Free classroom resources

Explore the wide-range of free classroom resources that have been developed to support educators who are looking for ways to engage kids in STEM subjects. This page includes curriculum-aligned resources, activity packs, interactive and hands-on activities, and more that can all be used in the classroom (or at home).

Free curriculum-aligned resources

Looking for engaging, curriculum-aligned ways to bring STEM to life? These free resources connect directly with the Australian Curriculum V9.0 and help your students see how STEM matters, in their world and their future. From lesson plans to hands-on activities, everything is designed to build skills, spark curiosity, and show real-world relevance.

Whether you’re planning a unit or need something tomorrow, you’ll find something here to inspire your teaching, and your students.

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Capability Conversations

These resources are linked to the following areas in the Australian Curriculum V9.0 for Years 3 to 7.

 

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Comprehension Questions

These resources are linked to the following areas in the Australian Curriculum V9.0 for Years 3 to 7.

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Meredith's Day

This resource links to the Digital Technologies area in the Australia Curriculum V9.0 for Years 3 and 4.

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Pathfinder Census

This resource links to the following areas in the Australian Curriculum V9.0 for Years 3 to 6.

Quick start packs

Download these ready-to-use sets of our free classroom resources and start engaging your students in science, technology, engineering and maths subjects.

Poster pack

Download the complete set of our Pathfinder posters for your classroom wall. Help your students to be what they can see, and challenge stereotypes about who belongs in STEM careers.

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Career Pathway Infographics pack

Download the complete set of our Career Pathway Infographics, and explore the different pathways students can take into various careers in STEM that better suit their needs.

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Imagining the Future pack

Download the complete set of our Imagining the Future stories, and accompanying activity matrix and Space Careers Booklet and spark discussions about future careers that are out of this world.

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Draw who you see pack

Download the complete set of our Draw who you see activity books, and have conversations with your students about stereotypes. Remember, there are no right or wrong answers.

Explore our STEM role models

We’ve collated our STEM role models, aka, the Pathfinders, into teacher packs to make it easier for you to deliver engaging lessons to your students.

Portrait photograph of STEM role model Ajay in an office full of computers. He's facing slightly away from the camera, smiling and wearing a blue polo shirt and shorts.

Ajay Teacher's Pacl

Ajay is visualisation programmer who turns data into pictures.

Portrait photo of Bardie Somerville. She's standing with her arms folded, and wearing a navy-blue shirt with pockets and beige trousers. She has a belt on with carpenter's tools.

Bardie Teacher's Pack

Bardie is a carpenter who builds awesome structures using her hands.

A portrait image of Daisy Shu standing up and smiling. Behind her are some optometrist's equipment on a desk.

Daisy Teacher's Pack

Daisy is an optometrist who helps people see better.

Portrait photograph of Jamie who's in a kitchen with pastry goods behind him. He is wearing a sleeveless shirt, gold chain and glasses.

Jamie Teacher's Pack

Jamie is a patisserie chef who makes fancy cakes and delicious desserts. 

Portrait photograph of Lisa outside in front of a satellite dish. She's smiling with her hands on her hips and wearing a black t-shirt of Sally Ride in a space helmet.

Lisa Teacher's Pack

Lisa is an astrophysicist who studies, space, stars, and planets. 

Louise Azzopardi Future You Pathfinder

Louise Teacher's Pack

Louise is a heavy vehicle mechanic who fixes big trucks and machines.

Portrait photograph of Meredith at a skate-park with one foot on the tail of her skateboard so that it lifts off the ground. She has a helmet in her hand and wearing a white t-shirt.

Meredith Teacher's Pack

Meredith is a software engineer who makes the internet more accessible. 

Mikaela Jade - A cartoon image of a young woman wearing a white tshirt, black shorts and a green cap. She's standing with one hand at her waist.

Mikaela Teacher's Pack

Mikaela is a digital entrepreneur who took a brand new idea and turned it into a business. 

Portrait photograph of Phoebe stood outside in front of a fence and a tree and with her hands on her hips. She's smiling and wearing a shirt and shorts.

Phoebe Teacher's Pack

Phoebe is a wildlife conservation officer who keeps wild animals safe,

Portrait photograph of Renee stood outside in front of a plane. She's smiling and wearing a blue jumper and jeans.

Renee Teacher's Pack

Renee is an aerospace engineer who designs and build places, rockets and spaceships.

Portrait photograph of STEM role model Sharna in a blue dress who's standing smiling in front of a CT scanner and holding up a model of a brain.

Sharna Teacher's Pack

Sharna is a neuroscientist who studies how the human brain works. 

Portrait photograph of STEM role model Siobhan McGinnity who is facing the camera smiling and wearing a big red top hat and a white and blue stripey shirt tucked into blue trousers.

Siobhan Teacher's Pack

Siobhan is an audiologist who supports people with hearing injuries. 

Portrait photograph of Skye stood outside in front of some trees. She's wearing a t-shirt that says "I like big bugs and I can not lie". She's holding up a beetle-like insect.

Skye Teacher's Pack

Skye is a food scientist/entomologist who makes new food from insects.

Stories set in space

Imagining the Future blends storytelling with STEM to spark imagination and critical thinking. Each story is matched with creative, interactive activities—including a Bloom’s and Gardner’s matrix—to support diverse learning styles and deepen engagement.

Students explore future worlds, solve real-world challenges, and connect ideas to their own lives. You’ll also find our Space Careers Booklet, developed with the Australian Space Agency, to open minds to new futures beyond Earth.

Perfect for cross-curricular learning and aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9.0, these resources help you teach STEM through creativity, curiosity, and connection.

The Stories

Thumbnail image for Far Out! short story. Three people in space suits are floating over a galaxy-like swirl.

Far Out!

By Lili Wilkinson

Two children in pyjamas looking up sit on their bedroom floor with their backs to each other. Above them is an outline of some leaves and a bright, shining golden bird with its wings spread.

Calculating Apple Pie

By Melissa Keil

Two figures sit on a bench on a planet's surface. The surface has layers of colours. You can see a coloured planet in the sky.

Semper

By Rebecca Lim

A black background with white specs has 4 worms in each corner. In the middle is a spotty blueish splodge with some black shapes inside.

Proof

By Gary Lonesborough

A teenage girl with a backpack stands with one hand on her forehead. A man in a wheelchair is behind her.

Earthbound

By Alison Evans

The Activities

Interactive and creative activities

Learning sinks in when it’s hands-on and fun. These interactive activities spark curiosity while building STEM awareness. From our STEM chatterbox and wordsearches to colouring-in, and Draw Who You See, each task encourages creativity, conversation, and connection.

They’re quick to use, easy to adapt, and designed to open up big ideas in bite-sized ways. Great for early finishers, casual relief teaching, or kicking off deeper learning.

Every activity links back to STEM skills and stories, so students aren’t just playing, they’re imagining their future.

Other resources

Explore other fantastic resources to find more specific details on careers, fun activities, and exciting STEM-based places to visit around Australia. Click on the details to be taken to the website via a new tab. Some of these websites are aimed at an older audience, but provide some great insights into career pathways and opportunities.
Australian Space Discovery Centre

Be inspired at the Australian Space Discovery Centre with stories of innovation, curiosity and technology from the space sector.

Visit their website. 

Careers with STEM

Careers with STEM is a great source of information on a range of exciting STEM careers and features real-life role models, teaching resources and more.

Visit their website.

Engineers Australia Junior Club

EA Junior Club provides activities and resources to parents and primary school teachers who want to bring engineering into the classroom.

Visit their website.

IncludeHer

IncludeHer calls for increased representation of women and gender minorities in our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. They are working with educators to bring a more diverse representation of scientists and role models into classrooms to inspire students to believe they can pursue careers in STEM and be leaders in the field.

Visit their website

STEM Professionals in Schools program

STEM Professionals in Schools is a free national volunteer program from CSIRO that creates flexible partnerships between Australian teachers and science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) professionals to provide engaging and relevant STEM learning experiences for students. 

Visit their website.

STEM Together

STEM Together is a program from CSIRO that helps young people in Years 5-10 to strengthen their confidence, capability, and connection with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

Visit their website.

The Girls in STEM Toolkit

The GIST is aimed at students in high school. It provides teachers with access to free, inclusive STEM lesson ideas, features lots of role models and is packed with resources, activities and a career quiz.

Visit their website.

Questacon

Questacon is the National Science and Technology Centre, an interactive science communication facility located in Canberra, Australia. They are creating a better future through engagement with science, technology and innovation, and is an exceedinly fun day out for all ages. 

Visit their website.

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