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Heritage scientist timeline – Frank Foster Evison

Frank Evison was a pioneer in the field of earthquake prediction, yet when he was born in 1922, we were still 40 years away from an understanding of plate tectonics. During his lifetime, our ...

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Farming and the environment – timeline

Use this timeline to to find out about some key dates relating to discoveries about farming and the environment in New Zealand. 800–1200 – People occupy New Zealand New Zealand is covered in ...

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Enviro-imprints – timeline

Since humans first arrived in New Zealand, we have had a significant impact on the environment – affecting and protecting the natural world around us. How have we left our mark on our land, our ...

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RNAi – making science-informed responses

Genetic modification has been used in Aotearoa New Zealand since the 1970s. It is used in research laboratories and in contained field tests, in some medicines and medical research and as part of ...

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Investigating middens

In this activity, students investigate what historic rubbish dumps (called middens) can reveal about people’s daily lives and the resources they used. Rights: New Zealand Historic Places Trust ...

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This citizen science project wants your assistance to extract information from various climate scientific graphics to help combat misinformation and support scientific communication. Using this ...

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Global Earth Challenge

Be part of a worldwide movement and use Global Earth Challenge to submit or classify photos to help our planet’s environment and human health. Global Earth Challenge is a citizen science campaign ...

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Investigating in science

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find out more. At other times ...

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Enduring competencies for designing science learning ...

In this recorded professional learning session Dr Rosemary Hipkins joins us to discuss the concept of enduring competencies – competencies that focus on what students can do with their knowledge ...

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What is a knowledge system?

In this recorded webinar Pauline Waiti and Rosemary Hipkins explore the idea of knowledge systems with examples from science and mātauranga Māori. The report Enduring Competencies for Designing ...

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Enduring competencies for designing science learning ...

This is an edited recording of the webinar Enduring competencies for designing science learning pathways. Part 1 has a focus on explaining the competencies and exploring different knowledge ...

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Enduring competencies for designing science learning ...

This is an edited recording of the webinar Enduring competencies for designing science learning pathways. Part 2 explores science inquiry and literacy practices, decision making tools and action ...

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What is a knowledge system?

This is an edited recording of the webinar What is a knowledge system? Created with Sketch. What is a knowledge system? – recorded webinar transcript (pdf : 190 KB)

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Enduring competencies for designing science learning ...

This slideshow, from the webinar Enduring competencies for designing science learning pathways, provides additional support for both part 1 and 2 of the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for ...

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What is a knowledge system? – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar What is a knowledge system? provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go ...

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Frank Evison – geophysicist

This timeline lets you see aspects of Frank's life and work, and how these fit into a wider science picture of earthquake forecasting. A full transcript is underneath.

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