The Australian Science Teachers Association is the federation of
Science Teacher Associations across each state and territory in Australia.
Join the Geoscience Roundtable Discussion
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Advocating at Parliament House
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ASTA’s Position Paper on Genuine Education Reform
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Ocean Core TRACX Program
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Podcast: a discussion about the joys and challenges of teaching science
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The ASTA iCubed Grand Award Winners are announced for 2025/26:
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Launching ASERA’s White Paper: Science Education Fit for the Future
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National Science Week grants are now closed.
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Spectra Cards: classroom resources at a new LOW price!
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75th Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
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2026-2029 Strategic Plan
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ASTA position paper: Inquiry vs explicit teaching misrepresentation
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Future You is inviting children aged 8 to 12 to take part in our Find the STEM in Your Hobby competition, as seen in the newly launched first edition of Careers with STEM: Primary.
Whether it’s gaming, sport, art, building, or baking, this is a chance for students to explore the science, technology, engineering and maths behind what they love, and share it with us.
In need of inspiration? Head to pages 18 and 19 of Careers with STEM: Primary: https://issuu.com/…/careers_with_stem_primary_issue_1/18
Each term, one winner will receive a Future You prize pack, have their entry featured in our newsletter (anonymously), and earn serious bragging rights.
Open now
Entries, submitted by an adult, via https://www.unsw.edu.au/future-you/stem-hobby-competition
Join Future You on 23 July (1:30–2pm AEST) for a free virtual event for Year 3-6 classrooms. Students will hear from STEM professionals exploring extraordinary worlds from Antarctica to space and the digital frontier, and have the chance to ask questions LIVE. Registrations are now open for the BIG STEM Assembly!
Featuring:
Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith (Astrophysicist and Science Communicator)
Kayta Hackman Riley (Software Engineer) Dr Elyse Allender (Director of Space Science and Technology)
Cliffy McAuliffe (Antarctic Station Supply Officer) + a special message from Arno Payan (Field Training Officer in the Antarctic)
Set your senior science students on a path to success in their education and careers! Registrations are open for the Australian Science Olympiad Exams. Check out the ASO Exam Syllabus & Past Exam Papers for an overview of the content and format of each discipline.
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ASTA’s quarterly, digital, peer-reviewed journal, promoting science teaching in Australian schools.