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Science domain (www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/science/default.htm)
This Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) web page contains links to Science related learning and teaching support materials and professional learning support, and identifies current research in the area of Science education.

Science continuum P-10 (www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/science/scicontinuum/default.htm)
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) has evidence-based indicators of progress and teaching strategies aligned with Mathematics standards and progression points.

MCEETYA Statements of Learning (www.mceecdya.edu.au/mceecdya/statements_of_learning,22835.html)
The Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) requested that National Statements of Learning be developed in English, Mathematics, Science, Information and communication technologies and Civics and citizenship. All states and territories have agreed to incorporate in their curriculum agreed Statements of Learning at Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 by 2008.

The Science Teachers Association of Victoria (STAV) (www.stav.vic.edu.au/home)
The STAV is the professional association for science teachers in Victoria. Apart from publishing resources for science teachers, the association conducts annual conferences (STAVCON, VCE subject conferences, beginning Science teacher conferences), offers regular professional development workshops and seminars about the Victorian Essential Learning Standards, publishes professional journals for science teachers (LabTalk and Contact) and laboratory technicians (LabLines), and holds student competitions (Science Talent Search, Science Drama Awards). 

Australian Academy of Science (www.science.org.au)
Amongst its numerous activities, the Australian Academy of Science produces materials for teachers including an on-line educational website Nova: Science in the news (www.science.org.au/nova/index.htm) for schools, a primary science program Primary Investigations (www.science.org.au/pi/index.htm), a resource for linking the teaching of science with the teaching of literacy in primary schools, including a professional learning program Primary Connections: linking science with literacy (www.science.org.au/primaryconnections/index.htm), on-line transcripts of interviews with Australian scientists and an annotated list of selected science book titles for children ages 3-12 Good science books for children (www.science.org.au/pi/goodbooks/index.htm).

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (www.csiro.au/org/ps1w.html)
A number of resources are available for teachers, including Teacher Workshops and Training that provide updates on scientific knowledge, new ways of teaching science and ideas for classroom use, Teacher Guides that provide references to science information, worksheets and other activities for use by students, excursion and incursion opportunities, supported schemes, award and competition programs such as the BHP Billiton Awards and CREST awards; classroom materials such as fact sheets and presentations; ScienceImage Online for science and environment images; Double Helix Science Club for schools, student and teacher research schemes, and an on-line newsletter Science by Email.


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