Secondary school tours

Secondary school tours

Our school tours are designed to meet syllabus outcomes and enhance students’ understanding of nuclear science and technology. 

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.

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Duration 3.5 hours

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. Please ensure that you bring printed copies of the workbook for the students to use while completing these activities.  

Year 7-8 tour outline

Year 7-8 tour outline

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ANSTO periodic table

Year 7-8 Science tour hands-on worksheet

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Duration 3.5 hours

Year 9 - 10 Introduction to Nuclear Science

This tour is an introduction to isotopes, radioactivity and half-life, and the real-life applications of these concepts. Students will do a series of hands-on activities using the workbook below. Please ensure that you bring printed copies of the workbook for the students to use while completing these activities.  

We are working on new content to address the new 2026 NSW Science Stage 5 (Year 9-10) syllabus. 

Year 9-10 tour outline
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Year 9-10 tour outline

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Year 9-10 tour outline hands on worksheet
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Year 9-10 tour outline hands on worksheet

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Duration: 3.5 hours

Year 11 Chemistry

Our Year 11 Chemistry tour and depth study guide can be used as the starting point for a depth study about nuclear science, covering nuclear-related components of Module 1: Properties of Structure and Matter. 

Year 11 Chemistry Tour Outline
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Year 11 Chemistry Tour Outline

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Nuclear medicine brain scans
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Year 11 Chemistry depth study guide

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Year 11 Chemistry excursion workbook
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Year 11 Chemistry excursion workbook

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Year 11 Chemistry radioisotope posters
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Year 11 Chemistry radioisotope posters (with equations)

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Duration: 3.5 hours

Year 12 Investigating science

Our Year 12 Investigating Science tour and depth study guide can be used as the starting point for a depth study about nuclear science, covering nuclear-related components of Module 6: Technologies and Module 8: Science and Society.

Investigating Science excursion workbook
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Year 12 Investigating Science excursion workbook

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Year 12 Investigating Science depth study guide
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Year 12 Investigating Science depth study guide

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Year 12 Investigating Science tour outline
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Year 12 Investigating Science tour outline

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Duration: 3.5 hours

Year 12 Physics

Our Year 12 Physics tour and depth study guide can be used as the starting point for a depth study about nuclear science, covering nuclear-related components of Module 8: From the Universe to the Atom. 

Year 12 Physics excursion workbook
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Year 12 Physics excursion workbook

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Year 12 Physics depth study guide
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Year 12 Physics depth study guide

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Year 12 Physics tour outline
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Year 12 Physics tour outline

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Duration 3.5 hours

Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science

Our Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science tour covers specific Knowledge and Understanding content from Module 5: Earth Processes, Module 6: Hazards, and Module 7: Climate Science. The worksheet for this tour is available on request.

Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science Tour Outline

Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science Tour Outline

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Patricia Gadd analyses sediment cores using ITRAX

Year 12 Earth and Environmental Science Tour Worksheet

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