Modelling the maunga

Jacqui Lees and Olivia Ng of Pakuranga Baptist Kindergarten describe their centre’s experiences as part of a Teaching and Learning Research Initiative-funded research project.

During tectonic plate movements, strain is placed on the land around us. The strained materials deform in one way or another as energy is released by...

Children’s involvement in science is increased when they have an opportunity to make decisions about science-based issues that have consequences for their lives.

Stalactites and stalagmites are geological formations that occur when water dissolves limestone and other minerals. The mineral-rich water seeps through cracks and into a cave. In...