developed by Science ASSIST. It has been designed to include different aspects…
SOP: Handling liquid nitrogen
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method on how to handle liquid nitrogen (LN2). The SOP also contains instructions for…
SOP: Performing a chicken wing dissection
This downloadable resource details the dissection of a chicken wing. This resource is a SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) that details…
SOP: Performing a brain dissection
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method including photographs for how to perform a brain dissection. The accompanying example risk…
SOP: Preparing animal and plant cell slides
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method including images on how to prepare animal and plant cell slides. Australian Curriculum…
SOP: Performing a lung dissection
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method including photographs for how to perform a lung dissection. The accompanying example risk…
SOP: Demonstrating the flame test using a PET bottle
This downloadable ASSIST Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is for the setting up and demonstration of the flame test using a…
SOP: Performing a rat dissection
Updated September 2016 This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains a detailed method for how to perform a rat dissection. The…
SOP: Demonstrating the reaction of alkali metals lithium and sodium with water
An ASSIST SOP for demonstrating the reaction of group 1 alkali metals with water. This downloadable document is an ASSIST…
SOP: The Thermite Reaction
This downloadable document is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method for demonstrating the thermite reaction. This reaction is…
SOP: Gas cylinders in school science areas
This downloadable document gives the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method for the handling, storage and transportation of compressed…
SOP: Diluting concentrated acetic acid
Updated November 2016 This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains detailed method for how to dilute concentrated acetic acid The accompanying…
SOP: Diluting concentrated nitric acid
Updated November 2016 This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains detailed method for how to dilute concentrated nitric acid. The accompanying…
SOP: Operating a pressure cooker and autoclave
Updated January 2023An autoclave or an appropriate pressure cooker (one with a gauge that indicates temperature and pressure) is commonly…
SOP: Use and care of the compound light microscope
This Standard Operating Procedure sets out information on the use and care of the compound light microscope. The microscope is…
SOP: Performing a heart dissection
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains a detailed method, including photographs, for how to perform a heart dissection. The accompanying…
SOP: Performing a kidney dissection.
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains a detailed method including photographs for how to perform a kidney dissection. The accompanying…
SOP: Use of lasers in schools
Information for the use of lasers in schools. This set of downloadable documents detail standard operating procedures for the use…
SOP: Demonstrating the Van de Graaff generator
This downloadable document is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed procedure for demonstrating the Van de Graaff generator. The…
SOP: Physarum polycephalum (slime mould) care and use
This resource has been updated as it is a part of the GUIDELINES for best practice for microbiology in Australian…
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SOP: Fire blankets
This downloadable document contains a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the use of fire blankets The accompanying example risk assessment…
SOP: Use of fire extinguishers
This downloadable document contains a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the use of fire extinguishers The accompanying example risk assessment…
SOP: Handling sealed radioactive sources
This downloadable resource is a standard operating procedure and detailed method for handling sealed radioactive sources. The accompanying example risk…
Flame colours – a demonstration
This online resource looks at the emission spectra of various cations. The first resource is a web page that details…
SOP: Performing an eye dissection
This downloadable resource is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method, including photographs, of how to perform an eye…
SOP: Preparing agar plates
This resource has been updated as it is a part of the GUIDELINES for best practice for microbiology in Australian…
SOP: Diluting concentrated hydrochloric acid
Updated November 2016 This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which gives a detailed method for how to dilute concentrated hydrochloric acid.…
SOP: Preparing sodium hydroxide solutions
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) contains a detailed method for preparing sodium hydroxide solutions. The accompanying example risk assessment should…
SOP: Handling dry ice
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) gives a detailed method for how to handle dry ice. Note: this updated version January…
SOP: Diluting concentrated sulfuric acid
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) gives a detailed method for how to dilute concentrated sulfuric acid. The accompanying example risk…