Creating collections
The Hub has a very useful collections tool. Hub users who are signed in can access the tool to create their own collections, collaborate on collections, add their own notes (with both a private and public-only view) and share their collections. It is intuitive and easy to use.
See examples of Hub-created collections here.
The collections tool
Find out how to make the most of the Science Learning Hub’s collection tool. In this video we cover how to create a collection, the various note functions, collaborating, sharing collections and more.
Learn how to make the most of the easy-to-use tool in your planning and remember, for more help, see our Creating collections article.
It has been developed to support your lesson planning by creating ways you can sort, classify and annotate resources. Students can use it for their class tasks such as research or as a study tool. PLD providers or school leaders can use it to provide support and ideas for others. Annotation on an individual resource can be seen if used on a data show projector, allowing student instructions or prompts to be seen by a class . You can set these annotated notes to be visible or hidden.
Use the ‘Add to collection’ button on individual resources to begin a new collection or add to an existing collection. Once you have content, you can click and drag resources to reorder them and add notes.
‘Add to collection’ button
The ‘Add to collection’ button allows you to begin a collection or add to an existing collection on the Science Learning Hub when you are signed in.
Collection note
Notes created alongside a resource in your collection will appear beside the relevant resource when you are signed in. This could be used as a teaching tool. If you have a private note, only the title of collection(s) that the private note is part of will display – this could be used to add a note about extension ideas or answers to questions.
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.
Public collections to copy and use
Hub users can copy and use public collections created by the Science Learning Hub team. To do this, click on the copy icon at the top of the collection. If you are logged in, this action automatically creates a copy of the collection that will sit in your profile. Remember to rename the collection to suit your purpose – then you are ready to customise your collection.
The following collections have been created by the Hub team and are ready to use and customise as you want. We add to the list as we create new collections. Some of the collections are a curation of resources. Others have notes with curriculum information, key science concepts and/or suggestions for practising the science capabilities.
We update these collections as new resources are added to the website. Keep an eye on the site’s notification bell at the top of all our pages so you can update your personal collection too.
3, 2, 1 . . . Lift off! (This collection supports the House of Science Rockets Ngā Tākirirangi kit – but it is also useful for anyone using rockets as the context to teach about forces.)
Big Blue Future (This collection supports the House of Science resource kit – but it is also useful for anyone interested in protecting the oceans as a way of protecting our planet .)
Clean water and sanitation – supporting UN SDG 6 (One of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals)
Climate change (The focus is on the science of climate change and associated socio-scientific issues – including melting ice and sea level rise.)
Clear the air (This collection supports the House of Science Clear the Air resource kit – but it is also useful for anyone interested in the human respiratory system and air quality/air pollution.)
Climate change (HoS) (This collection supports the House of Science Climate Change Kit – but it is also useful for anyone exploring what is climat e change, ocean acidification, sea and land water, how climate change affects Māori, the Earth's interacting systems and ideas to tackle these wicked problems in the classroom.)
Design a satellite mission to help fight climate change (Foster blue-sky thinking to design a purpose-built mission that leads to science-based climate solutions/actions.)
Discovering DNA – covering 5 themes: genetics, DNA extraction, forensics, whakapapa and solving environmental puzzles
Discovering new species – based on Fred the Thread
Earthquakes (This collection supports the House of Science Earthquakes resource kit – but it is also useful for anyone exploring Rūaumoko, what's inside the Earth, plate tectonics, seismic waves and engineering designed to keep us safe.)
eDNA (This collection supports the House of Science 'Who Goes There?' eDNA kit – but it is also useful for anyone using biodiversity and whakapapa as a context to teach concepts such as genetics or ecosystems.)
Forest health (This collection supports the House of Science Forest Health resource kit – but it is also useful for anyone interested in native trees, kauri dieback and myrtle rust .)
Friction – the contact force that slows or stops moving objects
Fun science – engaging hands-on activities underpinned by science concepts
How we see the world (This collection supports the House of Science resource kit – but it is also useful for anyone interested in light, colour and the workings of the human eye.)
Land (This collection supports the House of Science Landforms Whenua Tātaritanga kit but is also useful for anyone exploring soil health and water quality.)
A load of rubbish (This collection supports the House of Science 'A load of rubbish' kit – but it is also useful for anyone learning about waste management and it also introduces the concept of the circular economy.)
Matariki and Environment Aotearoa 2022 – each whetū in the Matariki cluster is linked to a part of the environment. This collection provides additional context and pedagogical insights.
Matariki picture books and science resources – supporting the Picturebooks for Matariki webinar.
Mighty microbes (This collection supports the House of Science Mighty Microbes kit – but it is also useful for anyone exploring our immune system, microbes, gut health and the history of washing hands.)
Moo to You (This collection supports the House of Science Moo to You Kit – but it is also useful for anyone using dairy products and dairy farming as a context for learning.)
Oneone – soils (This collection supports pilot-ready Agricultural and Horticultural Science 1.3 – but it is also useful for anyone interested in soils and primary production.)
Science Roadshow 2024 (This collection has a range of resources supporting the activities in the Science Roadshow resource booklet.)
Simple machines (This collection supports the House of Science Simple Machines kit – but it is also useful for anyone exploring this Physical World topic.)
Volcanoes – Puia (This collection supports the House of Science Volcanoes kit – but it is also useful for anyone exploring this Planet Earth and Beyond topic.)
Water analysis (This collection supports the House of Science Water Analysis kit – but it is also useful for anyone exploring waterways, stream health, monitoring indicators and te ao Māori views on wai.)
An example of a collection
This Climate change collection was made by the Hub team to demonstrate a few of the tool’s features. It is a public collection – Hub users are welcome to copy it for their personal use.
If you require more help navigating through your collections, please just ask the team – enquiries@sciencelearn.org.nz.
Find out more about how we curate resources using both the collections tool and Pinterest here.
