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Using online citizen science projects

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Using online citizen science projects

Globally and locally, the number of opportunities to be involved as citizen scientists continues to grow, and teachers are using ...

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Citizen scientists

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Citizen scientists

Citizen scientists are volunteers who participate in scientific projects. They work in partnership with scientists to answer interesting and relevant ...

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Close up view of a wind turbine used in modern wind farms.

Teacher PLD

Getting started with citizen science

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub and Sarah Morgan, Project Manager for SouthSci, ...

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Te Tatauranga o ngā manu māra – te tūhura raraunga

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Te Tatauranga o ngā manu māra – te tūhura raraunga

He tohunga ō tātou tūpuna mō te āta mātaitanga. He mea whakamōhio i a rātou ngā raraunga mai i ngā mātaitanga i te manaakitanga o te ...

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – exploring data

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – exploring data

Careful observation is something our tūpuna were experts at. Data collected from observations informed them in the care of mahinga kai by making predictions about weather ...

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The fish highway

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The fish highway

This Connected article, written and illustrated by Adele Jackson, looks at the discovery that fish and eels are using Wellington’s stormwater system as access between streams ...

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The war on weeds

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The war on weeds

Use this article to find out how students at Kaniere School are helping scientists combat the spread of weeds. They’re using simple digital technology to identify ...

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Kimihia Kermit

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Kimihia Kermit

This article describes how students and Ngāti Mutunga teamed up with an ecologist to investigate frog populations – kimihia means to look for – in the ...

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Sea science

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Sea science

This article uses a citizen science project carried out by three schools on Aotea Great Barrier Island as the context to explore marine debris and the ...

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Putting citizens at the heart of conservation science

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Putting citizens at the heart of conservation science

Participatory and citizen science can help people connect with the world around them and create effective long-term conservation outcomes. In this story, we meet Dr Monica ...

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Down the drain

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Down the drain

Students from Wilford School in Petone, Lower Hutt, found more than they expected when snorkelling in Lowry Bay. They decided to investigate the connection between rubbish ...

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Bringing back the birdsong

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Bringing back the birdsong

Join the students of the Kids Restore the Kepler project as they work together to complete their mission: to bring birdsong back to the Kepler Track. ...

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Invasive animals in cities

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Invasive animals in cities

Predation from invasive mammals poses the single largest threat for the viability of native species in Aotearoa New Zealand, including many of our charismatic birds. To ...

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Ahi Pepe and tikanga

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Ahi Pepe and tikanga

Ahi Pepe MothNet is a citizen science project that explores New Zealand’s native moths, their distributions and whether vegetation restoration impacts moth diversity. One aspect of ...

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Ahi Pepe MothNet – an introduction

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Ahi Pepe MothNet – an introduction

Moths are members of the order Lepidoptera, but these mostly nocturnal creatures are often in the shadow of the brighter, day-flying butterflies. New Zealand has fewer ...

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Scientists and tamariki working together

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Scientists and tamariki working together

The New Zealand Government’s Participatory Science Platform (PSP) was a world-first initiative that aimed to engage communities in research projects that were locally relevant and have ...

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Making moth identification guides

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Making moth identification guides

Names are important. They identify who we are and where we come from. But sometimes, names don’t tell the whole story. For example, the Oxford Dictionary ...

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Using moths to make science cool

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Using moths to make science cool

Adventure is engaging in an unusual or daring experience. Discovery is the act of finding or learning something for the first time. Adventure and discovery are ...

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Heath moth traps for monitoring moths

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Heath moth traps for monitoring moths

The MothNet Shedding Light on the Night and Ahi Pepe Mothnet projects involve the collection and identification of moth species. The project is a partnership between ...

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Distilling oils and hydrosols

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Distilling oils and hydrosols

Where can a question take you? For Sue Fergus and her students at Taranaki’s Toko School, questions about candle scents and what to do with lavender ...

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Te whakatō otaota ki ngā tapa kōawa

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Te whakatō otaota ki ngā tapa kōawa

E pai ana te mātao ki ngā ika taketake. E waia ana rātou ki ngā arawai marumaru kua tupuria e te otaora ururua, i te mea ...

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Te whakamāherehere i ngā panonitanga

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Te whakamāherehere i ngā panonitanga

E 425,000 kiromata te roa o ngā awa me ngā kōawa i Aotearoa hei tiaki mā tātou. E whakatūria ana ngā rōpū tiaki rauwiringa wai, huri ...

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Āwhinahia ngā ika nei!

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Āwhinahia ngā ika nei!

He puni kaiao rerekē kei ngā manga e pai ana mō ngā ika taketake, ā, ka whai oranga hoki ngā ngārara me ngā otaota e pīrangatia ...

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Te ika taketake i te tāone

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Te ika taketake i te tāone

He maha ngā kōawa kua wareware i a tātou, kei ō tātou tāone e huna ana i raro i ngā tahatika ururua, e tanu ana rānei ...

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Ngā mahinga kōawa hei painga mō ngā ika

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Ngā mahinga kōawa hei painga mō ngā ika

He nui noa atu te manga i te wai noa iho – he oruoru, he hōpua, he kahuwai papatahi, he tāheke, he hīrere, he wai rōnaki, ...

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Give our native fish a hand!

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Give our native fish a hand!

Fish-friendly streams provide diverse habitats for our native fish as well as supporting the insects and plants they need for food and shelter. Learn about the ...

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Planting stream edges

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Planting stream edges

Our freshwater native fish like to keep their cool. They’re used to shaded waterways lined with dense vegetation because over 80% of New Zealand was once ...

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