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Satellites measure sea ice thickness

Satellites help scientists measure the thickness of land and sea ice in Antarctica. To validate these measurements, Dr Wolfgang Rack from Canterbury University travels to Antarctica each year to ...

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Satellites to study Antarctic atmosphere

Dr Adrian McDonald from the Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Canterbury, relies on satellites to study the atmosphere over Antarctica. His research focuses on factors that affect ...

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Dr Katja Riedel

Position: Former Research Scientist, NIWA. Currently Expedition leader Field: Atmospheric chemistry Dr Katja Riedel was a research scientist with NIWA and, at present, is based in Wellington. She ...

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Ocean acidification and eggshells

In this activity, students observe how chicken eggs can be used to simulate the potential effects of increasing ocean acidity on marine animals with calcium carbonate shells or skeletons, for ...

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Antarctica – literacy learning links

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

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Solid to liquid to gas

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 ...

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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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How Deep Is Your Snow?

Large snow events in most parts of New Zealand are uncommon. However, if you are in the South Island or the central North Island, this citizen science project could be a great one for your ...

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Soil activities and science capabilities

Science capabilities connect the nature of science, the key competencies and the science content strands. In this online PLD session recorded on 19 May 2016, we explore the five core capabilities ...

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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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Satellites measure ice sheet thickness

Dr Wolfgang Rack of Gateway Antarctica explains the link between sea ice thickness and global climate and how he uses the CryoSat-2 satellite to measure sea ice. Jargon alert Freeboard is the ...

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Ice in Antarctica

Dr Mike Williams from NIWA explains the difference between ice formed in the sea and ice that has calved off the Antarctic ice sheet.

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Validating satellite measurements in Antarctica

Dr Wolfgang Rack from Gateway Antarctica explains how physical and aerial measurements of sea ice are made and then used to validate measurements received from satellites. Points of interest ...

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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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Soil activities and science capabilities – slideshow

This is the edited recording of the Soil activities and science capabilities webinar. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go here for the download option ...

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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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