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Workbooks
ANSTO provides secondary students with a range of learning resources for those interested in science or studying for exams. For teachers, ANSTO provides learning resources and professional development, as well as in-school-term science tours and videoconferences. Workbooks are provided as required learning material to accompany a school visit to ANSTO. They can also be used on their own as a classroom resource.
Structural studies of silk
New infrared imaging technique reveals molecular orientation of proteins in silk fibres
Tracing the impact of toxic metals
Two ANSTO environmental scientists are part of a large team led by the Australian National University (ANU), who have received an Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant to investigate how environmental change and human activities since industrialisation have impacted the transport and deposition of toxic metals on the south coast of Australia, Tasmania, and remote Southern Ocean islands.

FAQs on the Mo-99 Manufacturing Facility
Frequently asked questions on the Mo-99 Manufacturing Facility and the ANSTO Nuclear Medicine project.
Talking nuclear fusion
Dr Richard Garrett featured on an ABC National program that highlighted how far we are from a future with nuclear fusion energy. Image: Jamison Daniel, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
Year 11 Chemistry
Participate in live radiation demonstrations, cover syllabus content and visit ANSTO virtually during our online depth study classes for Year 11 Chemistry.
- Investigate properties of different radioisotopes and learn about their uses in medicine, industry and environmental research.
- Consider the scientific method and gather data during a live radiation experiment.
- See some of Australia's largest scientific infrastructure, including the OPAL multipurpose reactor.
Cost: $90 per class.
Supercomputing to track the sun's history
Supercomputing power helps unlock secrets in the ice.

Sample Guide - XFM beamlime
Samples on the X-ray fluorescence microscopy beamline at the Australian Synchrotron.
Lessons from Fukushima subject of distinguished lecture
Nuclear safety expert discusses Fukushima
70 years of scientific excellence has brought significant benefits to Australia
ANSTO is a unique national science organisation that began operating under its predecessor The Australian Atomic Energy Commission (AAEC) 70 years ago.

Applications - Taipan
Applications, Recent results, Publications
Sydney and Perth schools tackle playground waste and clean up with first prize in ANSTO's hackathon
Snaphot of molecular mechanism at work in lethal virus
X-ray crystallography at the Australian Synchrotron contributed to major research findings.
Fine particle pollution peaks during bushfires
Recent catastrophic Australian bushfires produced extremely high levels of fine particle pollution.

Infrastructure - Magnetism
Investigations of various aspects of magnetism can be conducted on all neutron-scattering instruments at OPAL.

Environment Research and Technology
ANSTO conducts and enables research to address some of Australia’s and the world’s most challenging environmental problems.

Year 7-8 Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table
Designed to address the new 2026 NSW Science Stage 4 (Year 7-8) syllabus, this tour is a hands-on introduction to atomic structure, the properties and classification of some elements, and the structure of the periodic table. Students will do a series of hands-on activities using the workbook below.
All tours are available Monday to Friday for Years 7 to 12 classes. The cost per student is $12.50 and teachers are free.
Teachers are requested to print enough copies of the relevant workbook for their class before their visit to ANSTO, as students will not be permitted to bring digital devices on-site.