1-31 Oct | Health Literacy month www.healthliteracymonth.org/ |
1-31 Oct | Save Kiwi month www.kiwisforkiwi.org/save-kiwi-week/schools |
1-31 Oct | Breast Cancer Awareness month www.nzbcf.org.nz (Pink Ribbon) |
20 Oct | NZASE online forum 3:30-4:30 pm for teachers of years 7-10. Register here |
21 Oct | Peak of Orionids meteor shower http://www.rasnz.org.nz/in-the-sky/meteor-showers |
23 Oct | Mole day http://www.moleday.org/ |
24 Oct | World polio day http://wpd.typepad.com/worldpolioday/ |
30 Oct | NZ Teachers day www.worldteachersday.org |
Moon | 1Q 24 Oct FM 1 Nov 3Q 9 Nov NM 15 Nov |
Info
- Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
- Te reo Māori lesson plans L1-8 have 1 or 2 sciencey things and a few literacy things. https://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Teacher-tools/Te-reo-Maori-lesson-plans
- NZH article about a culturally appropriate pēpeha for Pākehā https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12291027
- Professional reading/watching:
- The positives of autism https://www.reddit.com/r/autism/comments/7zbclj/the_positives_of_autism/
- The He Awa Ara Rau report following 70,000 rangatahi through school & into jobs highlighted many inequities including the negative and lasting impacts of streaming
- Literacy:
- A freebie from Teachers pay Teachers, a scavenger hunt for digital or paper textbooks to help students navigate a textbook they will be using. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/How-to-Read-a-Textbook-Distance-Learning-Back-to-School-1970390
- Science Careers
- Famous women scientists http://famousfemalescientists.com/
- Science at Work uses video & activity sheets to introduce scientists and people whose work uses science https://pstt.org.uk/resources/curriculum-materials/Science-at-Work
- October’s NZASE newsletter was sent last week. It includes articles on Māori perspectives on Gene Editing, Oceans around NZ & on a Māori scientist as publicly-available resources here https://nzase.org.nz/resources/resources-by-nzase/. There’s an activity on COVID misinformation for members (to access this join NZASE here).
Resources
- Biology:
- Xray and CAT scan images of animals including us
- Ideas for an investigation testing facemasks [Alison Campbell] https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083
- Gene editing:
- Article on gene editing research in NZ https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/life-hackers
- Nobel prize in chemistry for CAS 9 https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/10/07/2020nobelchemistry/
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
- Compost IQ quiz https://soilfoodweb.typeform.com/to/ziA8IQthe
- New World Supermarkets are giving away up to 10 million vegetable, herb and plant seedling kits. The 24 varieties include carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, beetroot and edible flowering plants like pansies. https://www.newworld.co.nz/littlegarden
- Earth & Space Science
- A 9-minute interview about the NZ Fossil Record Files. https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018762578
- Digital devices are being attached to marine vertebrates to collect oceanographic data https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/where-the-seabirds-go
- Posters & info on moon formation https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/moonPosters/
- Chemistry:
- BBC video on the strangeness of water https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p06y2c9k/why-water-is-one-of-the-weirdest-things-in-the-universe
- Gas chemistry on the International Space Station https://isslive.com/educators/Environmental-ELSS-ETHOS-ELSS.pdf
- Fireworks – two versions of the underpinning science one and two as well as testing the components
- Physics:
- Interactive resource on heat conduction through materials https://learn.concord.org/resources/750/conduction-heat-conduction-through-materials
- The 2020 Nobel prize in physics for black holes https://www.compoundchem.com/2020/10/06/2020nobelphysics/
- EfS:
- Bacteria that eat plastic https://ted.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=367d080dac70911f825f109f9&id=9072e1fbc9&e=26fb9886fe
- Online lessons on climate, energy choices & the supply of freshwater, clean air & food. https://learn.concord.org/earth
- Primary & intermediate
- A fun way to measure tree height https://www.science-sparks.com/how-tall-is-a-tree/
- Simple machines resources: the advantage of machines and trebuchet challenge
- Nature of Science
- Concord resources for developing system thinking https://sagemodeler.concord.org/
- Science
- Mission X uses the context of space exploration to learn about science, nutrition, exercise and space. Activities are aimed at students aged 8 to 12 but can be adapted to suit other ages. https://www.stem.org.uk/esero/news-and-views/news/registrations-mission-x-2021-are-now-open
- Kiwrious Ltd is distributing their kits free to schools across NZ. Each kit comes with 8 different electronic sensors & is accompanied by online lesson plans and supplementary learning materials aligned with L4 & L5 of the NZC.
Professional Learning and Development
- A reminder to Auckland teachers of the ESS enrichment day 20 Nov at Ak Uni. Flyer: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ESS-Auckland-Nov-20.docx
- BEANZ workshops have been organised for Biology teachers in Auckland Mon 23 Nov. We will be looking at the new draft standards (whichever way the L1 subject list goes these standards will remain). Flyer: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-BEANZ-Workshop-Auckland.docx Info for Northland out soon.
Cheers, Mike