Simple leaf shapes

The human eye contains structures that allow it to perceive light, movement and colour differences.

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find...

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...

Aotearoa New Zealand is well known for its unusual plants and animals. The land mass we call home separated from Gondwanaland approximately 85 million years ago....

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

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

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

This activity is a ready-to-use cross-curricular teaching resource. It is intended for NZC levels 1–2. The student worksheet can be printed and does not require internet...