Haere rā 2022

But it’s not over yet! Our latest pānui has ideas for keeping ākonga interested all summer and into Term 1 2023.

Summer is coming!

Congratulations to kaiako and educators on your efforts throughout 2022. It has been another challenging year and the Hub team would like to celebrate your successes – kia ora!

Although time is short, there are still lots of ways to engage ākonga before the final bell rings for 2022. . .

New Zealand Bug of the Year 2023

The Entomological Society of New Zealand is sponsoring the NZ Bug of the Year. Our team is pretty excited about the 24 critters vying for the title. There’s an array on offer – from the delicately patterned lichen moth to wētā punga – the ‘god of ugly things’, which we think is a real misnomer.

Researcher Sophie Fern is interested in the role charisma plays in the native species on which we focus our conservation efforts. What do your students think? It’s time to begin the debates, go on bug hunts and send in your votes. We’ve lots of beautifully illustrated resources on insects – curated in one handy article – to get things started.

Planning for 2023 – supporting mātauranga Māori

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. We’ve been building our resources that feature mātauranga – access them here and use the filters to narrow your search. We’ll be adding new resources throughout 2023.

For kaiako working in NCEA, check out the PLD article Investigating in science. It includes the interactive Ways of investigating in science, which looks at different types of investigations, including how kairangahau Māori and scientists use these investigations.

For help with planning any topic, get in touch: enquiries@sciencelearn.org.nz or via social media. We are here to help.

Join the Hub team!

We are also expanding our team and have an opening for a kaihautū Māori! If you think you might like to join our awesome team, please check out the Kumara Vine for more information, see the job description or send us an email.

Summer science

The warmer months are the perfect time to explore topics like:

• UV – the good and the bad (and the awesome UV beads)

• light and shadows

• solar power

• tidal communities and life between the tides.

UV beads

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UV beads change colour when exposed to ultraviolet light. The beads return to their clear, colourless form when the exposure ends.

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We’ve curated lots of resources in our Summer science collection and our Science in the Sun Pinterest board.

Whatever your summer plans, we bid haere rā to 2022. Look out for our January pānui – it will feature exciting new content for the new school year.

Merry Christmas from the Science Learning Hub team! Some of our favourite content we have developed this year is Aoteroa in space, so instead of Santa hats, we’re donning our spacesuits!

Out of this world

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To celebrate Aotearoa in space, the Hub team took an intergalactic trip – courtesy of NASA selfies.

Want to create your own selfie – download the NASA selfie app for iOs systems or Android devices .

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We offer added value through our social media. Contact us about creating collections or boards tailored to your needs. We can help foster connections between the education and science communities.

• Facebook : www.facebook.com/nzsciencelearn

• Twitter : www.twitter.com/NZScienceLearn

• Pinterest : nz.pinterest.com/nzsciencelearn

• Instagram : www.instagram.com/sciencelearninghubnz

Your feedback

We hope you enjoy using the Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao in your teaching and would love to hear from you. Your comments, ideas and feedback can be emailed to enquiries@sciencelearn.org.nz.

Noho ora mai

Science Learning Hub – Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao