• NZASE Newsletter | 28 January 2026

    NZASE

    January 28, 2026

    Our first newsletter kicked off the year by sharing key organisational updates, including securing NEX...

    Catalyst Fund: Influence Annual Reporting 2025

    NZASE

    January 25, 2026

    Primary | Mini lessons

    Science Alive

    November 19, 2025

    Eight mini lessons aimed at junior school level – however are not limited to –...

    Gender equity in STEM- outreach programmes

    Heather Goodey

    November 17, 2025

    Despite decades of awareness and positive action. There is still a significant gender gap in...

    Dr Stuart Farmer: Sharing his thoughts on the curriculum review in Scotland

    Heather Goodey

    November 4, 2025

    A recent visitor to Aotearoa, Dr Stuart Farmer is an experienced Physics teacher who is...

    Keeping humans in the loop: Adopting a teacher-centred approach to AI in schools

    Ceana Priest

    November 4, 2025

    Artificial Intelligence can be a powerful classroom ally, says teacher and AI educator Benny Pan...

    Primary | Observation: The Bigger Picture

    Science Alive

    November 4, 2025

    In this lesson, explore how scientists use observations to investigate the world around them. Learn...

    Primary | Observation: Tools and Recording

    Science Alive

    November 4, 2025

    In this lesson, students will explore the essential skill of observing in science. Learn how...
    Sandy Jackson

    Peter Spratt Medal 2025 | Sandy Jackson

    NZASE

    November 4, 2025

    Award citation from Sally Birdsall: I am nominating Sandra Jackson for the Peter Spratt Medal....

    Primary | Observation: How to Observe

    Science Alive

    November 4, 2025

    In this lesson, students will explore the essential skill of observing in science. Learn how...

    Misconceptions | Classroom Activities

    Linda Haycock

    October 31, 2025

    Educator Linda Haycock shares her teaching activity worksheets (partly AI-based). Expert Groups Lesson: The Evolution...

    Physical Oceanographer | Ollie Twigge

    Heather Goodey

    September 7, 2025

    Science technician might not be a job you hear much about at career evenings, but...

    DNADRV Project: Collecting bug splatters for science

    Ceana Priest

    September 7, 2025

    Far from being just road grime, bug splatters on licence plates are unlocking clues about...

    Using AI to clone the teacher: Cogniti in the classroom

    Ceana Priest

    September 7, 2025

    AI is changing the way schools teach and students learn. University of Sydney Professor Danny...
    Using the body as a measuring tool

    Bodies as measuring tools: Māori and ancient civilisations

    Ceana Priest

    August 30, 2025

    Long before rulers, tape measures and the metric system, people relied on the most accessible...

    The Science of Sea-Monkeys: Survival in extreme environments

    Ceana Priest

    August 30, 2025

    By using a simple Sea-Monkeys toy, students can unlock the secrets of cryptobiosis—the remarkable survival...
    A library of knowledge

    Finding prior knowledge: Strategies for eliciting student understanding

    Mike Stone

    August 30, 2025

    We know it is important to elicit prior knowledge, but it seems so time-consuming. How...

    Health and safety | Laboratory and chemical standards: Guidelines for safe science practice

    NZASE

    August 17, 2025

    Free member access to laboratory and chemical standards NZASE members now have free access to...

    Term 3 2025 PLD | Explicit writing instruction in science

    Linda Haycock

    August 11, 2025

    If you missed our Term 3 2025 NZASE online workshop on Explicit Writing Instruction in...

    Highlights from Primary Science Week 2025

    Heather Goodey

    August 4, 2025

    Relive the highlights of Primary Science Week 2025 and get inspired for an even bigger...