A group of seven young women, Year 13 students at Waiuku College, reached the shortlist for an international competition to run an experiment on a particle accelerator in Europe. This is an achievement about which their school is very proud. NZASE communicator Mike Stone explains.
Read MoreTracking with radio
Radio waves are used to operate many devices around us. They allow us to detect signals from baby monitors, TV and radio broadcasts, emergency locator beacons, cell phones, and satellites; access internet by wifi; control garage door opening, and the movement of toy cars, boats, and planes.
Read MoreSocio-scientific issues in primary teaching
2022 07 Socio-scientific issues in primary classes NZASE resource
Read MoreEnvironmental DNA
NZASE Science Communicator Mike Stone explains environmental DNA, including tools schools have used with their students
Read MoreHow chemistry helps us
In this resource for students, NZASE Science Communicator Mike Stone summarises the many ways in which chemistry and chemists serve the community – benefiting our food, our health, our environment, criminal justice, as well as creating valuable new materials.
Read MoreHealth researcher Apo Aporosa
2022 07 Health researcher Apo Aporosa NZASE scientist profile
Read MoreActivities with NZASE scientist profiles
2022 06 Ways teachers can use NZASE scientist profiles
Read MoreWildlife sanctuaries
2022 06 Wildlife sanctuaries NZASE resource
Read MoreAdvice for building new science labs
2022 06 Advice for building new science labs NZASE resource
Read MoreDragon Man, new hominid species
A fossil skull that recently come to light in China has scientists intrigued. The analytic methods used suggest new interpretations about the Homo lineage which scientists are currently debating. More evidence, especially from DNA, would help to resolve some of the issues. NZASE Science Communicator Mike Stone summarises the find
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