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Understanding the basics of climate change

In part one of this three-part webinar series, Associate Professor Chris Eames explains the key science ideas we need to understand in order to teach climate change effectively. Climate change is ...

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You, me and UV – introduction

Often we hear of ultraviolet radiation (UV) in the media. The message given is that it is a dangerous and invisible component of sunlight that is best avoided – too much UV of any kind can age ...

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Investigating movement and sound with a pūrerehua

To create a sound, there needs to be movement. That’s because sound is a form of energy. This activity uses a model of a pūrerehua (or pūrorohū) – a Māori musical instrument – to investigate the ...

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Floating and sinking – exploring forces

An object floats when the weight force (gravity) on the object is balanced by the support force (upwards push or upthrust) of the water on the object. A plastic toy duck floats in water because ...

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Carbon cycle

The carbon cycle can seem like a complex process because there are many interacting parts. Carbon is found in both organic (living) and inorganic (non-living) forms. Before we discuss the cycle ...

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    Cells

    All living organisms on Earth are made up of living cells. All cells fall into one of the two major categories: Prokaryotes – single-celled organisms such as bacteria Eukaryotes – complex cells ...

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    Bacterial DNA – the role of plasmids

    Like other organisms, bacteria use double-stranded DNA as their genetic material. However, bacteria organise their DNA differently to more complex organisms. Bacterial DNA – a circular chromosome ...

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    Climate change – classroom competencies

    Across the generations – and for young people in particular – climate change is recognised as the most important challenge that our world faces. Education is a critical agent in addressing this ...

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    Understanding the basics of climate change

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    The Hub has a very useful collections tool. Hub users who are signed in can access the tool to create their own collections, collaborate on collections, add their own notes (with both a private ...

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