A day in the life of a scientist – Resource
In this activity students imagine they are a scientist on board the research vessel Tangaroa and write a diary entry for a day.
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Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring Icy Ecosystems.
List of Teaching and Learning Approaches resource items
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Animal adaptations – Resource
In this activity, students learn about animal adaptations in Antarctic species and use these ideas to design their own unique animal.
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Data from the RV Tangaroa – Resource
Students can view and use a range of real data sent from the research vessel Tangaroa while they are undertaking their voyage to the Ross Sea.
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Density – Resource
This activity is a starter activity to introduce students to the concept of density. This activity has been adapted from the SEREAD Programme developed in conjunction with NIWA.
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Drawing a contour map – Resource
Students draw a contour map of Antarctica and compare it to New Zealand. It highlights why Antarctica is called the highest continent.
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Float my boat – Resource
This activity lets students design and build boats, encouraging the use of the scientific method through testing different boat designs. There is also a link to learn more about sea ice.
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Floating eggs – Resource
In this activity, students investigate water density by floating an egg in fresh water and salt water.
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Hiding in plain sight – Resource
Students learn about some of the adaptations of fish in Antarctica and try to design their own fish.
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How much life is in a litre of sea water? – Resource
A short power point display showing how scientists look for microscopic organisms in sea water.
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How the Sun heats the Earth – Resource
Activity to help students understand how the Sun heats the Earth and why some parts of Earth are warmer. This activity has been adapted from the SEREAD Programme developed in conjunction with NIWA.
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Investigating sea water – Resource
Two activities that discuss some of the properties of seawater. This activity has been adapted from the SEREAD Programme developed in conjunction with NIWA.
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Make your own myth – Resource
An activity idea for students to explore cultural myths and legends before constructing their own myth about Antarctica.
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Making a food web – Resource
This activity is a practical way for students to understand the complexity of food webs.
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Multibeam – Resource
A hands on simulation of how scientists using multibeam to determine the shape and depth of the sea floor.
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Saline currents – Resource
This activity will help students to understand how the mixing of salt and fresh water helps to drive oceans currents.
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Water temperature – Resource
This activity looks at what happens when hot and cold water meet. This activity has been adapted from the SEREAD Programme developed in conjunction with NIWA.
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What happens when ice melts? – Resource
This activity looks at what happens when ice melts simulating melting ice caps. This activity has been adapted from the SEREAD Programme developed in conjunction with NIWA.
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Why do we have different seasons? – Resource
Activity to help students understand why we have seasons. This activity has been adapted from the SEREAD Programme developed in conjunction with NIWA.