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Mast years

What is a mast? You might be forgiven for thinking it had more to do with ships than conservation! The term comes from the ancient English word ‘mæst’, which was used to refer to years when ...

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Fossil Atmospheres – Zooniverse

By comparing some features of fossilised plants with the same features of plants living today, scientists hope to be able to learn more about the effect of changing carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in ...

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iNaturalist

iNaturalist logs hundreds of thousands of photos of flora, fauna and fungi. There are even sound recordings too. Each is described and geo located. iNaturalist is used by citizens and scientists ...

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Myrtle Rust Reporter

Myrtle rust is a serious biosecurity threat, and help is needed to monitor its spread. This citizen science project aims to gather information on the location, hosts and intensity of this fungal ...

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Living World – Life cycles

Here are links to Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to life cycles in the Living World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum. Explore the life cycles of birds ...

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Science in New Zealand contexts: perspectives of ...

School science is engaging when it makes connections to students’ everyday lives (Osborne & Collins, 2001) and when they have an opportunity to experience physical phenomena first-hand – the ...

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Learning science from home – middle primary

Take advantage of children’s natural curiosity with the following resources. They require very little equipment – most of it should be in your kitchen or garden. Each topic has wrap-around ...

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Fern adaptations

Adaptations give an organism an advantage when growing in a particular environment. Dr Patrick Brownsey from Te Papa talks about how the leather-leaf fern has adapted to growing in dry ...

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Plant pollination

Dr Mark Goodwin of Plant & Food Research explains how flowering plants use self-pollination or cross-pollination in their reproduction. He uses kiwifruit and avocado as examples to show how ...

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Tectonic plates

This animated video shows the movement of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s crust. Starting 600 million years ago, watch continents form and break apart as the plates move. Pangaea the ...

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Plant parts – graphic organiser

Use this graphic organiser to place the food cards where you think they belong. This activity can be done individually, in pairs or as a whole class.

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New Zealand native ferns – slideshow

Learn about structural features, habitat and distribution of some of New Zealand’s native ferns in this slideshow. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go ...

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Monarch butterfly life cycle

The life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Click on one of titles to find out more about each stage. Select here to view the full transcript and copyright information.

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