11 Jul	World Population Day www.stats.govt.nz 🡪 Schools Corner
11 Jul	Primary Science conference, 8:30am–4pm Music Auditorium, UoA, 76 Epsom Ave, Ak
21 Jul 1969	1st moon walk www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11_40th.html#.UtmgLOuBr-k
27 Jul	International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Info here.
31Jul-6Aug	Cook Islands Māori Language week www.mpia.govt.nz
6 Aug 1945	Hiroshima Day http://www.hiroshima-remembered.com/
8-14 Aug	Maths Week www.mathsweek.org.nz/
Moon	FM Jul 14      3Q Jul 21      NM Jul 29      1Q Aug 5

1. Dr Richard Sniezko gives a webinar on developing genetic resistance to Myrtle Rust 13 Jul 11–11:30 am. https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/398618469102725131
2. SCENZ is currently compiling a database of chemistry teachers to be notified about their PLD. If you haven’t yet responded please send contact details to chemistryeducatorsnz@gmail.com [Ian T]
3. Cafe Scientifique Tauranga on Natural Hazards abound in the BOP, July 18 at 7:00 PM. $5. Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club, 90 Keith Allen Dr. Register here.
4. The NZ Secondary Students’ Choir have won an international competition. See them on tour in the South Island this week, in Nelson, Blenheim, Chch, Wanaka. More info here.

Info

1. Mātauranga Māori
   • DoC’s Tihei Taiao digital video series brings rongoā Māori (traditional Māori healing) to life with well-known local educators.
   • An article by Toby Morris about Tāmaki Makaurau’s volcanoes and reckoning with the past. https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/14-06-2022/the-side-eye-we-destroyed-mountains
2. Health & Safety:
   • MoE has 4 new H&S learning modules, accessed here with your education sector login. One of these is about Managing Hazardous Substances
3. Digital support:
   • Virtual Science Teachers is a store of online lessons, some of which incorporate PhET animations. Free to join. https://www.virtualscienceteachers.com/
4. Some activities to build understanding of Electronics https://gecko3.azurewebsites.net/AssignmentPresenter/

Resources

1. Biology:
   • You can transfer DNA between objects by shaking hands https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/long-handshake-spreads-your-dna-things-never-touched
   • A set of lessons and teacher resources on evolution https://ncse.ngo/origin-species
2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • House of Science has a new primary resource kit addressing solutions to Agricultural Greenhouse Gases. Find out about their kits and find a local branch.
3. Earth & Space Science:
   • A FB link to Rangi Matamua’s blog “living by the stars” may be good for student’s interest [Kayleigh Hoffman] https://www.facebook.com/Livingbythestars/
   • An ELI game showing how fossils form and survive. Great photos https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/202_Fossil_game.pdf
4.  Chemistry:
   • Methane, climate change and NZ research https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/methane-the-other-greenhouse-gas/4015324.article
   • Heat tert-butanol to demonstrate 2 changes of state in 1 heating curve (3 free articles/month) https://edu.rsc.org/exhibition-chemistry/demonstrating-the-heating-curve-of-tert-butanol/4015756.article
5. Physics:
   • An article about generating electricity by wind offshore https://www.newsroom.co.nz/sustainable-future/unlimited-resource-nzs-offshore-energy-revolution
   • A blog about the physics of the karate chop and a Scientific American article showing simple practical ways to analyse it
6. Primary & intermediate:
   • Video about what astronauts eat https://education.australiascience.tv/what-do-astronauts-eat/
7.  STEM:
   • STEMSTARS is a practical STEM teaching resource based around a story eg Nanogirl And The Kitten (about smells). Comes with video and print resources. $$ Education Gazette article.
   • New STEM teaching resources from NIH https://science.education.nih.gov
8. Nature of Science:
   • Try some Citizen Science with the Science Learning Hub
     • Global Earth Challenge explores plastic pollution, insects, air quality & food sustainability. Winter is a good time to document air quality with a phone & an app!
     • AI4Mars helps teach Mars rovers how to classify Martian terrain so that future rovers don’t get stuck in the sand.
     • Planet Four identifies and measures features on the surface of Mars.
9.  EfS:
   • A resource from Kids Greening Taupo about the biology and conservation of kiwi
   • Impacts of climate change on Māori plant use and knowledge http://www.priscillawehi.com/resources/harvesting/

Cheers, Mike

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