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Decline of birds and pollination

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/75-decline-of-birds-and-pollination
Birdlife has been declining in the New Zealand bush for many years, mainly due to introduced ...
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Pollination and fertilisation

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/77-pollination-and-fertilisation
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Flowering plants

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/81-flowering-plants
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Flowering plant life cycles

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/82-flowering-plant-life-cycles
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Dr Mark Goodwin

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/85-dr-mark-goodwin
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Related Activities

Let’s look at flowers

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/89-let-s-look-at-flowers
In this activity, students will look at flowers and identify the different reproductive parts ...
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Pollination pairs

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/90-pollination-pairs
In this activity, students match native flowers with their pollinators, basing predictions on ...
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Pass the pollen

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/91-pass-the-pollen
In this activity, students take on the role of flower parts and act out the process of insect ...
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Pollination (lower primary) – unit plan

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/94-pollination-lower-primary-unit-plan
Flowering plants create seeds, which get spread away from the parents and grow into new plants ...
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Common foods and plant parts

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/105-common-foods-and-plant-parts
In this activity, students relate commonly eaten foods to different parts of the flowering ...
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Matching seeds and fruits

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/106-matching-seeds-and-fruits
In this activity, students use activity cards to match seeds with the fruits from which they ...
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Pollination resources – planning pathways

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2536-pollination-resources-planning-pathways
Flowers are a common sight in most New Zealand school grounds. They offer a colourful starting ...
Teacher PLD

Bird conservation and literacy

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/1988-bird-conservation-and-literacy
In this online PD session recorded on 15 October 2015, primary school teacher Kim MacPherson ...
Teacher PLD

Teaching food web concepts

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2221-teaching-food-web-concepts
In this online PD session recorded on 19 November 2015, primary school teacher Candy Hart ...
Teacher PLD

SLH and conservation

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2224-slh-and-conservation
Many resources on the Science Learning Hub explore ideas about conservation and related issues ...
Teacher PLD

Diving into inquiry with whio

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2249-diving-into-inquiry-with-whio
In this recorded professional learning session, Shanthie Walker from DOC and Lyn Rogers explore ...
Teacher PLD

Living World – The rocky shore

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2254-living-world-the-rocky-shore
Here are links to Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to the rocky ...
Teacher PLD

Why learn about whio?

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2313-why-learn-about-whio
In this recorded professional learning session, Shanthie Walker from DOC and Lyn Rogers ...
Teacher PLD

Estuaries – a context for learning

https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2386-estuaries-a-context-for-learning
With 75% of New Zealanders living within 10 km of the coast, many students will be familiar ...
Teacher PLD

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