Position: former Associate Professor, University of Otago. Field: Ophthalmology. Dr Gordon Sanderson was Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Otago ...
This provides a timeline of events related to ultraviolet radiation from both a living world and a physical world perspective. 900 BC–500 AD – Ancient Greek and Roman women lighten their skin ...
The New Zealand Ministry of Health website states, “Using a sunbed is never recommended. They are not a safe way to tan or boost your vitamin D.” The New Zealand Cancer Society also makes no ...
In this activity, students use UV beads to investigate the effectiveness of different sunscreen lotions. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain the connection between UV ...
In this activity, students listen to AgResearch’s Dr Matthew Barnett, the singing scientist, performing his latest YouTube release called I love fibre. Students then answer sets of questions and ...
In this activity, students use the Futures thinking toolkit to investigate vitamin C and new fruit varieties. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: describe the role vitamin C ...
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In this online ...
Search data from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft for the dips in star light intensity caused by exoplanets – planets that orbit stars other than the Sun. As these exoplanets pass between the star and ...
Globe at Night is an international citizen science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen scientists to measure and submit their night sky ...
Join Karen Parker from Tahuna Normal Intermediate School and Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub in a session which will introduce you to Vision 20/20, an exciting Participatory Science ...
The hole in the layer is a problem for all New Zealanders because it allows greater levels of potentially harmful UV rays to enter the atmosphere. These rays have been found to increase the risk ...
To customise curriculum materials for younger students, teachers need to consider the particular knowledge and skills that their younger students have (Grossman & Thompson, 2008). Strategies ...
Associate Professor Gordon Sanderson from the Ophthalmology Department at Otago University explains how the growth of the eye during childhood can affect our eyesight in adulthood. If the eye ...
Robert Hooke's diagrams of cork cells started a frenzy of activity that produced some beautiful first pictures of cells from all sorts of organisms. Here, Nobel prize winner, Sir Paul Nurse ...
What does 'cell theory' really mean? Plant cells and unicellular organisms had been observed in the 17th century, but another century was passing before they would be seen in animals. From about ...
This slideshow, from the webinar Vision 20/20, provides additional support for the webinar video. Use the slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go here for the ...
This interactive looks at the electromagnetic spectrum.
Select here for the best view of this interactive timeline. It combines the Rongomai School healthy homes investigation with the nature of science.
