Citizen scientists are volunteers who participate in scientific projects. They work in partnership with scientists to answer interesting and relevant...
In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub and Sarah Morgan, Project Manager for SouthSci,...
Globally and locally, the number of opportunities to be involved as citizen scientists continues to grow, and teachers are using...
He tohunga ō tātou tūpuna mō te āta mātaitanga. He mea whakamōhio i a rātou ngā raraunga mai i ngā mātaitanga i te manaakitanga o te...
Careful observation is something our tūpuna were experts at. Data collected from observations informed them in the care of mahinga kai by making predictions about weather...
This Connected article, written and illustrated by Adele Jackson, looks at the discovery that fish and eels are using Wellington’s stormwater system as access between streams...
Use this article to find out how students at Kaniere School are helping scientists combat the spread of weeds. They’re using simple digital technology to identify...
This article describes how students and Ngāti Mutunga teamed up with an ecologist to investigate frog populations – kimihia means to look for – in the...
This article uses a citizen science project carried out by three schools on Aotea Great Barrier Island as the context to explore marine debris and the...
Participatory and citizen science can help people connect with the world around them and create effective long-term conservation outcomes. In this story, we meet Dr Monica...
Students from Wilford School in Petone, Lower Hutt, found more than they expected when snorkelling in Lowry Bay. They decided to investigate the connection between rubbish...
Join the students of the Kids Restore the Kepler project as they work together to complete their mission: to bring birdsong back to the Kepler Track....
Predation from invasive mammals poses the single largest threat for the viability of native species in New Zealand, including many of our charismatic birds. To protect...
Ahi Pepe MothNet is a citizen science project that explores New Zealand’s native moths, their distributions and whether vegetation restoration impacts moth diversity. One aspect of...
Moths are members of the order Lepidoptera, but these mostly nocturnal creatures are often in the shadow of the brighter, day-flying butterflies. New Zealand has fewer...
The New Zealand Government’s Participatory Science Platform (PSP) is a world-first initiative that aims to engage communities in research projects that are locally relevant and have...
Names are important. They identify who we are and where we come from. But sometimes, names don’t tell the whole story. For example, the Oxford Dictionary...
The MothNet Shedding Light on the Night and Ahi Pepe Mothnet projects involve the collection and identification of moth species. The project is a partnership between...
Where can a question take you? For Sue Fergus and her students at Taranaki’s Toko School, questions about candle scents and what to do with lavender...
E pai ana te mātao ki ngā ika taketake. E waia ana rātou ki ngā arawai marumaru kua tupuria e te otaora ururua, i te mea...
E 425,000 kiromata te roa o ngā awa me ngā kōawa i Aotearoa hei tiaki mā tātou. E whakatūria ana ngā rōpū tiaki rauwiringa wai, huri...
He puni kaiao rerekē kei ngā manga e pai ana mō ngā ika taketake, ā, ka whai oranga hoki ngā ngārara me ngā otaota e pīrangatia...
He maha ngā kōawa kua wareware i a tātou, kei ō tātou tāone e huna ana i raro i ngā tahatika ururua, e tanu ana rānei...
He nui noa atu te manga i te wai noa iho – he oruoru, he hōpua, he kahuwai papatahi, he tāheke, he hīrere, he wai rōnaki,...
Fish-friendly streams provide diverse habitats for our native fish as well as supporting the insects and plants they need for food and shelter. Learn about the...
Our freshwater native fish like to keep their cool. They’re used to shaded waterways lined with dense vegetation because over 80% of New Zealand was once...
New Zealand has 425,000 kilometres of rivers and streams to look after. Catchment groups are being formed around the country to look after our waterways from...
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