Award citation from Sally Birdsall: I am nominating Sandra Jackson for the Peter Spratt Medal. Over her career, she has made a vast, highly valuable and sustained contribution to science education locally and nationally. Sandra has been a specialist primary science teacher at Kings School for 26 years. During this time, she led the science […]
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Exams are currently available for these standards from NZASE. Please send requests to Donna at [email protected]
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Free member access to laboratory and chemical standards NZASE members now have free access to the 12 standards about lab and chemical safety below, as NZASE has paid for a subscription to NZ Standards. These standard documents are essential references when storing and using new lab supplies, and during refurbishment and rebuilding. Download our article […]
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The Safety and Science | Pūtaiao guidance is designed to be used in collaboration with The Science Toolbox resource, which supports primary school teachers to identify materials for use in their science programmes.
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This activity focuses on the science concept of forces, incorporating fair testing with literacy and numeracy opportunities. It is suitable for a range of year groups (suggested curriculum levels 4 to 5) and encourages students to explore forces through hands-on experiments. Team Rocket Activity
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This resource presents an activity on testing conductivity, integrating literacy and numeracy into science education. Suitable for a range of year levels (Years 6-10), it encourages students to explore electrical conductivity through practical experiments.
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A science unit with links to numeracy, the New Zealand Curriculum, and Level 1 NCEA assessments.
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Presentation from term 1 PLD: Unpacking Moderation, writing and critiquing assessment tasks.
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Recording of the Overseas Trained Teachers webinar from March 2025
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