6 Nov	Deadline to apply for PLD in China. Apply here
6 Nov	Liggins workshop on human microbiome. Auckland
8 Nov	Liggins workshop on human microbiome, Wgtn Learn more and register here.
11 Nov	Transit of Mercury (passes in front of the sun) http://www.rasnz.org.nz/in-the-sky/meteor-showers
12 Nov	Biology Moderation Workshop, 9-3, Waikato Dio, 660 River Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton 3210
18-24 Nov	Antibiotic Resistance   www.who.int/campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week/en/
14 Nov	World Diabetes day www.barnabybee.com/information.htm
15 Nov	BEANZ workshop, Wellington Girls, 9-3.  emma.kean@wgc.school.nz
15 Nov	L1 Sci PLD, on Biomechanics, Otago uni PE School, Dunedin, pru.casey@gmail.com
15 Nov	Science symposium, Waikato uni, Hamilton, 8:30-3:30. Register here
17 Nov	Peak of Leonid meteor shower http://www.rasnz.org.nz/in-the-sky/meteor-showers
18 Nov	BEANZ workshop 10- 3, Greymouth HS, Library Annex. Contact Ange fox@swas.ac.nz
18 Nov	ESS Senior Subject Day, OSTA, held at OBHS, Dunedin justin.zani@obhs.school.nz
Moon	1Q Nov 4.      FM Nov 13.      3Q Nov 20.      NM Nov 27.

Info

1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
   • The 2019 Callaghan Medal, the top award for Science Research in NZ has been won by Ocean Mercier of Vic uni for her work bridging mātauranga Māori and science: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/2018717818/a-bridge-between-science-and-matauranga-maori

2. Pedagogy:
   • Question Formulation Technique to engage students : Alison Campbell https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51186/how-helping-students-to-ask-better-questions-can-transform-classrooms

3. Professional reading:
   • Some leadership blogs HoDs may find useful. http://www.10greatest.com/top-leadership-blogs/

4. Science Careers
   • Ideas from careers NZ on how to include more careers in your science teaching program/ https://www.careers.govt.nz/resources/tools-and-activities/science-classroom-activities/#cID_1204

Resources

1. Biology:
   • A useful site on vaccines & autism with a summary of the issues with Wakefield’s study https://www.healthcare-management-degree.net/autism-vaccines/
   • This Virus Explorer interactive has 3D models of viruses you can filter by structure, genome type, & vaccine availability. #WorldHandwashingDay http://bit.ly/VirusExplorerBI

2. AgHort:
   • Dairy NZ’s Technical Series showcases latest research in the dairy sector – perfectly readable by senior students. https://www.dairynz.co.nz/publications/technical-series/

3. Astronomy:
   • NZer’s are voyagers by nature & now we are also launching into space! What will voyaging to space look like in 100 years? Primary schools can submit their class’s ‘Message to the Future’ to the NZ Space Agency to win cool space prizes. To share & enter https://tinyurl.com/y4b7lobn Closes 29 Nov.
   • November Night sky. Attached: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/The-Night-Sky-in-November.docx

4. Chemistry:
   • The chemistry of fireworks https://www.explainthatstuff.com/howfireworkswork.html
   • Compound chem info graphic on fireworks colours https://www.compoundchem.com/2013/12/30/the-chemistry-of-fireworks/

5. Physics:
   • High School Physics Explained has videos on kinematics, dynamics, waves, electromagnetism, standard model of atomic structure among others. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtAsDXpzJVpvgTxnlhHbQA

6. Science:
   • This article and animation address the question, how deep is the ocean.
   • Comparing the environmental footprint of electric vs petrol car. https://sciblogs.co.nz/climate-explained/2019/10/16/the-environmental-footprint-of-electric-versus-fossil-car/

7. EfS:
   • This Water Footprint Calculator shows how activities we do every day impact water use. It’s American so water volume is measured in gallons, but this is still a useful tool as it teaches us more about sustainability.

8. Primary
   • Activities to help students learn about Adelie Penguin life history & their relationship to climate change. Jessie McKenzie, Royal Society http://penguinscience.com/classroom_home.php

Professional Learning & Development

1. PLD from UK’s STEM learning. All of these are free and take 3h/week online learning
   • Managing behaviour for learning – 5 week course available now
   • Introducing assessment for learning – 3 week course, available now, next starts 27 Jan.
   • Linking curriculum learning to STEM careers – 4 week course starting 4 Nov

2. Biology in Context, Unitec 27 Nov. $35. Numbers limited. Info & registration form: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BIC-2019-info-n-rego.pdf

Technicians

1. Don’t want students to eat the M&M’s from their science experiment? “Empty the M&Ms into an old skungy-looking ice cream container. Then find the dustiest dirtiest part of the lab (e.g. your high shelves) & sweep all of the dust, dead bugs & dried leaves into the container. The students have to come up and collect their own M&M’s from the container so they get to see how nasty it looks. It works!” Arwen, Technician, Onehunga
2. There is some concern from technicians about food consumption in labs becoming more of an issue this term. With the new Health & Safety regulations we need to be much more careful here or we could face hefty fines: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Food-in-Labs.docx

Cheers, Mike