Dr Richard McKenzie from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) at Lauder in Central Otago is conducting research in many areas of UV, including UV radiation and vitamin ...
We live in a gaseous atmosphere and are influenced by its composition, behaviour and structure. Use is made of gas properties in our everyday lives – from perfumes and aftershaves to carbonated ...
Keith Hunter is fascinated by the chemistry of the oceans and what we can learn. His research looks at trace metals in natural waters – minute amounts of metals, occurring in tiny quantities, but ...
In this activity, students view a short video on lightning phenomena and then answer a set of questions based on the video. They will then log on to WWLLN (which stands for the world wide ...
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 examine the role of heat as water changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas and back again. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: identify a logical ...
Large snow events in most parts of New Zealand are uncommon. However, if you are in the South Island or the central North Island, this citizen science project could be a great one for your ...
About 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water. It is found just about everywhere and is the only naturally occurring substance on Earth existing in solid, liquid and gas states. Water is ...
Long ago, according to the legend of Māui, the Sun was the focus of attention. People wanted more daylight and warmth to get their jobs done. Māui schemed to harness the Sun. Scientists today ...
In the primary classroom, even though teachers and students generally spend the day together, it cannot be assumed that students will experience their learning as coherent, connected or ...
Dr Richard McKenzie, Senior Research Scientist at NIWA, Lauder, talks about the relationship between exposure to UV radiation and the body’s production of vitamin D.
University of Otago’s space physics expert Associate Professor Craig Rodger describes how the lightning detection network known as WWLLN began. Its origins lie in a University of Otago science ...
Associate Professor Craig Rodger from the Space Physics group at the University of Otago describes his involvement in the setting up and running of the World Wide Lightning Location Network ...
Natural terrestrial plasmas include visual phenomena such as lightning, auroras and red sprites. Learn more about how these and other naturally occurring terrestrial plasmas occur with space ...
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 ...
An interactive on rural fire risk – environmental components.
