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Healthy homes, healthy futures

Citizen science and the local community Rongomai Primary School is leading a Healthy Homes, Healthy Futures project. The project is part of the Participatory Science Platform (PSP) programme ...

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Damp homes and health risks

Our homes are supposed to be our safe places, but for nearly a third of New Zealanders, damp homes can have a serious effect on our health. Damp, mouldy houses and the link to respiratory ...

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Bacteria BLIS

In this video conference, find out how bacteria are being used to fight sore throats. Join 'Supervader' and participants from Wellington’s 2006 Kids’ Conference as they learn about good bacteria ...

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Viruses and immunity – interpreting infographics

Infographics combine text with graphic images. Their key feature is simplicity – getting a message across in a manner that is easy to visualise and understand. Infographics consist of three ...

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Game design for viruses and vaccines

Game design is a creative and innovative way to build understanding of science concepts and express them within a meaningful context. It combines aspects of science, technology, digital ...

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Drama with microbes

In this activity, students use drama to model science ideas about immune response to pathogenic microorganisms. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain some basic ideas ...

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Infection Inspection

Help this global project to develop a faster test for antibiotic resistance by looking inside bacteria that have been treated with antibiotics. This will improve healthcare for patients with ...

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Etch a Cell – Zooniverse

In this online citizen science (OCS) project, participants analyse electron microscope images taken of a range of biological samples, helping scientists better understand cancer, infectious ...

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Stall Catchers

Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In this online ...

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Antimicrobial resistance – a context for learning

Modern antibiotic medicines came into use in the middle of the 20th century. They enabled doctors to treat serious – and sometimes fatal – bacterial infections like strep throat and pneumonia ...

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The science of superbugs – teaching antimicrobial ...

In this recorded professional learning session, Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine and Pathology answers key questions about antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR has been ...

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Vision 20/20

Join Karen Parker from Tahuna Normal Intermediate School and Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub in a session which will introduce you to Vision 20/20, an exciting Participatory Science ...

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Our amazing bodies

Discover some things you did – and didn’t – know about the human body.

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Sore throats

Everyone has had a sore throat, but what causes them and what can we do to treat them?

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BLIS to the rescue

BLIS throat lozenges contain millions of bacteria which can help kill off throat infections.

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Students working as scientists

Select here for the best view of this interactive timeline. It combines the Rongomai School healthy homes investigation with the nature of science.

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Moisture sources in our homes

Common household activities like cooking, cleaning and bathing produce moisture in our homes. Cold, damp houses can have serious effects on our health. Find out what causes moisture and how to ...

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The immune system

This interactive explains the different cells, microorganisms and molecules involved in the human immune system. Click on the labels for more information. Select here to view the full transcript ...

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