In this activity, students consider the life requirements and natural habitat of tree wētā and design a wētā home to meet some of these needs. By the end of this activity, students should be able ...
Slip some science into everyday activities you can do while at home. The Hub has resources for helping early childhood, lower primary and middle primary students and families. This article ...
This activity is a ready-to-use cross-curricular teaching resource. It is intended for NZC levels 2–3. The student worksheet can be printed and does not require internet access, making it ...
In this activity, students make an effervescent canister rocket using baking soda and vinegar. They develop their understanding of rocket propulsion and investigate the amount of vinegar that ...
The late 19th and early 20th centuries shared some of the same environmental issues that also concern us today: air and water pollution, power generation from coal and species extinction. One ...
Each day, people talk about the weather. It affects our jobs, our leisure and our travel, so when meteorologists (scientists who forecast the weather) predict extreme weather events, it gets our ...
Plastics have got themselves a bad name, mainly for two reasons: most are made from petroleum and they end up as litter in the environment. However, both of these are quite avoidable. An ...
Here are links to Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to insects in the Living World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum. Investigate insects found in New Zealand to ...
In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and guest Alex Daniel from the Waikato Regional Council take a hands-on look at fresh water monitoring. Exploring our urban and ...
The Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao offers a range of opportunities to support teachers’ science teaching and increase their own science knowledge and understanding. These include ...
The tenth biannual conference on advanced materials and nanotechnology (AMN10) will be held in February 2021 in Rotorua. The conference series is interdisciplinary and covers a broad variety of ...
The world conference on marine biodiversity (WCMB) welcomes presentations on all aspects of marine biodiversity, both fundamental and applied sciences. This year, the WCMB will be fully virtual ...
The Geoscience Society of New Zealand annual conference will be held on campus at the University of Canterbury and will include oral and poster sessions, an evening public lecture or panel ...
