New teacher tools, activities and free PLD
Discover the new things our collection tool can do – including collaboration within collections, a new look and style. We also have new interactive activities and free online PLD too.
Collections tool upgrade
We’ve listened to feedback from teachers and other users, and we’re delighted to announce the launch of our enhanced Collections tool. It has had a design refresh and we’ve added the ability to collaborate with other users on a collection, more options with the notes – including being to hide teacher only notes on a resource.
Using the collection tool
You can see at a glance lots of information about your collections. which ones are private and which are public, how many resources and notes are in each one and who the collaborators are on a collection.
Our helpful Creating collections article has been updated and we have a new video showing you how to make the best of the tool. This has also been added to our How the Hub can help article.
New interactives and activities
It’s been out with the old and in with the new as we’ve recreated interactives that once required Flash. We’ve refreshed and updated the information and even made new resources to support teaching and learning.
Wings for flight – the Observing wings for flight activity has been updated and there is a new interactive graphic organiser.
Space observatory – see the new activity Exploring with telescopes, this includes a Space observatory interactive image map and a Which telescope? quiz.
Crime scene DNA – we have added a new slideshow to the updated DNA detective activity.
Space observatory
Astronomers use telescopes that detect radiation from different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. This interactive explains which part of the spectrum various telescopes are able to view and the sources of radiation that they detect.
UPDATE:
Which microscope? – the Which microscope is best? activity has been updated and there is a new interactive image map.
Our new Labelling the eye activity uses an interactive or paper-based resource to identify and label the main parts of the human eye.
Upcoming PLD
Join us in these free online PLD webinars:
Learn how to include child-to-child vision testing as part of your science, health or technology programme. See our event listing for more information or register here.
UPDATE: See the recording and supporting materials here: Vision 20/20.
Human eyes – similar but different
Our eyes have the same function yet come in lots of different colours, shapes and sizes. Our eyes allow us to see the world around us. Vision is one of our senses. However not everyone's vision is the same – some people need glasses to see better.
Images courtesy of Adli Wahid, Caroline Hernandez, Janko Ferlic, Johannes Waibel, Nathan Dumlao, Pamela Lima, Prince Akachi, Rajesh Rajput and Srimathi Jayaprakash. All sourced from Unsplash.
Be inspired to reflect on your current science programmes and get support to grow quality science experiences in your centre. See our event listing for more information or register here.
If you can’t make the date, still register as then you get an email when the recording – along with the supporting article and slideshow – is published in our PLD section.
UPDATE: See the recording and supporting materials here: Exploring science in the early years.
Exploring science in the early years
Young children are natural scientists. They spend their days making sense of the world around them using their senses to observe.
All images are from private collections.
Want to know more about us
Read this New Zealand Association for Research in Education article by one of our writers – Angela Schipper on Supporting effective science pedagogy.
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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.
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