17 Apr	World Haemophilia day http://www.wfh.org/en/page.aspx?pid=492
22 Apr	Earth day www.earthday.net
23Apr-23May	Ramadan http://islam.about.com/od/ramadan/tp/ramadan-hub.htm
25 Apr	Save the frogs day www.savethefrogs.com/day/  www.nzfrogs.org/
25 Apr	World malaria Day http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/annual/malaria/en/index.html
26 Apr 1986	Chernobyl  www.world-nuclear.org/info/Safety-and-Security/Safety-of-Plants/Chernobyl-Accident/
27 Apr	NASA scientist for a day NZ comp essay due. nzspaceagency@mbie.govt.nz
Moon	3Q 15 Apr        NM 23 Apr         1Q 1 May        FM 7 May.

Info

1. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy:
   • Science Learning Hub webinar on Mātauranga and the Living World https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2848-matauranga-and-the-living-world
   • Book Te Reo te Repo, The Voice Of The Wetland is an online handbook created collaboratively by the Waikato Raupatu River Trust and Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, and funded mainly by the MBIE Wetland Restoration Programme. https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/books/te-reo-o-te-repo

2. Pedagogy:
   • How to structure discussions for more equitable participation https://bit.ly/39SdSnU
   • Carol Ann Tomlinson on Teaching In-Depth Discussion Skills https://bit.ly/2VbTyIM

3. Careers:
   • Careers in STEM. https://bit.ly/3c8PG2n
   • NASA is looking for people who want to train to become astronauts – find out what it takes. https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/astronaut-training/12046740

Resources

1. Geology:
   • A series of 17 short videos from Auckland museum on volcanoes, mostly NZ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prfgw8uKXA8&list=PLcJkKG3b5wrJoUQR6UP0nfi4B2xPsS0Ca

2. Biology:
   • A resource on seed dispersal: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NZ-Seed-Dispersal.docx
   • BioZone is giving free access to their eBooks for the rest of 2020. https://bit.ly/34np2Qp

3. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • The story of where our food comes A resource for learning and teaching science years 5 – 8 https://www.soilfoodsociety.online/teachers      [House of Science]
   • A resource on feijoas to review plant reproduction: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Feijoas.docx

4. Astronomy:
   • A video clip from Otago museum on how to find Rigel in the night sky https://www.otagomuseum.nz/athome/17
   • NASA’s InSight Lander touched down on Mars in 2018 and the 1^st results are just in. https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/mars-insight/12002160

5. Chemistry:
   • Crash’s Online courses for chemistry, mostly senior. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPHzzYuWy6fYEaX9mQQ8oGr
   • SCENZ has posted student notes for L1-3 externals free to members https://nzic.org.nz/scenz/resources/?fbclid=IwAR0omJUZXpu6aenVMYoPdjy3RfSH3cmkh_sJlyZwk6TkyLalCNPulNXifFg

6. Physics:
   • Australia’s Science Channel has hundreds of short animations and videos, suited to senior Physics. They are often accompanied by an explainer text that would be useful when studying from home and cover a wide range of topics. https://bit.ly/2XhLAAy
   • The science of 5G https://www.cnet.com/news/5g-phones-and-your-health-what-you-need-to-know/

7. Science:
   • Search YouTube for Mark Drollinger’s short videos explaining an aspect of science e.g. density, genetics, chemical and physical changes,
   • Stories from the news for yr 5+ https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/ and for older kids https://www.sciencenews.org/

8. Digital support:
   • Science with Mrs B: Carol Brieseman is an award-winning primary teacher from Wellington. She shares someat-home science experiments via short videos https://sites.google.com/view/sciencewithmrsb/kitchen-science-experiments?authuser=0
   • An online community offering nature missions for kiwi kids.       [House of Science] https://www.wildeyes.co.nz/
   • LearNZ past virtual field trips here http://www2.learnz.org.nz/core-fieldtrips.php, lockdown activities here http://www.learnz.org.nz/,  [NB term 2 virtual trips are on hold]
   • Stanford online High School’s webinar tips – very practical especially 23:45 onwards. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pD5BS_XVG0rna3i8ynXOCKnMZDhXbmP-/view
   • Danielle Myburgh’s 5-min recording about tips for making videos for your students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcJZda57L3E&list=PLUjGgiUUZ3m0IbHtzOs5L51lkuzWmie0F&index=2
   • Science Apps: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Digital-Tools-n-Science-Apps.docx
     
   • Free screen casting app – OBS has no time limits and allows lots of options like having your face in the corner talking while sharing documents etc. https://obsproject.com/

9. Primary:
   • Ice cream in a bag! https://www.science-sparks.com/how-to-make-ice-cream-with-ice-and-salt/
   • Template to make a Haast’s eagle paper plane https://www.otagomuseum.nz/athome/22

10. Nature of Science:
    • Tips for spotting bad science about COVID-19. https://skepchick.org/2020/03/how-to-spot-bad-science-about-covid-19/
    • Well presented data comparing the pandemic’s progress in NZ with other countries https://bit.ly/2UQ48Gx

MoE/NZQA

The National Moderator reports are now available on the NCEA Subject Resources pages found on the NZQA website (note the link top right to download as pdf). These reports advise assessors on general issues & trends identified during 2019 NZQA moderation. Standard-specific info is only included for stds with a high rate of moderator disagreement.

All the best for the start of your online teaching program this week.

Mike