Teacher Resources
If you are seeking more great content for enquiring minds, CSIRO's Double Helix magazine is packed with news, features, fun experiments, giveaways and more. Ideal for ages 8 to 14, each issue focuses on a different theme, helping to spark an interest in STEM.
And if you are always on the hunt for fun science activities, sign up for Double Helix Extra – each fortnightly email newsletter includes a quiz, a brainteaser, news and a hands-on activity.
You can also register for access to Cosmos Education for content that connects your classroom with emerging STEM research and breakthroughs.
To support the use of our books in the classroom and in libraries, we have produced Teacher Notes and Classroom Extras for many of our children's books and other titles of interest. These resources are free to download below – we hope you find them useful.
These year level groupings are suggestions, and some resources will be suitable for a wider age range.
Alight
A Story of Fire and Nature
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (425 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (775 KB)
Bouncing Back
An Eastern Barred Bandicoot Story
Core Curriculum Links: Years 2–6
Teacher Notes PDF (1.19 MB)
Classroom Extras: Bouncing Back Poster A4 PDF (2.71 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.24 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (987 KB)
Classroom Extras: Diprotodon Poster A3 PDF (3.34 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.24 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1 MB)
The Forgotten Song
Saving the Regent Honeyeater
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (911 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 2–6
Teacher Notes PDF (585 KB)
Classroom Extras: Great Lizard Trek Poster A1 PDF (5.71 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.61 MB)
Classroom Extras: The Great Southern Reef Poster A3 PDF (852 KB)
Hold On!
Saving the Spotted Handfish
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (2.71 MB)
Classroom Extras: Handfish Colouring Sheet PDF (816 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.67 MB)
Classroom Extras: Life in a Hollow Poster A3 PDF (4.17 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (547 KB)
On the Trail of the Plains-wanderer
A Precious Australian Bird
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.01 MB)
Classroom Extras: On the Trail of the Plains-wanderer Poster A3 PDF (2.84 MB)
One Potoroo
A Story of Survival
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (739 KB)
Classroom Extras: One Potoroo Poster A3 PDF (2.89 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (725 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (942 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–6
Teacher Notes PDF (482 KB)
Plantastic!
A to Z of Australian Plants
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–6
Teacher Notes PDF (705 KB)
Pollination
How Does My Garden Grow?
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (845 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (746 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.1 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 2–5
Teacher Notes PDF (674 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (2.63 MB)
Classroom Extras: Shorebird Flying Adventure Poster A3 PDF (12.70 MB)
Swifty
The Super-fast Parrot
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.22 MB)
Classroom Extras: Swifty Poster A3 PDF (22.32 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 2–5
Teacher Notes PDF (567 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.29 MB)
Classroom Extras: Swoop Poster A3 PDF (2.03 MB)
Tardigrades
Nature's Toughest Survivors
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (704 KB)
Tiny Possum and the Migrating Moths
Core Curriculum Links: Years 2–5
Teacher Notes PDF (827 KB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (667 KB)
The Way of the Weedy Seadragon
Core Curriculum Links: Years 2–5
Teacher Notes PDF (1.44 MB)
Classroom Extras: The Way of the Weedy Seadragon Poster A3 PDF (5.89 MB)
Where Are All the Christmas Beetles?
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (960 KB)
Classroom Extras: Where Are All the Christmas Beetles Poster A3 PDF (3.46 MB)
Windcatcher
Migration of the Short-tailed Shearwater
Core Curriculum Links: Years Foundation–3
Teacher Notes PDF (7.17 MB)
Wollemi
Saving a Dinosaur Tree
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (1.1 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–4
Teacher Notes PDF (872 KB)
Classroom Extras: Wonderful Wasps Poster A3 PDF (5.25 MB)
AmAZed!
CSIRO's A to Z of Biodiversity
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (766 KB)
Animal Eco-Warriors
Humans and Animals Working Together to Protect Our Planet
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (1.79 MB)
Classroom Extras: Animal Eco-Warriors Poster A2 PDF (912 KB)
Animal Migrations
Flying, Walking, Swimming
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (434 KB)
Bots and Bods
How Robots and Humans Work, from the Inside Out
Core Curriculum Links: Years 4–8
Teacher Notes PDF (354 KB)
The Encyclopedia of STEM Words
An Illustrated A to Z of 100 Terms for Kids to Know
Classroom Extras: A–Z of STEM Words A3 Poster PDF (3.93 MB)
The Forest in the Tree
How Fungi Shape the Earth
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (1.93 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (1.24 MB)
Classroom Extras: A Hollow is a Home Poster A3 PDF (25.11 MB)
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (624 KB)
Imagining the Future
Invisibility, Immortality and 40 Other Incredible Ideas
Core Curriculum Links: Years 4–7
Teacher Notes PDF (828 KB)
More Hands-On Science
50 Amazing Kids' Activities from CSIRO
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (330 KB)
Nema and the Xenos
A Story of Soil Cycles
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (2.24 MB)
Classroom Extras: Small Friends Poster A1 (includes Nema and the Xenos) PDF (10.60 MB)
Ocean Animals
The Weirdest, Smartest and Sneakiest Sea Creatures
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (694 KB)
Classroom Extras: Ocean Animals Poster A3 PDF (1.24 MB)
Oceans of Plastic
Understanding and Solving a Pollution Problem
Core Curriculum Links: Years 4–6
Teacher Notes PDF (314 KB)
Classroom Extras: Oceans of Plastic Poster A3 PDF (16.90 MB)
Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do!
Core Curriculum Links: Years 4–6
Teacher Notes PDF (412 KB)
Classroom Extras: Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do Poster A3 PDF (5.46 MB)
Ready, Set, Code!
Coding Activities for Kids
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (511 KB)
Sensational Australian Animals
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–6
Teacher Notes PDF (391 KB)
The Squid, the Vibrio and the Moon
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–6
Teacher Notes PDF (1.82 MB)
Classroom Extras: Small Friends Poster A1 (includes The Squid, the Vibrio and the Moon) PDF (10.60 MB)
Zobi and the Zoox
A Story of Coral Bleaching
Core Curriculum Links: Years 1–6
Teacher Notes PDF (691 KB)
Classroom Extras: Small Friends Poster A1 (includes Zobi and the Zoox) PDF (10.60 MB)
Beachcombing
A guide to seashores of the Southern Hemisphere
Core Curriculum Links: Years 3–8
Teacher Notes PDF (3.00 MB)
Field Guide to the Seashores of South-Eastern Australia
Core Curriculum Links: Years 10–12
Teacher Notes PDF (4 MB)
Oceans
Science and Solutions for Australia
Core Curriculum Links: Years 7–10
Teacher Notes PDF (4.41 MB)
The Physics of Popcorn
Discover and Learn with 22 Experiments
Core Curriculum Links: Years 5–9
Teacher Notes PDF (363 KB)
Zoo Ethics
The Challenges of Compassionate Conservation
Core Curriculum Links: Years 10–12, tertiary education
Teacher Notes PDF (103 KB)
Classroom Extras: Zoo Ethics Poster A2 PDF (1.69 MB)