Position: River Research Manager (Waikato-Tainui), Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development, Hopuhopu. Field: Freshwater science. Erina is a Waikato-Tainui River Research Manager. Her ...
Kākahi may not be the most well known of our native species, but they are critical to the health of our waterways. In this story, wel meet Amber McEwan who is exploring both mātauranga Māori and ...
Position: Accredited New Zealand Environmental Commissioner, Environmental Project Officer, Contracted Environmental Tutor, Field: Biological science. Organisation: Waahi Whaanui Trust, Huntly ...
In this activity, students learn about the Ake Ake model and how it was used with iwi on the Waikato River in the Huntly area. Students then explore changes in their local environment from a ...
The New Zealand Curriculum guide for senior secondary schools discusses education for sustainability – learning to think and act in ways that safeguard the wellbeing of people and the planet ...
FrogID is an Australian app that uses audio of frogs’ unique calls to identify various species and their locations. We can use it in New Zealand to record the location of introduced frogs. There ...
The Great Kererū Count is New Zealand’s biggest citizen science project to help gather information on the abundance and distribution of the endemic New Zealand pigeon. The 2020 count takes place ...
With 75% of New Zealanders living within 10 km of the coast, many students will be familiar with estuaries. In scientific terms, estuaries are the interface between the land and the sea – the ...
The Science Learning Hub has a selection of resources that have been translated into te reo Māori and a number of resources that feature both te reo Māori and English. Our webinar Opportunities ...
It is necessary for teachers to adapt activities that are externally sourced and created by others to optimise their students’ opportunities for learning science. Activities are productive when ...
Researcher and project manager Erina Watene-Rawiri describes her plans to reduce the numbers of koi carp in Lake Waahi. The plan follows the design of the koi carp gates that have been installed ...
The Ake Ake model is a pictorial mapping of someone’s perspective. Researcher Lorraine Dixon uses the model to encourage iwi to share their views including values and possible issues around ...
Lorraine Dixon talks about the relationship between the river (awa) and the people (iwi). She explains the spiritual aspect of the river and the importance of its connections with future ...
Historical artefacts like moa bones can be dated using a technique that measures the activity of the radioisotope carbon-14 still present in the sample. By comparing this with a modern standard ...
This interactive timeline highlights how students investigating the Oruarangi Stream engaged with the nature of science.
Dr Candida Savage explains the clues she collects in estuaries and fiords, to understand how changes in land use affect these environments.
