1-31 Mar	Melanoma March www.melanoma.org.nz/news-events/recent-news
1-31 Mar	Hearing Awareness Month https://www.nfd.org.nz/hearing-awareness-month2020
3 Mar	World wildlife Day http://wildlifeday.org/
3-31 Mar	Brain Awareness Month www.neurological.org.nz
6-14 Mar	Sea week http://seaweek.org.nz/
10 Mar	Walk to work day www.livingstreets.org.nz
11 Mar	World Kidney Day www.kidneys.co.nz
Moon	3Q 6 Mar NM 13 Mar 1Q 22 Mar FM 29 Mar

Info

1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
   • The Measurement Standards Laboratory has prepared a translation of BIPM’s Concise Summary of SI units in te reo Māori. Download here.
   • A resource looking at the mātauranga Māori wrt fungi, nga hekaheka. https://huia.co.nz/huia-services/resources-for-teachers/nga-hekaheka-o-aotearoa/#
2. Student competitions:
   • The Elaine P. Snowden Astronomy School is an opportunity for Year 13 students interested in studying Astronomy or Physics at university – and it is completely free!
3. Science Careers
   • A selection of resources, posters, flyers, guidance and programmes on careers in STEM subjects. https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-careers
4. Digital support:
   • Explorify is a series of science activities for primary students learning at home. https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/blog/explorify-during-school-closures
   • The back catalogue at LEARNZ offers many resources from their virtual field trips searchable by topic http://www2.learnz.org.nz/core-fieldtrips.php
5. Audiology and Vision Sciences at UoA are planning workshops for years 7-13. Scientists visit your school to give short talks & demos about the science behind our hearing & vision.

Resources

1. Biology:
   • The Marine Metre Squared newsletter has some advice on taking photos for identification purposes https://mailchi.mp/mm2/15-february-2021-mm2-newsletter
   • Cosmos article about the adaptations of organisms living under Antarctica’s ice https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/biology/life-below-zero/?
2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • ABC resources about Australian farming practices.
3. Earth & Space Science:
   • Article on six space missions to look forward to in 2021
   • An article from Physics Today explains why the upwelling current in the South Pacific is causing climate change consequences at a faster rate than the rest of the world.
   • ELI activity simulating the water cycle https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/168_Water_2.pdf
4. Chemistry:
   • Natural toxins in fruit and veges. https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/natural-products/Periodic-Graphics-Toxins-fruits-vegetables/98/i46
   • An online lesson on electrolysis https://stemlearning.wistia.com/medias/80gulxgtvu
   • Worksheet matching polymer with monomers (freebie from Teachers pay Teachers)
5. Physics:
   • Subscribe to NZIP at http://nzip.org.nz/education
   • Using crash test dummies to investigate forces. Teacher guide and student resource.
   • A set of videos and an investigation from STEM UK to help students explore factors that affect pitch and volume of sound.
6. Primary & intermediate:
   • An online lesson for yrs 3-6 that explores how scientific ideas change, looking at the solar system. https://stemlearning.wistia.com/medias/8lgluqd7an
   • Resources for students to investigate air pollution. UK data but a good place to start. https://pstt.org.uk/resources/curriculum-materials/citizen-science-air-pollution
   • The free Wonder Project Rocket Challenge in term 2 supports teaching rocketry Physics to year 5/6 students. Sign up before 6 March. All gear is provided.
7. Nature of Science:
   • Drugs in sport, resources and teacher guide.
   • ABC resources to help students spot misinformation in the media. They can learn how to verify an image, spot a deepfake, identify a fake news story and more.
8.  Science
   • A summary of the articles in the Connected journal 2013-2020: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Connecteds-2013-to-2020.docx  If anyone has paper copies and can let me know the missing item numbers, that would be helpful.

Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities

1. STEM Learning (UK) has some online PLD available on Managing behaviour for learning https://www.stem.org.uk/cpd/ondemand/45271/managing-behaviour-learning
2. From Learning Network NZ, 214 Universal Drive, Henderson, Auckland
   • Hands-on Science & Creativity by Madeleine Collins, 19 Jun, 8:30-12:30 https://www.learningnetwork.ac.nz/events/creativity-3/
   • Education Law for school leaders in Ak, Tauranga, Wgtn, Chch, Dunedin. Patrick Walsh. Face to face
3. NZ Marine Studies Centre (Portobello) has funding to again run teacher workshops on Ocean Acidification around NZ. To host, email portobello.marinescience@otago.ac.nz .

Technicians

1. The animal welfare technician at Ruakura Ag Research (Hamilton) has a large stock of rats at the moment – please let him know if you require any: Bobby.smith@agresearch.co.nz

Vacancies

1. Twinkle has NZ jobs for content writers & a manager https://apply.workable.com/twinkl-ltd/

Cheers,

Mike

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