Position: Associate Professor, University of Canterbury. Director of Gateway Antarctica. Field: Atmospheric physics Dr Adrian McDonald is a senior lecturer with the Physics and Astronomy ...
Field: Magnetic resonance imaging Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) – discovered in the mid 1940s – was used for decades by chemists to work out the structure of molecules. Then in the early ...
Position: Senior Lecturer, Gateway Antarctica, College of Science, University of Canterbury. Field: Glaciology and remote sensing Dr Wolfgang Rack, a senior lecturer at the University of ...
In this activity, students investigate what historic rubbish dumps (called middens) can reveal about people’s daily lives and the resources they used. By the end of this activity, students should ...
In this activity, students use a scale model of the Earth and identify altitudes of various satellites. They then use a smaller object on a string to model gravity and satellite motion. By the ...
In this activity, students will learn about some kite history and how kites fly before making and flying a kite themselves. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: use some kite ...
Why is the sky blue? Why do stars twinkle? Why did the apple fall to the ground? What happens if I hit this rock with another rock? As humans, we’re curious, and throughout history, we’ve ...
In this online PD session recorded on 2 June 2016, Andrea Soanes from the Science Learning Hub was joined by three guest presenters – all inspirational women working in STEM – who shared their ...
Research suggests there is value in involving scientists in classrooms as a way to engage students in science. However, it is not realistic for scientists to visit science classrooms as a regular ...
Dr Adrian McDonald tells us about some of the satellites he uses to measure temperature and the chemical composition of the Earth’s atmosphere Jargon alert: A satellite constellation is a group ...
Dr Wolfgang Rack and Dr Adrian McDonald discuss a few of the career pathways that involve the use of satellites and remote sensing. Point of interest: Satellites are used for land, ocean, crop ...
Dr Wolfgang Rack of Gateway Antarctica explains the link between sea ice thickness and global climate and how he uses the CryoSat-2 satellite to measure sea ice. Jargon alert Freeboard is the ...
The size, orbit and design of a satellite depend on its purpose. In this interactive, scientists discuss the functions of various satellites and orbits. Accompanying fact files provide ...
This timeline lets you see the historical developments in technology related to weather monitoring, measuring and forecasting. It also shows how scientific thinking changed over the centuries as ...
This timeline follows the historical events related to the development and discoveries of antimicrobials and antibiotics and the growth of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). A full transcript is ...
