How things ignite

These unit plans come as Word document downloads that can be easily modified to suit your students’ learning needs or used as they are.

Fire is the visible effect of the process of combustion – a special type of chemical reaction. It occurs between oxygen in the air and some...

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...

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...