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Whakaotirangi and her kete of kūmara

This Connected article recounts an important story from the oral tradition of Tainui. It tells of how the iwi’s ancestor Whakaotirangi first brought kūmara and other plants to Aotearoa and ...

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Te tapa ingoa

This Connected article by Priscilla Wehi and Hemi Whaanga explores how early Māori named and grouped the plants and animals they found around them. Discover what this process reveals about Māori ...

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Learning from the Tangata Whenua

This Connected article is based on an interview by Susan Paris with environmental scientist Dr James Ataria (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa). James’s work focuses on the impact ...

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Plant reproduction – literacy and numeracy learning ...

Plant reproduction is a topic that lends itself to many areas within the junior and middle school curriculum. This teacher resource provides a number of literacy and numeracy links to New Zealand ...

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Creating kōwhai infographics

An important aspect of students’ scientific investigations and inquiry learning is summarising their findings. This activity gives students the opportunity to share their learning through the ...

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ClimateViz

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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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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iNaturalist

iNaturalist logs hundreds of thousands of photos of flora, fauna and fungi. There are even sound recordings too. Each is described and geo located. iNaturalist is used by citizens and scientists ...

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Science through picturebooks

In this recorded professional learning session join Nicola Daly, Associate Professor in Education, expert in children’s literature and developer of the picturebook collections – ...

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Picturebooks for Matariki

In this recorded professional learning session picturebook expert Associate Professor Nicola Daly (co-director of the Waikato Picturebook Research Unit at the University of Waikato) discusses her ...

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Hub resources with te reo Māori

The Science Learning Hub has a selection of resources that have been translated into te reo Māori and a number of resources that feature both te reo Māori and English. Our webinar Opportunities ...

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Science through picturebooks

This is an edited recording of the webinar Science through picturebooks.

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Picturebooks for Matariki

This is an edited recording of the webinar Picturebooks for Matariki.

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Rongoā and repo

Rongoā practitioner Rob McGowan tells us about some of the key wetland plants used to promote natural health. Rob also provides additional insights about rongoā and wellness. Points of interest ...

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Science through picturebooks – slideshow

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

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Picturebooks for Matariki – slideshow

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

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Māori concepts for animal ethics

This interactive provides an introduction to te ao Māori concepts within the context of animal ethics. Click on the labels for information about the concepts. Select here to view the full ...

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