In this activity, students use modelling clay to construct different shapes (sphere, cube, cylinder) and calculate surface area:volume ratios with the aim of trying to develop...

Our atmosphere and climate 2020 is an environmental report produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ. The report uses extensive long-term datasets to...

In this activity, students explore data on air and sea temperature and wind speed from Tangaroa’s 8-week voyage to Antarctica. By the end of this activity,...

In this activity, students learn to recognise some of the different relative and absolute dating methods that are referred to throughout the Science Learning Hub website....

He whānui tonu ngā mōhio o ngā tūpuna Māori ki ngā hekaheka me ngā painga anō o ētahi. He kai ētahi, he rongoā ētahi, mō te...

I tēnei mahi nei, ka whakapakari te ākonga i ōna pūkenga āta tirotiro me ōna mātauranga pūtaiao. Ka kohia, ka whakamāoritia anō hoki he raraunga, ka...

Ehara te hekaheka i te tipu, ehara hoki i te kararehe. Nā tēnei āhua ōna, ka pai pea hei tāhuhu mō tētahi matapakinga i te akomanga...

Aotearoa New Zealand is a geologically active country. We feel the big jolts from earthquakes, but there are some minute Earth movements that we didn’t know...

Oceans cover 70% of the Earth’s surface making it an enormous area to monitor. All large ships are required to use an automatic identification system (AIS),...

Toroa/northern royal albatross spend about 85% of their time on the Southern Ocean – only living on land to nest during the breeding season. Some of...

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) gathers weather data throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. NIWA and its predecessors have been gathering this information for...

Scientists have a variety of methods to use when they try to date a rock or a rock layer. Scientists choose the method that best suits...

Scientists from Lakes380 – Our lakes’ health: past, present, future sampled around 10% of lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand larger than 1 hectare (about the size...

The science capability ‘Interpret representations’ encourages students to think about how data is presented, what the representation tells us and how it gets the message across....

In this investigation, students measure the period of pendulums of varying lengths, plot the data on a graph and use the graph to estimate the period...

In this activity, students interpret graphs from a long-term study of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of New Zealand. They explore how the interval between samples...

Most sedimentary rocks are laid down in flat, horizontal layers. These can later tilt and fold due to tectonic activity, and river cuttings can cause gaps...

In this activity, students use information in the articles New Zealand DNA databank and DNA profiling to answer questions about the national DNA Profile Databank and...

There are nine whetū/stars in the star cluster Matariki. In te ao Māori, each whetū holds dominion over a particular area of wellbeing and the environment....

Each whetū in Te Kāhui o Matariki – the Matariki star cluster – is associated with an aspect of wellbeing and the environment. Aotearoa New Zealand’s...

At first glance, some data displays in science can seem overwhelming. Both students and teachers may be unsure of how to approach the task of understanding...

In this activity, students use data on historical earthquakes to identify when and where they occurred and make predictions about future earthquakes. By the end of...

In this activity, students analyse data from an experiment that measures force and velocity for various load conditions in a bench press situation. By the end...

In this activity, students investigate data from research on the effects of whole body vibration training. By the end of this activity, students should be able...