10Jun1886	Anniversary Mt Tarawera eruption www.teara.govt.nz/en/historic-volcanic-activity/page-2
12-15 Jun	Fieldays, Mystery Creek, Hamilton
14 Jun	World Blood Donor Day www.nzblood.co.nz
15 Jun	Global Wind Day www.windenergy.org.nz/resources/for-teachers
17 Jun	Ed Perfect update on what’s new in year 11. 3:45-4:30pm. Register here.
17-21Jun	National Schools Pride Week https://insideout.org.nz/
19 Jun	World Albatross Day Link to RNZ
21 Jun	Winter solstice NZ https://www.rasnz.org.nz/in-the-sky/sun-rise-and-set-1
21-23 Jun	World Vision 40h Challenge weekend www.famine.org.nz
24Jun-2Jul	NZ Garden Bird Survey https://gardenbirdsurvey.landcareresearch.co.nz/
Moon	1Q Jun 14      FM June 22      3Q Jun 29      NM Jul 6

1. Talks that may be relevant for us
   • Science Learning Hub has taken the 3rd knowledge systems webinar from Pauline Waiti and Rosemary Hipkins and broken it into 5 short videos with presenter resources. Watch here.
   • Dell Day 14 Jun celebrates NZ women in Science, with some of our scientists sharing their stories. 10:30am -12:00pm. Zoom in, with this PW

Info

1. Mātauranga Māori:
   • From the 12min mark this panel of Māori scientists talk about Mātauranga Māori and it’s relationship with Western Science https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/watch-the-hui-monday-august-2.html
2.  Pedagogy:
   • Best Evidence Science Teaching materials help teachers to diagnose student misconceptions and respond effectively. STEM Learning (UK) is free to join.
3. Professional reading/watching/listening:
   • Article about using report comments to support growth mindset.
   • SET 1, 2024 has articles on the mana model of student success, partnering with Māori parents, the next evolution of science capabilities, Pacific learners in Science …
4. Registration for Virtual Learning Network’s term 3 classes for primary close 12pm 24 Jun. https://hail.to/ktu-ako-vln/publication/91IjCZF/article/2qmXecO

Resources

1. Biology:
   • In this Phenomenal Images activity, students explore the responses of plant roots and stomata to common stimuli, including gravity and water levels. https://bit.ly/RootMovement
   • Some resources from the Unlocking Life’s Code / Genomics in Schools workshop last year have been shared with me.
2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • The latest issue of the NZ Journal of AgResearch has an article on Mānuka honey as Rongoā for animals in agriculture https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288233.2023.2274393
   • Free multimedia resource exploring Australia’s agricultural technologies
3. Earth & Space Science:
   • Activity showing what rubber ducks can tell us about sea currents https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/340_Friendly_floatees.pdf
   • GNS article on volcano types https://www.gns.cri.nz/our-science/natural-hazards-and-risks/volcanoes/volcano-types/
4. Chemistry:
   • The chem of hydrangeas https://cen.acs.org/environment/Periodic-Graphics-chemistry-hydrangea-color/102/i13
   • The Great Maze Activity is an escape room activity that revises chem for year 11 students. [Alayna Amy & Leah Murray]
5. Physics:
   • TED talk on the science of heat pumps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sSDXurPX-s
   • Activity on measuring electrical resistance in the ground to find buried objects https://www.earthlearningidea.com/PDF/96_Electrical_ground_probing.pdf
6. Primary & intermediate:
   • Oak National Academy digital lessons on simple forces for primary. You’ll need to join (it’s free)
   • Netsafe’s animated Hector’s World series helps tamariki up to yr 6 understand digital safety issues. Hector’s World website episodes have teachjng resources on Netsafe’s online kete
7. Nature of Science:
   • The 2024 NZ Garden Bird Survey, 29 Jun – 7 July is a citizen science project that studies the distribution and population trends of our common garden birds. Worth a look.
8. L1 Science:
   • At an NZASE cluster this week we discovered some L1 Science teachers are not aware of the L1 resources created by BEANZ, ESSE, HATA, NZIP, SCENZ, because they do not teach those subjects at a senior level. Please ensure AgH, CB and PES teachers have the PWs, LIs and urls for subject association subscriptions held by the department.

MoE/NZQA

1. Resources & activities that may be useful for this term’s TODs: using mātauranga Māori in an NCEA course, subject-specific literacy, mana ōrite, using MoE resources to plan, strengthening literacy/reading/numeracy, pathways https://ncea.education.govt.nz/teacher-only-days
2. In an ongoing process, more than 5,000 teaching resources and curriculum content items have now been moved from TKI (available to the public) to the online curriculum hub Tāhūrangi (needs an ESL to access). Science Online is 1 of many TKI websites which are closing before 30 June. To save you some time: NoS activities from SoL, Science Capabilities Secondary, Science Capabilities Primary,

Professional Development & Learning

1. Education Hub’s new online course: Neurodiversity – separate online courses for primary and secondary, 1.5h/week for 14 weeks. $100. Start any time.

Technician

1. Needing to get rid of radioactive materials? Contact ncr@esr.cri.nz, the National Centre for Radiation Science, with what materials you want to get rid of and why. They can often help

Cheers, Mike

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