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Working with water and ice

Observing and asking questions are essential parts of what a scientist does. Through their observations, scientists try to build more accurate explanations of how the world works. The scientists ...

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Water

Water seems to be everywhere in New Zealand. Oceans surround us. There are hundreds of lakes and rivers. Some South Island regions get more than 10 metres of rain each year. We have so much ...

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Observing water – introduction

Use these Material World resources for NZ Curriculum levels 1 and 2 to explore the characteristics of solids, liquids, gases and bubbles by observing water and its unusual properties. Observation ...

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Investigating bubbles

In this activity, students learn about the surface tension of water by experimenting with bubbles. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: demonstrate the effect of soap on ...

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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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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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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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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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Seaweek 2016

Do you need resources for Seaweek? Are you planning a science unit on the sea? In this online PD session recorded on 18 February 2016, PD provider and teacher Barb Ryan explores some of the ...

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Collecting ice in Antarctica

NIWA scientist Dr Katja Riedel travels to Antarctica to collect 300-year-old ice samples. She studies the ice to learn how our atmosphere has changed over the centuries.

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Scientists working with water

Scientists observe water in its different forms to develop explanations of how the world works.

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Water is everywhere

Water is all around us. Water can be a liquid – like rain or in rivers, lakes and oceans. Snow and ice are solid water. Water can even be a gas. Most things on Earth need water to live. Point of ...

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Water: solid, liquid and gas

This interactive explores water as a solid, liquid and gas. The water molecules stay the same, but they behave differently as they change from one form to another. Click on the labels for more ...

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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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Evidence of climate change in Aotearoa

This interactive uses information from Our atmosphere and climate 2023 – an environmental report produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ – to present evidence of climate change ...

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