Position: Associate Professor (Earth sciences), University of Waikato. Field: Carbon dioxide energy and water vapour fluxes from natural and managed ecosystems; hydrology, carbon exchanges and ...
David Hamilton is the Environment Bay of Plenty Chair in Lakes Management and Restoration at the University of Waikato. In his role, David studies 12 lakes in the Rotorua region to better ...
In this activity, students watch a short slide show presentation explaining what precipitation is and how clouds form. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain what ...
In this activity, students construct models that resemble rain falling on a hillside to observe factors affecting soil erosion and ground stability. By the end of this activity, students should ...
In this activity, students interpret graphs from a long-term study of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of New Zealand. They explore how the interval between samples affects the conclusions we are ...
Backyard Battle is a citizen science programme run by Keep New Zealand Beautiful. It gets students, teachers, volunteers and other citizen scientists out collecting litter at key inland sites ...
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 ...
Loss of the Night is an international citizen science project aiming to quantify the illumination of the night sky caused by artificial light. By monitoring how bright the night sky is over time ...
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 ...
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 ...
Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is hosted by the New Zealand Association for Environmental Education and includes a wide range of events, activities, competitions ...
One of the most exciting aspects of Dave Campbell’s job is working with students. Not only does he get to teach science to students, but he is able to work alongside young researchers who are ...
There are many natural ways in which water is purified. Unfortunately, in some ecosystems, humans have had drastic impacts on these natural processes and now there are problems with water ...
In this video, David Hamilton explains what time and space means for the water cycle by taking a closer look at Lake Rotorua. Lake Rotorua’s water quality is the result of what happened to the ...
This slideshow explains what precipitation is and how clouds form.
This slideshow shows the process of sampling water and looks at the different microorganisms found.
Dr Candida Savage explains the clues she collects in estuaries and fiords, to understand how changes in land use affect these environments.
