Simple leaf shapes

This activity is a ready-to-use cross-curricular teaching resource. It is intended for NZC levels 1–2. The student worksheet can be...

In this activity, students get a taste of classification without having to work through the complexities of the Linnaean system....

Identifying native plants can be tricky! Scientists base their decisions about identifying, naming and classifying plants on a variety of...

Young children are natural scientists. They spend their days making sense of the world around them using their senses to...

Aotearoa New Zealand is well known for its unusual plants and animals. The land mass we call home separated from...

There are over 100 poisonous plants in New Zealand. As children grow up, they often come into contact with plants...

Dr Patrick Brownsey and Dr Leon Perrie, Botany Curators at Te Papa, are involved in the ongoing task of documenting...

New Zealand plants are unique! New Zealand has some of the oldest primeval forests in the world, the largest type...