Haratua Pānui / May Newsletter
Science Communicators Mike Stone and Jenny Rankine welcome your feedback and suggestions. ISSN 2703-5166
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Engaging with scientists resource
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How to make oxygen on Mars
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Rūaumoko and geothermal engineering
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Evaluating information through a Māori lens
The Rauru Whakarare framework, drawn from mātauranga Māori, provides a useful way to evaluate information and its sources, recognising the connection between the background, origins, authority, content, and lens of the information. It was developed for a tertiary environment but applies to other education levels.
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Consulting on ERO and PLD
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LEARNZ virtual field trips
Future journeys: City Rail Link
The cross-curricular LEARNZ virtual tour of this 3.45km double underground rail tunnel below Auckland’s city centre runs from June 8-11. It will investigate the tunnel boring machine, how kaitiakitanga and sustainability work in a large engineering project.
Weather bombs
Classes can learn about the science and mātauranga behind extreme weather in Tairāwhiti Gisborne, including before the arrival of Europeans; and the impact of such weather bombs. Teachers can access supporting resources, reading and quizzes from June 1 and explore people and places in videos. Ask an expert in live web conferences on June 28.
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Soil Your Undies!
In 2021 up to 12 Otago schools may be involved in this programme, assessing the health of their soils by burying [clean!] cotton undies in different sites and digging them up two months later. See how to use cotton to test your soils here. Schools in the programme will help build a map of soil health for their areas using indicators like speed of cotton decomposition, water infiltration rates and numbers and types of worms. In their second year, students will explore soil health with more in-depth activities on local farms. Email SYU Co-ordinator/Educator Michelle Cox for more info, or visit them on 10 and 11 July at the Dunedin International Science Festival, and have some fun learning about soil health.
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Aquavan in Southland
The NZ Marine Studies Centre’s Aquavan offers a catchments programme to schools, exploring connections between land and sea, what healthy coastal environments look like, and how we can better look after our oceans. Their Southland trip is planned for June 21-24 including the Winton region, so email the centre if your school wants to participate.
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Papa Taiao courses
Papa Taiao is running outdoor, hands-on short courses in Predator Control and Fencing for secondary school rangatahi in Term 2. Predator Control courses run for two days, including overnight, and provide 14 unit standard credits at L2 or L3. Students learn how to build, set, and check traps, control predators and about conservation careers. Fencing courses run for two or three days and offer 20 unit standard credits. Students learn about wai restoration, planting and fence-building as well as restoration careers. Courses can be held anywhere, but need at least 10 interested students.
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Physikos conference earlybird rates
Physikos, the NZ Physics Teachers Conference, runs with the NZ Institute of Physics conference from July 12–14 at Queen Margaret College in Wellington. Register here for earlybird rates of $355 (students), $555 (members), and $605 (non-members), which expire on May 31. Teachers can visit the PPTA Subject Association Grants page to complete a pre-approval form for support to attend this conference.
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2021 Kudos teacher award
Nominate yourself, another or a pair of Waikato/Bay of Plenty teachers for the WINTEC Secondary Science Teacher Educator Award by June 2. Nominees must have significantly enhanced the understanding and appreciation of science in the wider community, including secondary school students. The award, with seven others for scientists, will be awarded at a gala dinner in September. See the website or email the Kudos Awards. |
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Prime Minister's Science teacher
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NZ Geographic Photography competition
The deadline for this competition is July 14. Prizes are awarded for Photographer of the Year, Young Photographer (under 25, free entry), People's Choice, and category awards for landscape, photostory, wildlife, society, aerial and built environment. Check out the categories and enter here. Finalists will be exhibited, and awards presented at the NZ Maritime Museum in Auckland on October 28. |
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Survey on use of animals in teaching
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Books about Ag & Hort careers
Shearer and Balage Contractor, both by former teacher Caroline Foss, were written for reluctant teenage readers and students with learning difficulties about these practical land-based careers. They explain science concepts in real life contexts. See Caroline’s 3m video about their applications.
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Science Technicians and the average wage
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Events related to Science teaching
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