This New Zealand-based citizen science project collects data about butterflies in our gardens, schools, parks and farms – any location in the country or on the outer islands. This annual event – ...
In this activity, students discuss the importance of observation in science. They are given the opportunity to observe an image of a native frog and record their observations. By the end of this ...
Use music to engage students in learning the science concepts of sound in a fun and meaningful way. The New Zealand Ministry of Education’s Building Science Concepts (BSC) series presents sets of ...
Using the Matariki star cluster as a context for learning can cover many different subjects. Matariki is also known as the Pleiades, and it is a widely recognised star cluster around the globe ...
In this activity, students use their knowledge of the Sun and Moon to make compass directions and then use these directions to participate in a treasure hunt. By the end of this activity ...
In the South Island of New Zealand, the boundary between the Australian and Pacific tectonic plates can be seen on land. This is unlike the North Island boundary, where a subduction zone is under ...
Like the Sun, stars rise in the eastern horizon and set in the western horizon. Navigators who know the direction and position in which the stars rise and set can use the horizon as a compass ...
Although Aotearoa New Zealand is a relative newcomer to the international space industry, a deep knowledge of space enabled early Polynesians to navigate to these islands and develop mātauranga ...
The New Zealand Ministry of Education publishes the Connected instructional series to promote scientific, technological and mathematical literacy. Connected is provided to all New Zealand primary ...
The Hub has a very useful collections tool. Hub users who are signed in can access the tool to create their own collections, collaborate on collections, add their own notes (with both a private ...
The Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART) will be held in Christchurch in September. The theme of this year’s conference will be around ...
The Solve for Tomorrow is a nationwide competition challenging New Zealand’s next generation of innovators to change the world for good, whilst sparking a passion for science, technology ...
Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa / The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey is taking place this year from 29 June to 7 July. Birds are important indicators of the health of New Zealand’s ...
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