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Myrtle rust

Myrtle rust is a disease caused by the fungus Austropuccinia psidii. It threatens plants in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. New Zealand has a variety of native plants that belong to this family ...

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Chemistry made simple – properties of matter

At the Science Learning Hub, we know teaching chemistry can feel a bit overwhelming. In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool takes you step by step through key ideas ...

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Cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes

Have you ever wondered about the differences between cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes? It is all due to their location. When they occur in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, we call them ...

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Making connections in the brain

The human brain has a multitude of functions. As well as organising our thoughts, feelings and actions, it also controls bodily processes like fertility. At puberty, the brain is ultimately ...

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Nature of science – introduction

The nature of science is the overarching and unifying strand in the New Zealand science curriculum document. Our nature of science articles on the Science Learning Hub unpacks this strand and ...

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Fire behaviour in the outdoors

Fires behave differently in different situations. Fire behaviour in the outdoors is quite different from the behaviour of fire inside a building or structure. The biggest difference is that ...

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Managing fire risk in the outdoors

Scion scientists Grant Pearce and Stuart Anderson want to get a better understanding of fire behaviour. They use the knowledge to improve the models and tools available to fire managers who use ...

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Making a case for possum biocontrol – unit plan

Students collect information from the public about methods of controlling possum numbers and then present a report on the use of biocontrol. Purpose Although the active biocontrol research ...

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Material World – Mixtures

The Science Learning Hub has many resources for primary teachers related to mixtures in the Material World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum. Mixtures is another topic that is frequently ...

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Introducing our PLD

The Science Learning Hub offers a range of opportunities to support teachers’ science teaching and increase their own science knowledge and understanding. These include the resources and articles ...

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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
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
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
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