24-30Oct	Tokelau language week
25 Oct	Deadline to apply to be on the L2 & 3 subject SEGs. Info here.
25 Oct	Labour Day
28 Oct	New Zealand ShakeOut, our national earthquake drill & tsunami evacuation at 9.30am
29 Oct	Deadline for next round centrally funded PLD https://pld.education.govt.nz/
30 Oct	NZ Teachers day
23 Oct	ESSE AGM 10am – 1pm.
31 Oct	Deadline to submit entry for Space for Planet Earth Challenge
4 Nov	Diwali https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/new-zealand/diwali
Moon	3Q 29 Oct      NM 5 Nov      1Q 12 Nov      FM 19 Nov

1. Phrases for Tokelau language week : https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Common-phrases-Tokelau.doc
   
2. Congrats to Jo Standley for winning the 2021 sciPAD Denis Hogan Chemical Education Award for her contributions to chemical education in New Zealand.
3. For Global Media and Information Literacy Week 25-29 Oct, ABC has engaging activities and resources to improve students’ information-questioning skills.
4. Reversing Global Warming webinar, Wed 27 Oct, 7-9pm. https://events.humanitix.com/introduction-to-reversing-global-warming
5. Richard Hendra is hosting a workshop (run by Alison Campbell) for Scholarship Biology students & their teachers in the Bay of Plenty – Sat 30 Oct, now online. To receive further info register here, 1 form per school please. https://form.jotform.com/212586929366874
6. Bird of the year voting is open until 31 Oct. While biologists might cringe at the inclusion of bats, it could be a useful teachable moment. Peter Wills has shared a bat kahoot.

Info

1. Mātauranga Māori
   • Tame Malcom speaks with Greta at Science Learning Hub about mātauranga Māori and pest management https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/events/1943-tame-malcolm-indigenous-pest-management
2. Pedagogy:
   • Digital exit cards to get feedback on your lesson https://ziplet.com/lp/exit-tickets-students-love
3. Revision:
   • Study skills poster https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4166069423480312
4. Science Careers
   • PSTT resource on a range of science-based careers, that can be filtered by science, gender, ethnicity or disability. https://pstt.org.uk/resources/curriculum-materials/ASJLM
   • African-American scientists https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/black-scientists-history-1.5918964
5. Student Opportunity
   • Te Kura runs a summer school for students who need up to 12 NCEA credits. Maths, English & Science are delivered online with teacher support. Registrations open 8 Nov & is free for students from state or integrated schools. Drop-in Info evenings on Zoom.

Resources

1. Biology:
   • A guide to the Indigenous terrestrial and wetland ecosystems of Auckland.
   • Article about successes in using gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease https://www.childrenshospital.org/centers-and-services/programs/f-_-n/gene-therapy-program/conditions-we-treat/scd
   • UK’s latest Catalyst teacher notes have lessons on vaccines, fungi, careers and tissue culture https://catalyst-magazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/catalyst-issue-41-learning-notes.pdf
2. Earth & Space Science:
   • Video about the sun, complete with a song the Sun – te Ra. https://fb.watch/8zyx0IoG1L/
   • Fronts and eddies in the ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJF_EKTDqiI
   • Activity to locate an earthquake’s epicentre (students have a choice of earthquake to study). https://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualEarthquake/VQuakeExecute.html
3. Chemistry:
   • Exothermic reactions https://read.activelylearn.com/#teacher/reader/authoring/preview/975697/notes
   • Cosmos article on the science of fireworks https://education.australiascience.tv/cosmos-magazine-the-science-of-fireworks/
   • Activity from Teach Engineering on making a water bottle that will clean dirty water
4. Physics:
   • A series of readings about lightning https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/lets-learn-about-lightning
   • Cosmos reading on energy https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/physics/what-is-energy
   • This video on gravity simulates the orbital motion of solar systems and spiral galaxies https://education.australiascience.tv/scinema-2021-phenomena-episode-7-gravity/
5. Primary & intermediate:
   • Primary Science Teaching Trust free magazine
   • A UK resource for years 5 to 6 on the use of microbes in medicine http://www.ciec.org.uk/pdfs/resources/medicines-from-microbes.pdf
6. Nature of Science:
   • A National Geographic article about teaching kids to recognise fake news.
   • Te reo posters on fat and sugar content of common foods https://toitangata.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Toi-Tangata-Fat-Sugar-Charts.pdf
7. Science of COVID:
   • Nanogirl’s videos about vaccine science Thu 21 to Fri 22 October at 4pm. https://mailchi.mp/education/covid-19-update-11-october#VaccineWebinarNanogirl
   • Debunking myths about COVID vaccines
8.  EfS:
   • WWF image comparing the risks for a 1.5^oC rise in global temperatures with the risks of 2.5^oC. https://www.climatechangenz.nz/#1572499770762-b86e137a-0daa
9.  Science
   • An article on radiometric dating https://www.sciencenews.org/article/radiometric-dating-history-carbon-century-science
   • Science ideas for Halloween https://www.science-sparks.com/5-fun-science-experiments-for-halloween/

Professional Learning & Development (PLD) Opportunities

1. ScIC7 (Science is Cool) virtual unconference, Oct 28, focuses on STEM education. PT is 20h behind NZT (i.e. starts 5 am 29 Oct NZT) https://www.thepocketlab.com/events/scic7
2. UK is holding a Primary Climate Science Symposium 1 – 12 Nov. This free online event will run in parallel with the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. Information here.
3. Auckland’s Physics Day will now be a half day, online and on Sat 20 Nov. More info https://sites.google.com/view/uoaptd2017/2021s-day-info
4. The ChemEd BioLive conference committee has organised a mātauranga Māori panel webinar for Sat 13 Nov, 9:30-11 am. More info soon.

Cheers,

Mike

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