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The Helix Teacher's Guides

Bring new ideas to your classroom with The Helix Teacher's Guides, including lesson plans, black-line masters and other support material for teachers.

The Helix is a magazine of CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club. The Teacher’s Guide supports articles and activities in each issue of The Helix and will assist teachers to stimulate young minds about science with:

  • a contextualised teaching unit crossing different curriculum areas
  • a 'big issues' discussion topic
  • a science lesson plan.

All activities are linked to articles in the related issue of The Helix and many include black line masters.

Bulk subscribers to The Helix magazine receive a free print version of the Teacher's Guide. The order form for bulk subscriptions is available via the link on this page.

To have the Teacher's Guide posted to your home or school, join CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club. To have each issue of the Teacher’s Guide sent straight to your inbox, send a blank email to helixteachersguides-join@lists.csiro.au. Alternatively you can download the six most recent editions here:

Cover of The Helix issue 130.
The Helix Teacher's Guide 130

Let The Helix inspire your students, with the help of the accompanying Teacher's Guide. This issue includes a brainstorming session about health, activities that test myths and a discussion about doping in sport.

The cover of The Helix magazine, issue 129
The Helix Teacher's Guide 129

Discover new inspiration for your classroom with The Helix Teacher's Guide, including a teaching unit, discussion topic and science lesson plan.

Cover of The Helix magazine issue 128.
The Helix Teacher's Guide 128

Discover new inspiration for your classroom with The Helix Teacher's Guide, including a teaching unit, discussion topic and science lesson plan.

Cover artwork from The Helix issue 127.
The Helix Teacher's Guide 127

Discover new inspiration for your classroom with The Helix Teacher's Guide, including a teaching unit, discussion topic and science lesson plan.

Cover of The Helix magazine.
The Helix Teacher's Guide 126

Discover new inspiration for your classroom with The Helix Teacher's Guide, including a teaching unit, discussion topic and science lesson plan.

Cover of The Helix magazine issue 125
The Helix Teacher's Guide 125

Discover new inspiration for your classroom with The Helix Teacher's Guide, including a teaching unit, discussion topic and science lesson plan. (8 pages)

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Fast facts

  • The Helix Teacher's Guides are published concurrently with The Helix magazine, every two months
  • Each edition includes a teaching unit, 'big issue' discussion topic and science lesson plan related to feature articles in that issue of The Helix magazine, plus other teacher support materials
  • To have the Teacher's Guide posted to you, join CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club
  • Alternatively, you can download recent issues for free online

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Phone: 61 2 6276 6643 
Fax: 61 2 6276 6641 

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CSIRO Education, National
PO Box 225
Dickson ACT 2602
Australia
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