ABOUT ASSIST
Science Assist is a national online advisory service for school
science educators and technicians. Access expert-curated teaching resources, K–12 Science Curriculum support, comprehensive lab safety guidance, and a wide range of practical, inquiry-based science activities.
Science Assist provides:
- expert, up-to-date information on high-quality teaching and learning resources
- support for teachers in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Science
- consistent and authoritative advice on all aspects of school laboratory safety, management and design
- support for school laboratory technicians and teachers in the delivery of stimulating and practical science activities
- an extensive range of educationally sound and safety-compliant practical activities for a hands-on, inquiry-based study of science in school science laboratories and classrooms.
Science Assist is maintained by the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA), in consultation with the Science Education Technicians Australia (SETA). Please visit their respective websites for their policies on matters concerning pedagogy and safety.
Our history
Science Assist was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education between 2013 and 2018, CSIRO Education and Outreach from the beginning of 2019 until the end of June 2020, and then by BAE Systems until December 2020. As long as the site remains available, all content added to the site prior to 1 July 2020 will remain publicly accessible as it was developed through funding made available by the Australian Government. Science Assist was closed at the end of December 2021 and was reactivated in late February 2022, due to the provision of temporary funding from the Australian Government Department of Education.
Access to new and updated resources and the ability to ‘ASK A QUESTION’ is via a current subscription only, having logged in using your subscriber username and password.
Fees
Subscriptions last 12 months from the date of payment. The following prices do not include GST.
- Australian Schools – $150
- Individuals – $150
- Australian (Non-schools) – $300
- Overseas – $400