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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 ...

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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 ...

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CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

Globe at Night

Globe at Night is an international citizen science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen scientists to measure and submit their night sky ...

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ARTICLE

Te whakamāherehere i ngā panonitanga

E 425,000 kiromata te roa o ngā awa me ngā kōawa i Aotearoa hei tiaki mā tātou. E whakatūria ana ngā rōpū tiaki rauwiringa wai, huri i te motu, hei tiaki i ngā arawai, i ngā maunga tae atu ki te ...

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Project Hotspot: Using citizen science to better protect ...

Project Hotspot was a Taranaki-based citizen science project and one of the Participatory Science Platform (PSP) projects supported by the New Zealand Government. The Ngā Motu Marine Reserve ...

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ARTICLE

Sediment and seashores – monitoring Otago Harbour

Students and scientists teamed up to monitor Otago Harbour as part of their citizen science initiative Sediment and Seashores: What are the Consequences? The project is part of the Participatory ...

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ACTIVITY

Making and using a quadrat

Quadrats are used for sampling purposes. They are squares of a set size placed in a particular habitat such as a rocky shore or forest floor. Plant and/or animal species within the quadrat are ...

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ACTIVITY

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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ACTIVITY

The Plastic Tide – unit plan

This unit plan shows how teacher Dianne Christenson used the online citizen science (OCS) project The Plastic Tide as part of a year 2–4 unit to develop students’ science capabilities in a unit ...

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TEACHER PLD

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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TEACHER PLD

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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TEACHER PLD

Pest detectives

In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub and Adrienne De Melo and Ben Moorhouse from the Department of Conservation share the many learning ...

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Eco-champions

This is a recording of the Eco-champions PLD webinar.

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VIDEO

Using a quadrat

Andrew Swales and Raiha Tuahine from NIWA use quadrats to view and record samples of marine life in an estuary. Field guides Look online or in your local library for field guides that will work ...

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VIDEO

Kā Pepe Tuna Miharo

Ka kōrero a Maia rāua ko Tūmai, nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti mō te take i pai ai kā pepe tuna ki a rāua. English translation Maia and Tūmai from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti tell us why ...

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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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SLIDESHOW

Eco-champions – slideshow

This slideshow supports the Eco-champions PLD webinar. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go here for the download option.

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INTERACTIVE

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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