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Planting stream edges

Our freshwater native fish like to keep their cool. They’re used to shaded waterways lined with dense vegetation because over 80% of New Zealand was once forested. Stream work for fish is ...

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Āwhinahia ngā ika nei!

He puni kaiao rerekē kei ngā manga e pai ana mō ngā ika taketake, ā, ka whai oranga hoki ngā ngārara me ngā otaota e pīrangatia ana e ngā ika taketake hei kai, hei maru hoki mō rātou. Ākona he ...

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Ngā mahinga kōawa hei painga mō ngā ika

He nui noa atu te manga i te wai noa iho – he oruoru, he hōpua, he kahuwai papatahi, he tāheke, he hīrere, he wai rōnaki, he auripo, he wai kōpikopiko, he tauwharenga, he horonga tahatika kei ...

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Freshwater fish of New Zealand quiz

In this activity, students can test their knowledge of freshwater fish online or in a paper-based quiz. The quiz can be used as an introductory tool to gauge students’ prior knowledge, as a ...

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Farming and environmental issues

In this activity, students explore ethical issues related to farming and environmental pollution. They learn about the science involved and the range of perspectives among stakeholders. By the ...

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Responding to Rena

In this activity, students consider short-term and long-term responses to an environmental disaster such as the Rena. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: describe what might ...

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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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Spyfish Aotearoa

Come and visit Aotearoa New Zealand’s underwater world in this online citizen science project. Discover, count and identify unique fish species that live within our marine reserves ...

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Instant Wild

Instant Wild is an initiative by the Zoological Society of London. Photos or videos of animals are recorded using hidden cameras in a range of worldwide locations. The aim is to increase the ...

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Eco-champions

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub and Ben Moorhouse from the Department of Conservation share their excitement about environmental ...

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Adapting SLH activities: changing the topic

It is necessary for teachers to adapt activities that are externally sourced and created by others to optimise their students’ opportunities for learning science. Activities are productive when ...

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Eco-explorers

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and Ben Moorhouse from the Department of Conservation unpack conservation education and: introduce some exciting DOC resources aimed ...

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Pest plants

Researcher Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman explains why some plants are considered pest plants within the Waikato River catchment. These plants invade the catchment area and often compete with ...

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Culverts, ramps and baffles

Researcher Cheri van Schravendijk-Goodman discusses the problem with culverts that disconnect habitats of fish from the main river. She describes the use of fish ramps and baffles and how they ...

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The life cycle of eels

Researcher Erina Watene-Rawiri describes the life cycle of eels. Updated science: In this video Erina explains that the leptocephali – eel larvae – 'float' back upstream on the current. Current ...

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He painga mō te pāmu, he painga mō te ika

Tirohia ngā rautaki e ora tonu ai ngā arawai mō ērā kei te taha whakararo o te wai me ngā ika taketake, waihoki ka whaihua hoki ngā pāmu, e kore ai hoki e heke iho ngā putanga. Hei tirotiro i te ...

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Urban stream restoration for native fish

This interactive looks at some of the measures you can take to look after your local stream – because if you’re looking after your local stream, you’re looking after our endangered native fish ...

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Te whakaora o ngā kōawa kei ngā tāone mō ngā ika ...

Ko tā te ngohe nei, he aro ake ki ētahi mahi hei tiaki i tō kōawa nō te mea, ki te tiaki koe i tō kōawa, e tiaki ana koe i ngā ika taketake e korehāhā haere nei! Hei tirotiro i te roanga atu o ...

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