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Vegetable caterpillar

Imagine a creature that turns moths into mummies by trapping them in an underground grave before emerging out of their neck to begin the cycle again. Not only does this creature exist, it’s part ...

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Investigating flight – introduction

Have you ever wanted to fly? To soar above valleys and mountains, cities and oceans, feeling the wind whipping against your face? Flight has fascinated humans for as long as we have looked ...

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Understanding UV and skin cancer – timeline

This provides a timeline of events related to UV from both a living world and a physical world perspective. 900 BC–500 AD – Ancient Greek and Roman women lighten their skin Tanned skin is not ...

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Biodegradability experiment

In this activity, students set up an experiment to determine the biodegradability of different substances. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: organise a group of items into ...

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A progression of flight – timeline

Use this timeline to find out more about the progression of flight in human history. 1000 BCE – First kites Kites are invented in China. 852 BCE – A king tries to fly The English King Bladud is ...

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Octochaetus multiporus

Octochaetus multiporus is a deep-burrowing earthworm native to New Zealand. It grows up to 30 cm in length and emits bioluminescent fluid when disturbed. Scientific classification Kingdom ...

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Biodegradability experiment

In this activity, students set up an experiment to determine the biodegradability of different substances. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: organise a group of items into ...

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Our native trees

In this recorded professional learning session, Lyn Rogers from the Science Learning Hub and Ben Moorhouse from the Department of Conservation introduce some readily available resources and model ...

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Eco-explorers

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and Ben Moorhouse from the Department of Conservation unpack conservation education and: introduce some exciting DOC resources aimed ...

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Inquiry outside the classroom

In this recorded professional learning session, Shanthie Walker from DOC and Lyn Rogers explore resources and ideas to support your students’ learning outside the classroom. They model a process ...

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Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatu-Whanganui, Wellington, Canterbury

Out of this world – Nanogirl live on stage

Join Nanogirl (aka Dr Michelle Dickinson), Boris (her trusty lab assistant), and CLAIR (Constantly Learning Artificial Intelligence Repository) for science and engineering as you have never seen ...

17/11/2018 - 15/12/2018
Wellington

House of Science 2018 Symposium

Every year the national House of Science team runs a science symposium: a day long conference for the whole community. The 2017 symposium was in Tauranga, with inspiring keynote speakers like Dr ...

12/11/2018
Hawke's Bay

Society of soil science conference

Soils2018 will be held in Napier from 3 to 6 December 2018. This biannual conference is a must attend event organised by the New Zealand Soil Science Society and OnCue Conferences, and will cover ...

03/12/2018 - 06/12/2018
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