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2024 science education summit

Science Education: Fit for Purpose was a national summit co-hosted on 2 July 2024 in Auckland by the Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao and Royal Society Te Apārangi. The aim was to ...

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Learning science from home – ideas to deepen learning

Slip some science into everyday activities you can do while at home. The Hub has resources for helping early childhood, lower primary and middle primary students and families. This article ...

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Agency in the Anthropocene

Young people are facing a future of complex environmental challenges. How can we prepare them to save the world when the older generations haven’t? Young people need to be equipped to deal with ...

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Making a solar oven

In this activity, students will learn about using the Sun’s energy to meet our needs. They will be introduced to concepts around solar energy needed for solar cooking (heat) – dark colours for ...

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2024 science education summit

Science Education: Fit for Purpose was a national summit co-hosted on 2 July 2024 in Auckland by the Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao and Royal Society Te Apārangi. The aim was to ...

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    Climate change – challenging conversations

    Climate change is an incredibly complex wicked problem that links environmental issues with human wellbeing, the economy, and local and global politics. Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare ...

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    Agency in the Anthropocene

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    Climate change – classroom competencies

    Across the generations – and for young people in particular – climate change is recognised as the most important challenge that our world faces. Education is a critical agent in addressing this ...

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    Exploring climate change education in secondary schools

    In this recorded professional learning session, Associate Professor Chris Eames shares curriculum connections and pedagogical approaches to support effective climate change education in Aotearoa ...

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    Exploring climate change education in primary schools

    Our young students must have the opportunity to learn the building blocks of knowledge, skills and capabilities so that they can, as they get older, tackle the challenges of climate change. In ...

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    Bug of the Year 2025

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