Forensic Science
Ceana Priest
May 30, 2025
Step behind the crime scene tape—teach forensic science from clue collection to cracking the case...
Hosting a Bio Camp: Taking things back to basics
Ceana Priest
May 3, 2025
Discover how a trip into the wild—making stone tools, fire and foraging—helped students strip life...
Microscopes and Magnification: The right tools for the right task
Ceana Priest
April 4, 2025
Microscopes help students explore the microscopic world; biology teacher Kate Greenslade explains the best options...
Science Teaching Leadership Programme ﴾STLP﴿
Sneha Pillai
November 27, 2024
For schools wanting to make an impact on student engagement and achievement in science, an...
Overseas Trained Teachers
Sneha Pillai
October 29, 2024
There is a growing shortage of Science teachers in New Zealand for the positions advertised....
Science communicators Mikhal Stone and Jenny Rankine
Heather Goodey
August 22, 2024
Mike Stone and Jenny Rankine are the dynamic duo who produced the NZASE Pānui for...
Tiakitanga
Heather Goodey
August 4, 2024
Many schools use the term kaitiakitanga to mean caring for our environment as a responsible...
Creating a Science Space in the Classroom
Sneha Pillai
June 30, 2024
The awesome thing about science is that students are innately curious about the world around...
Māori Textiles and Dyes as a Context for Teaching Science
Sneha Pillai
June 30, 2024
Charmaine Russell, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāi Te Rangi, was looking for opportunities to weave together...
A Teacher’s Journey of Integrating Mātauranga Māori in an Authentic Way
Sneha Pillai
May 20, 2024
Charmaine Russell, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāi Te Rangi, shares her insights for those trying to...
Genetics on the Go: An activity-based model for learning about genetics
Sneha Pillai
May 20, 2024
Genetics on the Go, co-led by Dr. Emma Wade, is an initiative that offers free...
First Foundation scholarships
Jenny Rankine
November 26, 2023
There are many scholarships available to students. First Foundation specifically targets students from families with...
Curious Minds: Schools in community science projects
Jenny Rankine
November 26, 2023
Financial support and expertise is available for teachers wanting to develop more expensive learning projects...
Heroic Pacific knowledge
Jenny Rankine
November 26, 2023
Some schools are investigating how to better engage with Pacific indigenous knowledge systems in their...
Science teaching and learning at the interface with mātauranga Māori
Jenny Rankine
November 26, 2023
Stephen Ross, Pākehā, summarises his study which explored how the interface of mātauranga Māori and...
Numeracy in Science
Jenny Rankine
November 26, 2023
While secondary teachers may be rewriting junior programmes in the light of changes to NCEA,...
Disciplinary literacy in Science 3 – Writing
Jenny Rankine
October 22, 2023
Reading scientific texts and focussing on vocab sets students up with the foundations for writing....
Kaitiakitanga of taonga species
Jenny Rankine
October 22, 2023
Mere Manning (Kahungunu ki te Wairoa) is an Earth and Space Science teacher at Taradale...
Picture books in science learning
Jenny Rankine
September 17, 2023
Picture books tell a good story with evocative images, and they can be used as...
Disciplinary literacy in Science 2: Reading
Jenny Rankine
September 17, 2023
As they progress through school, students are asked to read increasingly complex information. How well...
