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Slideshow from the webinar Māori Knowledge in Science Education: He Mana Ōrite, He Awa Whiria.

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Māori Knowledge in Science Education: He Mana Ōrite, He Awa Whiria

In this recorded professional learning session Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart from Te Kura Mātauranga School of Education, AUT and Associate ...

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The 5-Minute Volcano board game box with cards and components.

Article

5-Minute Volcano

The game 5-Minute Volcano is a fast-paced, entertaining introduction to natural disasters. Aotearoa New Zealand sits on the edges of ...

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Te Kāhui o Matariki – introduction

Article

Te Kāhui o Matariki – introduction

Winter brings opportunities to view the night sky and the opportunity to incorporate authentic cross-curricular science learning.

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Science over time: Standing on the shoulders of giants

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Science over time: Standing on the shoulders of giants

Why is the sky blue? Why do stars twinkle? Why did the apple fall to the ground? What happens if ...

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – resources for kura

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – resources for kura

Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa | New Zealand Garden Bird Survey strives to encourage kaitiakitanga through citizen ...

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New Zealand Garden Bird Survey – a context for learning

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New Zealand Garden Bird Survey – a context for learning

Aotearoa New Zealand is famous for its quirky native birds. Ngā manu, their unique adaptations and the threats they face ...

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Popular topics

A group of godwits on a seashore, some about to fly.

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Birds

Artist's conception of GPS Block II-F satellite in Earth orbit.

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Satellites

Collecting lake samples New Zealand

Topic

Working in STEM

ethics and science

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Ethics and science

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Popular concepts

View looking down from Earth's atmosphere at clouds.

Concept

Atmosphere

Female Skateboarder on a skateboard park + silicon nitride balls

Concept

Force and movement

Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of the Vitruvian Man (c. 1847).

Concept

Measurement

Diagram of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Concept

Electromagnetic spectrum

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Latest resources

Slideshow from the webinar Māori Knowledge in Science Education: He Mana Ōrite, He Awa Whiria.

Teacher PLD

Māori Knowledge in Science Education: He Mana Ōrite, He Awa Whiria

In this recorded professional learning session Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart from Te Kura Mātauranga School of Education, AUT and Associate ...

Read more
The 5-Minute Volcano board game box with cards and components.

Article

5-Minute Volcano

The game 5-Minute Volcano is a fast-paced, entertaining introduction to natural disasters. Aotearoa New Zealand sits on the edges of ...

Read more
Te Kāhui o Matariki – interpreting infographics

Activity

Te Kāhui o Matariki – interpreting infographics

Infographics provide an effective format to present a variety of things in a single figure. The science capability ‘Interpret representations’ ...

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Exploring with microscopes – introduction

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Exploring with microscopes – introduction

We live in a beautiful world – and that beauty and complexity extends far beyond what humans can see unaided. ...

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Diagram: Hyphae feed, grow and branch to form a colony.

Teacher PLD

Hub resources with te reo Māori

The Science Learning Hub has a selection of resources that have been translated into te reo Māori and a number ...

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Painting of "The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

Article

Science through time: Stone Age to Scientific Revolution

Science in the 21st century can be defined as a body of knowledge, a range of methods for increasing that ...

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Antarctic Heritage Trust lecture

10 Jul 2025

Come along and hear Francesca Eathorne, the Executive Director of Antarctic Heritage Trust share stories from Antarctica.

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Grassroots innovation: celebrating AgResearch’s advances in endophyte science

24 Jul 2025

Royal Society Te Apārangi, its Canterbury Branch and the Prime Minister's Science Prizes present a free talk by Dr Linda ...

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otago

International Congress of History of Science and Technology

29 Jul 2025 - 05 Jul 2025

The International Congress of History of Science and Technology, held every four years, is the world’s premier meeting for history ...

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