As of 1 July 2011 the ASCC is closed. Please note that while the Teachers Kit was updated recently, this website is for information purposes only and is no longer being updated.

With new technologies developing so fast, it is difficult for students and teachers alike to keep up to date. Add into the mix skewed media reporting, some creative science fiction films and the unregulated world of the internet, and it becomes increasingly hard to separate fact from fiction.

As Australia’s largest funding body for stem cell science, the ASCC wanted to help introduce stem cell science into the classroom. We're pleased to offer this FREE resource for teachers – a six chapter Stem Cell Teachers’ Kit ranging in topics from cell differentiation and gene signalling to the ethical considerations in this field.

The Kit contains:
  • over 30 handouts and activities (with teachers' copy)
  • common acronyms and glossary
  • additional PowerPoint presentations
  • a Curriculum Guide -  demonstrating which activities are relevant to biology in your state, as well as examples for Religious Education and Philosophy.

Click HERE to download the Kit and other resources.



Chapter 1  What are these things called stem cells?
Chapter 2
The different types of stem cells 
Chapter 3
Techniques for obtaining and specialising stem cells
Chapter 4
Stem cell use now and in the future
Chapter 5
Stem cells - fact and fiction
Chapter 6
It’s stem cells – the issues