S1.3 NZASE practice assessment resources
Heather Goodey
September 24, 2024
S1.4 NZASE practice assessment resources
Heather Goodey
September 6, 2024
Physics in Sport | Windsurfing
Heather Goodey
August 22, 2024
A3 poster looking at the forces involved in the hydro foiling windsurfers in the 2024...
Physics in Sport | Pole Vaulting
Heather Goodey
August 22, 2024
An A3 poster on energy transformations in the pole vault in the Olympics 2024.
Tiakitanga | PLD Resources
Heather Goodey
August 4, 2024
Tiakitanga article and Student resource to complement teacher PLD.
The Science behind Aurora
Sneha Pillai
June 30, 2024
The Aurora Australis was visible over the whole country on May 11, 2024. This was...
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...
Curious Minds: Schools in community science projects
Mike Stone
November 26, 2023
Financial support and expertise is available for teachers wanting to develop more expensive learning projects...
Observing Meteors
Mike Stone
October 22, 2023
Since the end of June, 2023, Western Heights High School (WHHS) in Rotorua has been...
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....
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...
Repo | Wetlands
Jenny Rankine
August 13, 2023
Wetlands, areas of soggy ground with standing water, were seen as undesirable by Pākehā settlers...
Disciplinary literacy in Science 1 | Vocab
Jenny Rankine
August 13, 2023
Scientific writing has its own structure and vocabulary, and reading it is a specialised skill....
Our electricity supply system
Jenny Rankine
July 9, 2023
Our country is unusual in its reliance largely on renewable sources of energy for generating...
Volcanoes of the Waikato
Jenny Rankine
July 9, 2023
Active volcanoes in Aotearoa/NZ are found in the Taupō Volcanic Zone (TVZ), and result from...
Pest control
Jenny Rankine
June 4, 2023
Predator Free 2050 is an ambitious goal for Aotearoa/NZ, but achievable if everyone does their...
Kudos Science Spinners
Jenny Rankine
April 27, 2023
There are very few Māori and Pasifika graduates in STEM subjects; for example, Māori and...
The science of feijoas
Jenny Rankine
April 27, 2023
Feijoas are popular in Aotearoa/NZ, fruiting in autumn in warm regions. NZASE Science Communicator Mike...
Ocean upwelling
Mike Stone
March 25, 2023
Processes above and below the water can cause upwelling at the coast and at places...
Five digital tools for science
Jenny Rankine
March 23, 2023
Using digital tools in science also helps us embed the digital technology curriculum, a requirement...
