Close up photo of a common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) on a tree.
A common wasp
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The 5-Minute Volcano board game box with cards and components.

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5-Minute Volcano

The game 5-Minute Volcano is a fast-paced, entertaining introduction to natural disasters. Aotearoa New Zealand sits on the edges of ...

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Te Kāhui o Matariki – introduction

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Te Kāhui o Matariki – introduction

Winter brings opportunities to view the night sky and the opportunity to incorporate authentic cross-curricular science learning.

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Science over time: Standing on the shoulders of giants

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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 ...

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – resources for kura

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – resources for kura

Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa | New Zealand Garden Bird Survey strives to encourage kaitiakitanga through citizen ...

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Ethics thinking toolkit

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Ethics thinking toolkit

Download the Ethics thinking toolkit, which provides a structured framework for scaffolding student thinking about an ethical issue.

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New Zealand Garden Bird Survey – a context for learning

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New Zealand Garden Bird Survey – a context for learning

Aotearoa New Zealand is famous for its quirky native birds. Ngā manu, their unique adaptations and the threats they face ...

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Sun rays through a blue cloudy sky

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Weather

A group of godwits on a seashore, some about to fly.

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Birds

Artist's conception of GPS Block II-F satellite in Earth orbit.

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Satellites

Collecting lake samples New Zealand

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Working in STEM

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Popular concepts

View looking down from Earth's atmosphere at clouds.

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Atmosphere

Female Skateboarder on a skateboard park + silicon nitride balls

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Force and movement

Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of the Vitruvian Man (c. 1847).

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Measurement

A healthy human lymphatic system illustration.

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Models in science

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Latest resources

The 5-Minute Volcano board game box with cards and components.

Article

5-Minute Volcano

The game 5-Minute Volcano is a fast-paced, entertaining introduction to natural disasters. Aotearoa New Zealand sits on the edges of ...

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Te Kāhui o Matariki – interpreting infographics

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Te Kāhui o Matariki – interpreting infographics

Infographics provide an effective format to present a variety of things in a single figure. The science capability ‘Interpret representations’ ...

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Exploring with microscopes – introduction

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Exploring with microscopes – introduction

We live in a beautiful world – and that beauty and complexity extends far beyond what humans can see unaided. ...

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Diagram: Hyphae feed, grow and branch to form a colony.

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Hub resources with te reo Māori

The Science Learning Hub has a selection of resources that have been translated into te reo Māori and a number ...

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Painting of "The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino

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Science through time: Stone Age to Scientific Revolution

Science in the 21st century can be defined as a body of knowledge, a range of methods for increasing that ...

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Diagram from 1637 showing a man looking through optical apparatus

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Science through time: Age of Enlightenment and beyond

As seen in Science through time: Stone Age to Scientific Revolution, science has changed in many ways across the world ...

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