Mātauranga and science – building knowledge
The New Zealand Curriculum refresh – Te Mātaiaho – places mātauranga Māori at the heart of learning areas. We are excited to help educators make this happen!
We’d like to introduce Simone Marsters, Kaihautū Māori for the Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao. Simone is helping us build on our existing resources – with some great new content on its way.
The Hub team would like to hear from educators, whānau, hapū and iwi about how we could further engage your learners in understanding and learning about our world. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments relating to the mahi you have seen on the Hub, please email us.
Planning for Matariki – free PLD webinar
Join Greta and picture book expert, Associate Professor Nicola Daly in our free online professional learning session Picturebooks for Matariki. Greta and Nicola will use a selection of picture books to explore Matariki and the connected science concepts.
- Date: Thursday 25 May
- Time: 4:00–4:45 pm.
The Hub has an array of resources on Matariki, including:
- The Matariki star cluster – article
- Naming the whetū in te kāhui o Matariki – interactive and activity
- Environment Aotearoa 2022 – curation using each star to represent an environmental domain
- Exploring the images and whakataukī connecting to Te Kāhui o Matariki – cross-curricular activity.
Freshwater in Aotearoa
Science and mātauranga combine to inform the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s Our freshwater 2023. The report considers freshwater connections and whakapapa, and the pressures our actions place on freshwater systems. This activity features an interactive storymap, which explores these concepts from the perspective of a migrating tuna.
The Hub has a wealth of resources featuring freshwater in Aotearoa. With an eye on Te Mātaiaho, we’ve created planning pathways along with pedagogical support.
AI and ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence continues to make headlines. Large language models like ChatGPT raise a number of ethical concerns – making them an ideal context for diving into the nature of science. ChatGPT and other generative text models, like predictive text used in search engines, use sophisticated algorithms. Want to know more? The Connected article Amazing algorithms is a great place to start!
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We hope you enjoy using the Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao in your teaching in 2023 and we would love to hear from you. Your comments, ideas and feedback can be emailed to enquiries@sciencelearn.org.nz.
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