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All about fungi

Our great forests of Tāne-mahuta hold a treasure trove of life that is mostly found only in Aotearoa. Fungi are among Tāne’s descendants, along with plants and animals. Certain kinds of fungi ...

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Tēnei mea te hekaheka

He puna koiora puiaki te wao nui a Tāne. Waihoki, ko Aotearoa anake te kāinga e tupu māori ai te nuinga o ōna hanga ora. Ko ngā hekaheka tētahi o ngā aitanga a Tāne. Ko ngā tipu (arā, ngā rākau ...

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Ngā hurihanga ora o te hekaheka – ngā pua atua me ētahi ...

Nō te whaitua eukaryota ngā hekaheka, ko te īhi, ko te puruhekaheka, ko te harore ētahi o ōna huānga. He pūtautini ētahi hekaheka, ko ētahi ia, pērā i te īhi, he pūtautahi. Ko te nuinga, he ...

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Frogs for the future?

Frogs for the future? is a ready-to-use cross curricular teaching resource. It uses the Ministry of Education’s 2019 Connected article Kimihia Kermit by Philippa Werry. Rights: Crown 2019 Frog ...

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Utilising Navigating our freshwater environment

Navigating our freshwater environment is an interactive storymap that explores the state of rivers, lakes and wetlands – in a novel and engaging way. The storymap considers what’s going on from ...

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Collecting kōwhai seeds | Kohikohia ngā kākano kōwhai

Challenge students to explore and observe kōwhai trees with a particular focus on the seeds. Initially, students may only notice the seed pods hanging from the kōwhai trees, but after some ...

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Learning science from home – upper primary

Science is about discovery, curiosity and observation. Two key outcomes of any activity can simply be enjoyment and the conversations that arise from the experience. Take advantage of young ...

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Living World – Life cycles

Here are links to Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to life cycles in the Living World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum. Explore the life cycles of birds ...

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Science in New Zealand contexts: perspectives of ...

School science is engaging when it makes connections to students’ everyday lives (Osborne & Collins, 2001) and when they have an opportunity to experience physical phenomena first-hand – the ...

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Fungal kingdom

Dr Peter Buchanan, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, introduces the wonderful world of fungi. There are more fungal species than there are plant species, and they have a range of roles, both positive ...

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New Zealand conservation and fungi

Dr Peter Buchanan, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, talks about the particular dilemmas faced in conserving native fungi. While many of our fungi are endangered, they also cause disease, sometimes on ...

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Vegetable caterpillar fungi

Dr Peter Buchanan, of Landcare Research NZ Ltd, introduces Ophiocordyceps robertsii – the vegetable caterpillar fungus. Native to New Zealand, this fungus invades moth caterpillars and turns them ...

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Mātauranga Māori: Fungi as food and medicine

An interactive that shows how early Māori used different fungi for food and medicine.

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Mātauranga Māori: Te hekaheka hei kai, hei rongoā anō ...

He mahi pāhekoheko e whakaata ana i te whakamahi a ngāi Māori o nehe i te hekaheka hei kai, hei rongoā anō. Hei tirotiro i te roanga atu o ngā kōrero, ka pāwhiri ai ki ia pouaka whai tapanga ...

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Fungi quiz

In this quiz, students can test their knowledge of fungi.

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