ASSIST

This Youtube video gives a quick rundown on how to use the Science ASSIST website.

This downloadable resource is a standard operating procedure and detailed method for handling sealed radioactive sources.

The accompanying example risk assessment should be used as a guide only, and users should consider risks and safety measures in their local environment before proceeding.

This ASSIST Information Sheet (AIS) covers aspects of gas fittings in school science laboratory settings.

Aspects covered include:

• Isolation devices and signage;
• Attachment of Bunsen burners to the gas outlet;
• Tubing for Bunsen burners.

This downloadable resource shows mankind's effect on a river.

The resource is a MS Word document that has been adapted from a more complex story to be relatable to younger students. It is the story of a clean river as it flows downstream past farmland, hobby farmers, industry, and demonstrates how these activities contribute to pollution and waste.

This ASSIST Information Sheet (AIS) deals with lab glass and porcelain disposal—the ‘sharp end’ of disposing of broken glass and porcelain.

This downloadable resource is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and detailed method, including photographs, of how to perform an eye dissection.

The accompanying example risk assessment should be used as a guide only, and users should consider risks and safety measures in their local environment before proceeding.

SOP updated August 2016

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U02 (Year 8), AC9S9U01 (Year 9)

This resource has been updated as it is a part of the GUIDELINES for best practice for microbiology in Australian schools.

It is available to schools with a subscription downloadable resource at Microbiology SOPs updated for school level 2

This downloadable file is a Risk Assessment template which has been developed by Science ASSIST.

It has been designed to assist in the identification of hazards in all areas of science and the selection of appropriate control measures.

This downloadable resource details an activity involving Mendelian inheritance.

The resource is an MS Word document containing the details for an activity in which students investigate the result of crossing two plants heterozygous for pigment.

This investigation:

This downloadable resource is an activity to determine the distance to the Sun.

In this activity, students use an image of the Sun to determine its distance from the Earth using mathematics.

The ratio of distance to the width of the image is used to obtain an experimental value for the distance to the Sun, which students can compare to the known value.

This activity introduces the idea of sources of error and allows students to make a percentage error calculation based on their result.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U03 (Year 10)