Auckland housing has been an issue for years – but it is not just human homes under the spotlight. Students from South Auckland’s Dawson Primary School and Aorere College have taken it upon ...
Rubbish or waste is part of our lives. How we deal with it has changed through the ages. We know that out of sight, out of mind is a fallacy, and what we bury today has the potential to affect ...
Connecting scientists with students – and teachers – can have substantial educational benefits. But how do schools establish these contacts, and once the contact is made, what is the best way to ...
With 75% of New Zealanders living within 10 km of the coast, many students will be familiar with estuaries. In scientific terms, estuaries are the interface between the land and the sea – the ...
The bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli for short) is crucial in modern biotechnology. Scientists use it to store DNA sequences from other organisms, to produce proteins and to test protein ...
Reflection is when light bounces off an object. If the surface is smooth and shiny, like glass, water or polished metal, the light will reflect at the same angle as it hit the surface. This is ...
The water cycle is driven by energy from the sun. Liquid water is evaporated and changed into a gas. In this process, energy is absorbed (endothermic). The gaseous vapour rises and circulates in ...
Do you want to engage your students with science? Give them a passion for learning? In this online PD session recorded on 3 December 2015, primary school teacher Andy Peart describes some ...
In the primary classroom, even though teachers and students generally spend the day together, it cannot be assumed that students will experience their learning as coherent, connected or ...
Find out how one secondary school teacher created a lesson using Science Learning Hub resources to explain the periodic table and its uses. I find this a very exciting and new way that I can ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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