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Chemistry in the primary classroom

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and the New Zealand Association of Primary Science Educators (NZAPSE) team will build your confidence with teaching chemistry. Using ...

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Creating collections

The Hub has a collections tool to sort and classify resources. Hub users can use the tool for their own planning, add their own notes and share their collections when they are signed in to the ...

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Fossil Atmospheres – Zooniverse

By comparing some features of fossilised plants with the same features of plants living today, scientists hope to be able to learn more about the effect of changing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in our ...(CO)

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Māori knowledge and use of fungi

Our ancestors had extensive knowledge of fungi and multiple uses for a number of them. The uses include for kai and rongoā, tā moko and as a tinder to start fires. Fungi for tattooing Our ...

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The Matariki star cluster

Using the Matariki star cluster as a context for learning can cover many different subjects. Stars There are about a thousand stars in Matariki (also known as the Pleiades), but only about seven ...

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Cheesemaking – introduction

Explore the science and the art of cheesemaking and the development of this ancient biotechnology into a modern industry. Cheesemaking concentrates and preserves milk’s nutrients Cheese is a ...

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Living or non-living?

In this activity, students use an interactive or paper-based graphic organiser to explore their ideas about the characteristics of living things and the characteristics of animals. This activity ...

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Creating collections

The Hub has a collections tool to sort and classify resources. Hub users can use the tool for their own planning, add their own notes and share their collections when they are signed in to the ...

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Living World – Insects

Here are links to Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to insects in the Living World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum. Investigate insects found in New Zealand to ...

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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 I hit this rock with another rock? As humans, we’re curious, and throughout history, we’ve ...

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Tsunami Hīkoi

All of New Zealand is at risk of tsunami but there is one simple thing we can all do to make sure we are prepared. Practise your drop, cover and hold and tsunami hīkoi – your evacuate walk - to ...

09/03/2020 - 15/03/2020
Canterbury

The New Zealand Starlight Conference

This conference will be hosted by the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve (AMIDSR) in Tekapo, New Zealand which was awarded the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Dark Sky Place ...

20/10/2019 - 23/10/2019
Waikato

Science Spinners 2019

Science Spinners creates opportunities in low decile Waikato schools and strives to make science relevant to everyday life and expand students’ knowledge of science-based careers. This annual ...

06/11/2019 - 13/11/2019
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