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Waste – a growing challenge!

Every New Zealander generates about 735 kilograms of waste per year – an amount that has increased approximately 20% over the last 3 years. Most waste produced in New Zealand is buried in ...

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Fire risk assessment

In this activity, students identify and define fire risks, outdoors and indoors, using a provided image of a rural scene and an indoor scene they draw themselves. By the end of this activity ...

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Hub resources with te reo Māori

The Science Learning Hub has a small selection of resources that have been translated into te reo Māori. There are also a number of resources that are part te reo Māori and part English. If ...

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Making a solar oven

In this activity, students will learn about using the Sun’s energy to meet our needs. They will be introduced to concepts around solar energy needed for solar cooking (heat) – dark colours for ...

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Mātauranga Māori
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Nature of science
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Biodiversity
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Ecosystem
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Fungi
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Looking at ecosystem-based management (EBM)

The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge’s vision is for New Zealand to have healthy marine ecosystems providing value for every New Zealander. It has six research programmes, and each ...

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Waste – a growing challenge!

Every New Zealander generates about 735 kilograms of waste per year – an amount that has increased approximately 20% over the last 3 years. Most waste produced in New Zealand is buried in ...

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All about fungi

Our great forests of Tāne-mahuta hold a treasure trove of life that is mostly found only in Aotearoa. Fungi are among Tāne’s descendants, along with plants and animals. Certain kinds of fungi ...

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Seaweek resources

Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is hosted by the New Zealand Association for Environmental Education and includes a wide range of events, activities, competitions ...

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Material World – Recycling and biodegradability

Below are links to Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to recycling and biodegradability in the Material World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum. Recycling and ...

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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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Wellington

Innovative Young Minds

In 2019, there will be two sessions of the IYM programme during the July school holidays. Session 1 will run from 7th - 12th July and Session 2 will be held from 14th - 19th July. Students will ...

07/07/2019 - 19/07/2019
Wellington

Crazy & Ambitious 2

From kauri dieback to small mammal predators, from brown marmorated stink bug to Xylella, from kākāhi to kākā, the second Crazy & Ambitious symposium will cover them all. Enjoy panel ...

20/05/2019 - 21/05/2019
Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury

Professor Brian Cox Universal World Tour 2019

Using state of the art graphics and imagery from ground-based telescopes and space probes, presented using ultra-high-resolution LED screen technology, Brian will explore the latest missions to ...

11/06/2019 - 15/06/2019
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