Humans have been manipulating living organisms for thousands of years. Examples of early biotechnologies include domesticating plants and animals and then selectively breeding them for specific ...
This classroom-based case study describes how futures thinking was introduced in a small, culturally diverse year 9 science class. Of 20 students, half were New Zealand European, almost a third ...
Our bodies have a defence system against pathogens that make us sick. This defence system is made up of cells, tissues and organs that work together to protect us. It is known as the immune ...
Dr Rob Bell, a NIWA scientist, studies storm surges and their impact on New Zealand coasts. A storm surge is a very long wave formed by low-pressure storms over the ocean. Because they are ...
The ecology of the river refers to the relationships that living organisms have with each other and with their environment – the ecosystem. An ecosystem is the sum of interactions between plants ...
Anything that has mass is made up of matter – an all-encompassing word for atoms and molecules that make up our physical world. We describe this matter as existing in states (sometimes referred ...
We can blame plate tectonics for many catastrophes over time – earthquakes, volcanoes, geothermal activity, tsunamis and landslides – while people living on mountain ranges or small islands can ...
The Ethics in science planner is a planning template designed to help teachers plan for and teach ethical thinking in their science programmes. The ethical thinking may occur as part of a ...
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 ...
The New Zealand Curriculum places strong emphasis on the social aspects of science within the nature of science strand, which includes a participating and contributing component. The objectives ...
Join LEARNZ for their annual trek to Antarctica. At the end of 2018 go to a place that has fascinated explorers and scientists for over 100 years; Antarctica. Unlike early adventurers you won't ...
New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, is taking place 9:30 am 18 October 2018. Sign up your family or whole school at www.shakeout.govt.nz. All of New Zealand is ...
Fresh water is essential to life. On this trip you will see how quality freshwater drives a significant part of the local economy around Lake Taupō. Go whitewater rafting and fly-fishing with us ...
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