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Carbon dioxide in the ocean

Dr Kim Currie from NIWA studies carbon dioxide in the upper ocean around New Zealand. This helps her understand the role of the ocean in the carbon cycle and how the ocean and the atmosphere ...

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Young Ocean Explorers – introduction

Teenager Riley Hathaway and her dad Steve Hathaway explore New Zealand’s marine ecosystems through short video clips, their book Love Our Ocean and their website Young Ocean Explorers. Riley ...

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Exploring trace metals in our waters

Keith Hunter is fascinated by the chemistry of the oceans and what we can learn. His research looks at trace metals in natural waters – minute amounts of metals, occurring in tiny quantities, but ...

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Climate change literacy learning links – teacher ...

This teacher resource lists selected articles from the Connected and School Journal reading series that support science concepts when teaching about climate change. Connected and School Journal ...

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Water temperature

In this activity, students look at what happens when hot and cold water meet. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: discuss how temperature affects the density of water discuss ...

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Climate data analysis

Our atmosphere and climate 2020 is an environmental report produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ. The report uses extensive long-term datasets to demonstrate some of the ...

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Fossil Atmospheres – Zooniverse

By comparing some features of fossilised plants with the same features of plants living today, scientists hope to be able to learn more about the effect of changing carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in ...

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Penguin Watch – Zooniverse

Help scientists establish valuable baseline data about the numbers, locations, habits and health of penguins in a range of Southern Ocean sites. This information will enable better understanding ...

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Floating Forests

Kelp forests are one of the most biodiverse habitats on Earth. Every nook and cranny is jam-packed with life! This citizen science project wants to understand more about how kelp forests grow and ...

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Seaweek 2015

There are many marine classroom activities and resources on the Science Learning Hub useful for Seaweek 2015. This online PD session recorded on 19 February 2015 shows primary and secondary ...

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Seaweek resources

Seaweek is New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. It is coordinated by the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC) and includes a wide range of events ...

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Seaweek 2016

Do you need resources for Seaweek? Are you planning a science unit on the sea? In this online PD session recorded on 18 February 2016, PD provider and teacher Barb Ryan explores some of the ...

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Ocean acidification

Our oceans are absorbing about one-third of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As a result, they are becoming more acidic. Associate Professor Abby Smith, from the University of Otago, is ...

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New Zealand’s marine environment

In this video, Dr Candida Savage, from the University of Otago, talks about how New Zealand’s pristine habitats are like ‘natural laboratories’. This is because they offer good opportunities to ...

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They’ll have it now

Gail Thomson, Associate Principal at Swanson School, and her students use resources from across the Hub to explore the effects of temperature and salinity on ocean currents and water density ...

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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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Tackling planning in science – slideshow

This slideshow, from the PLD webinar Tackling planning in science, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and ...

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Love Rimurimu – planning pathways

Planning pathways using Love Rimurimu and Science Learning Hub resources. Click on the labels for links to supporting articles, media and student activities. Select here to view the full ...

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