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New Zealand bird pollination studies – timeline

See how scientists have changed their ideas about the importance of bird pollination in New Zealand in the timeline below. 1870 – Decline of birds There is a sharp decline in several native birds ...

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Decline of birds and pollination

Birdlife has been declining in the New Zealand bush for many years, mainly due to introduced predators such as rats and stoats. Professor Dave Kelly and Jenny Ladley of the University of ...

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Investigating flight – introduction

Have you ever wanted to fly? To soar above valleys and mountains, cities and oceans, feeling the wind whipping against your face? Flight has fascinated humans for as long as we have looked ...

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Duck dominoes

New Zealand is home to a variety of ducks. Most of these are endemic, some have been introduced and a few have naturalised here. In this activity, students will use resource materials to help ...

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Which duck is which?

New Zealand is home to a wide variety of water birds, including many species of ducks. Most of these are endemic, but some have been introduced and a few have naturalised here. Different native ...

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Mixing and matching ducks

New Zealand is home to a wide variety of ducks. Different native duck species are adapted to particular habitats in New Zealand and have co-existed by taking advantage of different ecological ...

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This citizen science project wants your assistance to extract information from various climate scientific graphics to help combat misinformation and support scientific communication. Using this ...

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eBird

This comprehensive worldwide online citizen science (OCS) project collates bird species, numbers, locations and times of sightings into a large database. You can create a class as a user and, by ...

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New Zealand Garden Bird Survey

This New Zealand-based citizen science project aims to collect data about the types and numbers of common garden birds in our own backyard. This is done once annually during a particular window ...

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Reading to learn about New Zealand birds and their ...

Active reading is an important activity for making meaning during the process of science inquiry (Osborne, 2010). The integration of science and literacy can enhance student learning in both ...

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Bird conservation and literacy

In this online PD session recorded on 15 October 2015, primary school teacher Kim MacPherson talks about the Science Learning Hub’s resources – Conserving native birds – and how she used a ...

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Ethics and bird conservation – case study

This class case study provides an example of introducing ethical thinking into the classroom to explore a controversial issue in science. It shows how the ethical frameworks in the Ethics ...

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Inquiry outside the classroom

Video recording of the PD webinar: Inquiry outside the classroom. Acknowledgement This Powerpoint was developed by the SLH to support the Department of Conservation’s Whio Forever project, which ...

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Taking action for conservation

Video recording of the PD webinar: Taking action for conservation. Acknowledgement This was developed by the SLH to support the Department of Conservation’s Whio Forever project, which was ...

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Bird conservation and literacy

Teachers using the Hub – Bird conservation and literacy professional Learning video. Note that this video shows footage from the legacy Science Learning Hub, however all the activities are still ...

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Inquiry outside the classroom – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar Inquiry outside the classroom, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go ...

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Taking action for conservation – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar Taking action for conservation, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go ...

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Methods of predator control – slideshow

This slideshow allows students to consider some of the pros and cons of various methods of predator control. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go here ...

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