Position: Vice-Provost (Research), Victoria University of Wellington, previously University of Auckland. Field: Chemical and materials engineering. When we first met Margaret Hyland she was a ...
Position: Professor, Head of Department of Physcis, University of Otago. Field: Space physics Craig developed a fascination for space science from a very early age. He remembers watching TV news ...
Position: Former Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, University of Waikato. Field: Soils in Antarctica. Dr Megan Balks didn't know what she wanted to do once she left school but her interest in ...
In this activity, students view a short video on lightning phenomena and then answer a set of questions based on the video. They will then log on to WWLLN (which stands for the world wide ...
Large snow events in most parts of New Zealand are uncommon. However, if you are in the South Island or the central North Island, this citizen science project could be a great one for your ...
The Planet Four online citizen science project is designed to assist planetary scientists to identify and measure features on the surface of Mars that don’t exist on Earth. Help is needed to ...
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 ...
Long ago, according to the legend of Māui, the Sun was the focus of attention. People wanted more daylight and warmth to get their jobs done. Māui schemed to harness the Sun. Rights: Tim Tripp ...
In the primary classroom, even though teachers and students generally spend the day together, it cannot be assumed that students will experience their learning as coherent, connected or ...
Scientists are often specialised in their individual fields therefore it is often necessary for groups of different specialists to work together on one project. The scientists can then use their ...
Collaboration does not just occur between scientists of the same institution or the same country. Research is often conducted by international teams, where each team brings specialist knowledge ...
Professor Margaret Hyland, from the Engineering Department at the University of Auckland, originally trained as a research chemist. Working alongside an inspiring head of department precipitated ...
Natural terrestrial plasmas include visual phenomena such as lightning, auroras and red sprites. Learn more about how these and other naturally occurring terrestrial plasmas occur with space ...
An interactive on rural fire risk – environmental components.
This timeline lets you see the historical developments in technology related to weather monitoring, measuring and forecasting. It also shows how scientific thinking changed over the centuries as ...
