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ANSTO STEAM Activities

ANSTO’s online STEAM activity resources encourage creative exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) by incorporating the arts (the A in STEAM).

Try these activities at home, in the classroom, or during the school holidays! You only need a few things from around the house to do these activities, plus your imagination! We will be adding new activities at the end of each term. So, watch this space for more engaging and creative STEAM experiences coming soon!

Agreement bolsters nuclear science education in South Korea

Shenal Basnayake

CEO of the Australian Science Teachers Association

Shenal Basnayake is CEO of the Australian Science Teachers Association and is responsible for leading a team of dedicated professionals committed to promoting the profession of school science education and enriching science teaching.

Shorebirds Competition 2022

ANSTO is proud to host the Shorebirds Competition for the fifth year. This unique environmental poster competition is free to enter and offers over $4500 in prizes for students and schools!

2025 Think Science Competition Summary and Results

Think Science! 2025 Summary and results

Teachers hear from the experts at a Teacher Professional Development Day

National Science Week: Success with virtual events

Virtual activities celebrating the benefits of nuclear science and technology held for National Science Week

Big Ideas Forum

Creative ideas are the spark for great innovations: this week students from across Australia got to share their ideas through ANSTO’s Big Ideas Forum.

Pioneering research has confirmed that the current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest WA is at its lowest for at least the last 800 years

In a world-first study, Australian environmental scientists have used cave stalagmites as a record of groundwater replenishment over time, that showed the current level of rainfall recharging groundwater in southwest WA is at its lowest for at least the last 800 years.

Join ANSTO for a sensational week of science fun online

Food origin research in global spotlight at Expo 2025 Osaka

ANSTO highlighted its food origin research with live shows and an expert panel discussion to showcase Australian science in the Australia Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka from 8-10 October.

Isoscapes of groundwater in NSW will benefit water managers

A large group of ANSTO environmental scientists and collaborators have produced the first groundwater stable isotopes, ‘isoscapes’, intuitive maps with grid data, across NSW combining new and pre-existing isotope measurements.

ANSTO scientists and engineers in the spotlight as role models

Young and mid-career ANSTO scientists and engineers have been featured in the latest issue of Careers with STEM that highlights careers in nuclear science.

ANSTO Celebrates its Incredible Women in Science

ANSTO is privileged to be home to an incredible array of outstanding women in science. On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science we wanted to thank each one. Thank you!

Sarah Tyler

Education Officer. Training and Educational Coordinator

Sarah is a dedicated science communicator with a strong background in education.

Transforming waste coffee grounds into next generation batteries

Data sets

Your students can analyse real research data from ANSTO scientists.

Seafood authenticity research moves into new stage

Accurate ‘fingerprinting’ tool to verify source of origin is in development with collaborators from academia and industry.

Big Ideas

ANSTO Big Ideas encourages students to creatively communicate the work of an Australian scientist, and explain how their work has inspired them to come up with a Big Idea to make our world a better place. This competition is intended to engage and support Australian students in years 7-10 in Science and encourage them to pursue studies and careers in STEM.

Scientific ingenuity + design powers challenge-based innovation

A 'Challenge-Based Innovation' platform at the nandin Innovation Centre is progressing as part of a funding package from the NSW Government and a Memorandum of Understanding with Swinburne University of Technology and Design Factory Melbourne (DFM).

Pagination