A list of terms used in our content on the biological control of possums. Zona pelluc ida Antibodies Proteins, also known as immunoglobulins, produced in the...

This resource provides explanations of the key terms encountered when exploring Innovation. Some of these terms are complex to explain clearly and concisely. We’ve provided these...

Learn about the role of flowers in the life cycles of flowering plants. Discover how flowers ensure the transfer of pollen, and meet some of the...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring this context – the ‘basics’ that every student should understand. Fern Botany Biosystematics Classification Herbarium...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring Ceramics – the ‘basics’ that every student should understand. Ceramic A type of solid material...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring nanoscience – the ‘basics’ that every student should understand. Atoms and elements Microscopes Nanoparticle structure...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts and terms encountered when exploring some of the science that supports sustainable dairy farming. Cultivar Dairy effluent Dry...

This resource provides explanations of some of the key terms and concepts encountered when learning about climate change. It includes references to New Zealand’s greenhouse gas...

Food’s macronutrients undergo chemical breakdown as they move through the digestive system. Learn more about the digestion process and its hormonal control with these explanations of...

What makes you, you and me, me? Genes or environment? How we look and act is the result of the interaction of our genes with our...

What’s going on inside us when we get sick? What do germs have to do with us getting sick? How does our body help us to...

Taking science and technology to new heights. Rocket science includes ideas of forces and motion, how rockets work and some of the challenges for those wanting...

Learning about natural and artificial satellites involves ideas of gravity, circular motion and radio communication. Discover some of the many uses of artificial satellites in New...

What is flight? People have different ideas about what flies. Our resources explore winged flight through birds, planes, gliders, hang-gliders and kites. This resource provides explanations...

Artificial sensors and probes enable us to overcome the limitations of our human senses and extend them in novel and useful ways, using the scientific concepts...

Uncovering our explosive past How do volcanoes work? Where do they form? And what does this mean for the people that live around them? This resource...

Learning to manage this chemical reaction What actually is fire? How does it start? How and why does it behave in different ways? How can we...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring the elements – the building blocks of our universe. This covers the ‘basics’ that every...

New Zealand astronomers use different wavelengths of light to reveal information about stars and galaxies and to find new planets. This resource provides explanations of the...

Using directed evolution, scientists can improve the function of enzymes that occur naturally. Below is a list of related keywords and definitions. Bystander effect The process...

Since humans first arrived in New Zealand, we have had a significant impact on the environment. How have we left our mark on our land, our...

Discovering Antarctica’s fragile frozen secrets Antarctica is the coldest, driest, windiest and highest continent on Earth. What makes the frozen continent so valuable to scientists and...

Earthquakes help shape New Zealand and are a constant threat in many parts of the country. The more we understand about what causes them, the more...

Exploring our energy options - the Sun is the origin for most of our energy sources. Humans have relied on fossil fuels in the past, but...