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Slapstick and science: making physics fun
2016-02-17Series creator JOSEPH HERSCHER describes how Jiwi’s Machines came to life, and why a teaching unit was so important to the project.
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Getting to the CoRe of the matter: developing a primary school’s science plan
2015-10-12A collaboration between researchers and primary teachers strengthened a school’s science education programme, writes ANNE HUME.
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Tikanga up your science
2015-06-23Teaching with tikanga can provide our students with different and interesting ways of looking at science challenges, writes GEORGIA BELL.
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Growing healthy learners
2015-04-21Government urged to invest in food and sustainability education.
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Unlocking the idea of ‘capabilities’ in science
2014-07-25According to our curriculum, all students should become responsible, thoughtful citizens in society. The ‘science capabilities’ play a vital role in teaching and learning, writes ROSE HIPKINS.
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Resource banks a useful tool for science teachers
2014-07-15NZCER’s online resources for formative assessment have been upgraded.
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Play along if you feel like NoS is your truth
2014-07-13A Nature of Science investigation began with a song and a dance, writes EMMA McFADYEN.
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Science communication: a key skill to encourage in our students
2014-06-24We need to improve written communication skills at a secondary level for a science-literate society, according to IAN SHAW and DAVID ZEHMS.
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Party poppers make for a party of science
2014-06-16What does it mean to be a scientist? EMMA MCFADYEN investigates with her primary students and a pack of party poppers.