5-11 Sep | Conservation week https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/events/conservation-week/ |
6 Sep | Discussion about new S1.4 Sci Communication 5pm https://youtu.be/MXVBm2-pj54 |
8 Sep | International Literacy day https://en.unesco.org/themes/literacy-all |
12-18 Sep | Māori Language week www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz |
15 Sep | Registration for Chemistry Olympiad selection exam closes |
16 Sep | International Day to Preserve O3 Info here |
16 Sep | Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari PD for Waikato teachers. Register here. |
Moon | FM Sep 10 3Q Sep 18 NM Sep 26 1Q Oct 3 |
- Resources for Māori Language Week 12 Sep
- Some phrases that may be useful in the classroom: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Common-phrases-Maori-4p.docx
- Other resources and ideas for the week https://www.reomaori.co.nz/
- Ideas from tki https://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/National-events-and-the-NZC/Te-Wiki-o-te-Reo-Maori
- Have you got a resource to share? Please send it in & I’ll post it next week.
- Thom Adams, Curious Minds Taranaki, has set up a Facebook group for Taranaki science educators. https://www.facebook.com/groups/taranakiscience
- Past recorded conversations with teachers piloting new science standards can be viewed: Socio Scientific Issue (1.1) and Investigative approaches (1.2). Next one on Tuesday (see above)
- Julian Thomson will run a webinar on ‘Useful resources for teaching Geology‘ 7 – 8 pm, Tues 6 Sep, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89845099393?pwd=eFh0RnlqZHZ4Y2c2MjM4YWdEYTZXUT09.
- Sarah Williamson, Antarctic NZ CEO is speaking at the Chch Antarctic Centre about the work they do on the ice. Tues 6 Sep 6:45pm. https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Sarah-Williamson-talk.pdf
- Alison Campbell’s Scholarship Biology Prep Day is at Sancta Maria College in Auckland (319 Te Irirangi Dr, Botany South) on Sat 24 Sep 10am – 4pm. Free. Please let Shane know the school name, teachers attending and the students names ASAP. s.williamson@sanctamaria.school.nz
Info
- Mātauranga Māori
- A story of Māori and science researchers working together to find out more about the genetic diversity of kōura. https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NZ-Conservation-Buoyed-by-Indigenous-Knowledge.docx
- A reading on two-eyed seeing. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/faf.12516
- Science Careers:
- Boss Ladies of Science celebrates inspiring and empowered female scientists at the top of their fields. $25 from the Women’s Bookshop.
Resources
- Biology:
- A short article about making beer: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Making-beer.docx
- A list of the easiest symbiotic relationships to research [can you think of any NZ examples to add?] https://gettingnerdywithmelandgerdy.com/lesson-plan-symbiosis-cheat-sheet/
- Article on estimating the rate of Amazonian deforestation using Google Earth & quadrats
- Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
- A short booklet, The science & spectacle of Soil Life by Roly Poly talks about soils and soil diversity. [Kerry Allen]. http://54.229.242.119/booklets/1_Ref12.pdf
- Earth & Space Science:
- a video about black holes, well scaffolded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtcBFlWSqGM
- A student reading on meteor showers https://www.snexplores.org/article/explainer-understanding-meteors-and-meteor-showers
- A freebie from Teachers Pay Teachers on Geology – ppts, ideas for demos, activities, readings https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geology-Unit-Guide-8463862
- Chemistry:
- When researching an element, ask students to create a fact sheet & an ad, complete with a slogan & pictures (to make a PT on the wall). https://sciencespot.net/Media/adtelempjt.pdf
- Different ways to teach about stereoisomers https://edu.rsc.org/education-research/improve-students-understanding-of-stereoisomers-with-these-evidence-based-ideas/4015909.article
- The chemistry of lightning, acne treatment and alcohol-free beer
- Physics:
- PocketLab lesson investigating the transfer of thermal energy in the context of JWST.
- Using popcorn to teach about radioactivity https://edu.rsc.org/ideas/popping-corn-or-nuclear-decay/4015780.article
- Explanation of the Doppler effect https://www.snexplores.org/article/explainer-how-doppler-effect-shapes-waves-in-motion
- Primary & intermediate:
- Shannon Walker reading a book about a youngster in space https://storytimefromspace.com/give-me-some-space/
- A sound unit for L1&2, from the Sir Paul Callaghan Science Academy https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HCfcZJQREAhrCDW8D2zYK-o-WyLwbTV3/edit . More such units here. https://www.facebook.com/sirpaulcallaghanscienceacademy
- Struan McKenzie’s 5-minute fillers https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lSwUMH95DqWjwRnOhtZuYX-FPiPemtPN
- EfS:
- Keep NZ Beautiful have launched a climate change program https://www.knzb.org.nz/programmes/education/climate-ready-classrooms
- STEM:
- Concord https://learn.concord.org/
- Discover https://discovere.org/stem-activities/
Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities
- Learning Network NZ, 214 Universal Dr, Henderson.
- Complex Behaviour, simple interventions: Kathryn Berkett, 23 Sep. 9:30 – 3pm. Wellington
- Education Law: Patrick Walsh, 23 Sep, 9:30am – 3pm. Ak
- Kohia Teacher’s Centre, Gate 2, 76 Epsom Ave, Epsom
- Making talk count for Teacher Aides: Kerry Upson, 23 Sep
- In Science Learning Hub’s PLD, Carrie Swanson explores science through drama. Wed 8 Sep 4 – 4:45 pm. https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/events/2251-slh-understanding-science-through-drama
Cheers, Mike
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