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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
People have long had an obsession with flight. Characters from legends and fairy tales often have the surprising ability to take off from the solid Earth and glide effortlessly through the air ...
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 ...
Join this free webinar discussion, the second in a series, exploring the importance of curiosity and creativity within environmental education and literacy learning. The panel of speakers are ...
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 ...
The incomparable Dr Jane Goodall, expert on the chimpanzee, returns to New Zealand in her Jane Goodall — Reasons for Hope Tour. Dr Jane Goodall rose to fame in the 1960s with her extended ...
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