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Limestone as an oil reservoir

The world’s largest oil fields are contained in limestones. By contrast, New Zealand’s oil deposits are mostly sandstone based. However, limestone associated with the Tikorangi Formation in the ...

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New Zealand’s National Science Challenges

As New Zealanders looking to the future, we are faced with many opportunities – and challenges. These include improving the health of all our people, advancing our economic growth, protecting our ...

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Riparian restoration

Riparian zones are the areas beside streams. These areas are sometimes reconstructed or improved to provide habitat for fish and other aquatic life and to stabilise banks against erosion. This ...

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Testing the degradability of potato plates

In this activity, students compare the rate of degradation of disposable plates using three different disposal methods. Purpose To experiment with a range of disposable plates made from different ...

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Promoting potato plates

In this activity, students use their knowledge of potato plates to write a letter promoting their use. Purpose This activity will help students understand product lifecycles and compare the ...

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Designing a new product from potato starch – unit plan

Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product. Purpose To consider the issues of increasing plastics use and understand why ...

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Marketing a reusable product: potato plates – unit plan

Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product. Purpose To understand why increasing use of non-degradable materials is not ...

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Harnessing the Sun – unit plan

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 ...

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Oil formation

This animated video demonstrates the formation of hydrocarbons over millions of years in the depths of the Earth. Oil and gas forms in sedimentary ocean basins. Dead plankton (organic plant and ...

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Oil and gas in rocks

Adam Vonk explains that, to find hydrocarbons, scientists first need to identify a source rock that has been buried deep enough so that the temperature and pressure drive off or separate the ...

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Ayla Hutchinson’s Kindling Cracker

The Kindling Cracker, a safety device for chopping kindling, was developed by innovator Ayla Hutchinson when she was 13 years old. In this promotional video from the Kindling Cracker team, you ...

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Temperature – the hot and the cold

This interactive highlights the critical role temperature plays in the world of ceramics. Select a white circle or bar in the thermometer for more information. Go here to view the full transcript ...

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O-Sialon production

This interactive shows the process of creating an advanced ceramic, O-Sialon, in the laboratory. Click on the labels for more information. Select here to view the full transcript and copyright ...

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Dynamic and complex: the global water cycle

Water in the Earth system is influencing all aspects of life on Earth. Pathways, storage, transfers and transformations have an effect on the global climate and human welfare. Within this ...

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