We often think of pasture as grassy areas where cows, sheep or other animals graze, but if we take a closer look, there is a lot happening in the grassy paddock! Pastures are ecosystems An ...
Clover grows well in New Zealand pasture and has long been used to get nitrogen into the soil. It was introduced in the 1800s from England along with most of our pasture plants. Introducing ...
Next time you eat a kiwifruit, cut it in half and look at it before taking a bite. Look for the little seeds – most kiwifruit have about 1,000, so you can’t miss them. To get seeds in a ...
In this activity, students match native flowers with their pollinators, basing predictions on the main characteristics of flowers pollinated by wind, insects or birds. By the end of this ...
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 ...
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 ...
Myrtle rust is a serious biosecurity threat, and help is needed to monitor its spread. This citizen science project aims to gather information on the location, hosts and intensity of this fungal ...
In this online PD session recorded on 17 March 2016, Barb Ryan from the Science Learning Hub, explores resources suitable for children working at Levels 1 and 2. We look at resources from our ...
Flowering plants create seeds, which get spread away from the parents and grow into new plants in new places. Pollination has to happen before seeds can be made, so flowers have a range of ways ...
In this unit, students investigate trends and drivers and what may be possible and preferable attributes for new fruit varieties in the future. Purpose To understand the influences currently ...
DairyNZ experts tell us what plants are typically in pastures, why they are important and why pasture management is key to good production. Questions for discussion: What does Elena mean when she ...
Dr Ross Monaghan from AgResearch at Invermay in Otago describes the importance of clover in the farming industry due to its ability to fix nitrogen. Jargon alert: Nitrogen fixation is the process ...
In this recorded PLD session we explore resources suitable for children working at levels 1 and 2. This PLD session was based on the legacy Science Learning Hub however all the resources are ...
New Zealand dairy farming is pastured-based. Discover a few of the commonly used plant species.
The life cycle of ferns is different from other land plants as both the gametophyte and the sporophyte phases are free living. This interactive illustrates the alternation of generations in ...
Use this graphic organiser to place the food cards where you think they belong. This activity can be done individually, in pairs or as a whole class.
