Explore related articles

Waves as energy transfer

‘Wave’ is a common term for a number of different ways in which energy is transferred: In electromagnetic waves, energy is transferred through vibrations of electric and magnetic fields. In sound ...

+ Create new collection

ARTICLE

Farming and environmental pollution

New Zealand has had a reputation for being ‘clean and green’ – a country of environmental beauty. Compared to many countries in the world, this is true. However, it’s becoming apparent that New ...

+ Create new collection

ARTICLE

Farming development and changing landscapes

Farming is a way of life in New Zealand. Farms cover about half of the country’s land and are important to our economy. Agriculture has shaped who we are as a nation, but it has also had a big ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related activities

ACTIVITY

Mapping the future

In this activity, students use the Ake Ake model to explore changes that have taken place in their local environment in the last 50–100 years and to plan for the next 50 years. By the end of this ...

+ Create new collection

ACTIVITY

Aspects of sustainability – teacher resource

The New Zealand Curriculum guide for senior secondary schools discusses education for sustainability – learning to think and act in ways that safeguard the wellbeing of people and the planet ...

+ Create new collection

ACTIVITY

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 ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related citizen science projects

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

Litterati

Litter is everywhere – but how much is there, and why does it matter? Litterati is an online citizen science (OCS) project that allows participants to photograph, upload and tag litter in their ...

+ Create new collection

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

Litter Intelligence

Litter Intelligence is a long-term programme run by Sustainable Coastlines in collaboration with the Ministry for the Environment, Department of Conservation and Statistics New Zealand. It aims ...

+ Create new collection

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

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 ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related PLD

TEACHER PLD

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 ...

+ Create new collection

TEACHER PLD

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 ...

+ Create new collection

TEACHER PLD

Innovation – an integrated approach to science and ...

When St Francis Xavier Catholic School decided on the theme ‘Innovation’ as a whole-school science and technology focus, year 3 teacher Jo Collyer began searching for relevant teaching resources ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related videos

VIDEO

The Ake Ake model

The Ake Ake model is a pictorial mapping of someone’s perspective. Researcher Lorraine Dixon uses the model to encourage iwi to share their views including values and possible issues around ...

+ Create new collection

VIDEO

Cultural indicators

Researcher Lorraine Dixon describes what a cultural indicator is and why they are important to Māori. The depletion of taonga species, for example, is an indicator recognised by Māori that ...

+ Create new collection

VIDEO

Reducing nitrous oxide

Dr Selai Letica explains her work in managing the risk of nitrogen loss to the atmosphere through the use of nitrification inhibitors. Jargon alert: Denitrification is a part of the nitrogen ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related interactives

INTERACTIVE

The electromagnetic spectrum

This interactive looks at the electromagnetic spectrum. To use this interactive, move your mouse or finger over any of the labelled boxes and select to obtain more information. Select here for a ...

+ Create new collection

INTERACTIVE

Sea star adaptations – dorsal view

Sea stars have many weird and wonderful adaptations including both sexual and asexual reproduction. Click on any of the labels in this interactive to view short video clips or images to learn ...

+ Create new collection

INTERACTIVE

Sea star adaptations – ventral view

Sea stars have many weird and wonderful adaptations – including some unusual internal systems. Click on any of the labels in this interactive to view short video clips or images to learn more ...

+ Create new collection