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• New Zealand Science Learning Hub Newsletter Summer 2010

  Our Summer 2010 newsletter brings an update on a new context and we provide a list of contexts which are best suited to primary level or secondary level.

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Featured News

• A tale of two earthquakes

  08/03/2010

  The effects of 2 massive earthquakes in Haiti (January 2010) and Chile (February 2010) have been very different in these 2 countries.

• Shining a light on cancer cells

  02/03/2010

  New Zealand scientists have been recognised for developing silicon particles that can bind to cancer cells and give out a tell-tale light.

• JOIDES Resolution probes sea level change

  23/02/2010

  An international team of scientists has been investigating the relative impact of global climate change and local tectonic forces on the laying down of sediment on the seafloor and changing sea level off the Canterbury coast.

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Featured Events

• Earth Hour 2010

  27/03/10, 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm

  Earth Hour is when people around the world are asked to turn off their lights for 1 hour. This is to highlight the importance of conserving energy in an effort to tackle global warming.

• A Day in Pompeii

  19/12/09 to 25/04/10

  Discover what life was like in Pompeii before rock and ash from Mt Vesuvius engulfed the bustling Roman city.

• International Year of Biodiversity

  01/01/10 to 31/12/10

  The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity to focus awareness on the need to halt the loss of biodiversity globally.

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