RNA interference is both a natural process and a novel biotechnology tool in which small RNA molecules ‘silence’ or decrease the activity of specific genes by...

Kiwi Kai is a farm simulator that explores the relationships between a healthy environment, healthy kai, healthy people and communities. The goal is manaakihia te taiao,...

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...

This resource provides explanations of the key terms encountered when exploring freshwater streams and rivers and native fish. This resource is intended to be used alongside...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring getting the sporting edge, applying science to improve sporting performance. Sports science helps athletes gain...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when exploring life in the sea – the ‘basics’ that every student should understand. Adaptation Biodiversity Canary...

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...

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...

What’s unique about our native reptiles and amphibians, and why are they at risk? Learn more about the science behind conservation efforts for them here in...

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...

Find out about the physical and chemical properties of the ocean and explore the ocean’s role in transporting heat, water, salt and carbon around the Earth....

Travel under the waves to the reefs of New Zealand to explore sound and noise – what sound is, how it travels, what changes under water...

Find out more on the macronutrients and micronutrients our bodies need. We all eat food because it provides the five fundamental types of materials required to...

Taking a closer look at our world Microscopes let us view an invisible world – the objects around us that are too small to be seen...

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...

Delving into the world of poisons. Learn how New Zealand’s most poisonous creature was discovered through the investigative work of scientists. Discover what toxins are, how...

This resource provides explanations of the key concepts encountered when looking at applying science to improve farming and the environment – the ‘basics’ that every student...

We live in a gaseous atmosphere surrounded by plasma with plasma the fourth and most abundant state of matter. This resource provides explanations of the key...

This collection investigates the restoration of the lower half of the Waikato River. Kaitiaki are working to restore and protect the health and wellbeing of the...

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...

Exploring limestone’s geology, biology, chemistry and uses. Limestone is the rock that fizzes with acid. It has a biogeochemical origin, a rich agricultural history and is...