Using the huge 2019 Nelson wildfire as a starter, this Connected article explores wildfires, focussing on: what wildfires are their causes how they affect us how...
Take advantage of children’s natural curiosity with the following resources. They require very little equipment – most of it should be in your kitchen or garden....
In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool will build your knowledge and confidence to teach the particle nature of matter – a key concept in...
Scientists Tim Curran (Lincoln University), Sarah Wyse (University of Auckland) and George Perry (University of Auckland) assessed the flammability of a variety of exotic and native...
Scientists Tim Curran (Lincoln University), Sarah Wyse (University of Auckland) and George Perry (University of Auckland) looked at the impacts of exotic plant species on fires....
Below are links to Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to heat in the Physical World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum. Primary teachers...
This online PD session recorded on 24 June 2015 shows primary teachers how to navigate the Science Learning Hub using the example of fire as a...
Many resources on the Science Learning Hub explore ideas relating to the Physical World strand in the NZC. This online PLD session recorded on 11 March...
What better way to motivate year 7 and 8 boys to learn than by studying fire? Dian Edmondson and her colleagues at Nelson College Preparatory School...
Fire is generally portrayed as frightening and destructive by the media. Humans have increasingly been able to manage fire by improved detection ability and improved fire...
Position: Resilience to Wildfires Project Leader, Scion Field: Social research Lisa Langer is a social research scientist. One of her current areas of focus is social...
Chemical fire retardants help delay or prevent combustion, but there are potential health and environmental issues around the use and production of the chemicals, and the...
Most of us use the word ‘heat’ to mean something that feels warm, but science defines heat as the flow of energy from a warm object...
Fires behave differently. Some burn slowly and evenly; others are extremely hot, burning fiercely and quickly. Different fires have different coloured flames. Some fires start easily;...
What is smoke and why do some fires seem to have more smoke than others? Smoke is a collection of tiny solid, liquid and gas particles....
Fire is the visible effect of the process of combustion – a special type of chemical reaction. It occurs between oxygen in the air and some...
These are some common misunderstandings about fire. They acknowledge that children have made reasonable sense of the ideas based on their experience and should be validated...
In this activity, students develop critical thinking through ethical discussion of the question: Should chemical fire retardants be added to furniture? By the end of this...
In this activity, students read online articles related to fire in Antarctica and discuss why fire is a big hazard there. By the end of this...
In this activity, students discuss a number of scenarios involving fire risk, become familiar with the school fire safety plan and create a plan for their...
In this activity, students identify and define fire risks, outdoors and indoors, using a provided image of a rural scene and an indoor scene they draw...
In this activity, students observe the teacher igniting flour when it is in a basic combustion chamber. By the end of this activity, students should be...
In this activity, students observe an empty tea bag that is set alight. The burning causes a column of hot air and gas from combustion to...
In this activity, students investigate different ways of extinguishing fire and how this is related to their knowledge of the fire triangle and fire chemistry. By...
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