About 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by water. It is found just about everywhere and is the only naturally occurring substance on Earth existing in solid, liquid and gas states. Water is ...
Long ago, according to the legend of Māui, the Sun was the focus of attention. People wanted more daylight and warmth to get their jobs done. Māui schemed to harness the Sun. Rights: Tim Tripp ...
In the primary classroom, even though teachers and students generally spend the day together, it cannot be assumed that students will experience their learning as coherent, connected or ...
In this activity, students examine the role of heat as water changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas and back again. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: identify a logical ...
In this activity, students explore cloud formation. They observe clouds and learn about different cloud types and how they can be used to predict the weather. By the end of this activity ...
Dr Richard McKenzie, Senior Research Scientist at NIWA, Lauder, talks about the relationship between exposure to UV radiation and the body’s production of vitamin D.
University of Otago’s space physics expert Associate Professor Craig Rodger describes how the lightning detection network known as WWLLN began. Its origins lie in a University of Otago science ...
Associate Professor Craig Rodger from the Space Physics group at the University of Otago describes his involvement in the setting up and running of the World Wide Lightning Location Network ...
Natural terrestrial plasmas include visual phenomena such as lightning, auroras and red sprites. Learn more about how these and other naturally occurring terrestrial plasmas occur with space ...
An interactive on rural fire risk – environmental components.
This timeline lets you see the historical developments in technology related to weather monitoring, measuring and forecasting. It also shows how scientific thinking changed over the centuries as ...
