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Increasing diversity in science could be one way to fight inequality
23/01/2015There are compelling reasons for tackling the under-representation of different ethnic groups, women and those from low-income backgrounds in science, writes JAMES MOORE.
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The end is nigh: Silicon-based computers and what might replace them
19/11/2014We’ve become accustomed to each successive generation of computers making the last obsolete within months for about a half-century or so now. What does the future hold, JAYLAN BOYLE asks, in our latest science-fiction inspired article.
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Making geysers and investigating electromagnetics
03/11/2014Plans are underway for the sixth Junior Young Physicist’s Tournament, which will be held in Wellington next year.
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Design a logo for the Year of Light
01/11/2014A New Zealand emblem is required: can your students help?
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New tuatara book hatched
14/10/2014Alison Cree offers a comprehensive and fascinating look at tuatara. Her new book provides a rich resource for teaching The Living World contexts.
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Reasons for our seasons: earth science comes alive
03/10/2014This is your invitation to connect your students with an earth science class in New York.
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Get inspired by the Ocean 180 Video Challenge
24/09/2014Kiwi students and teachers are invited to take part in an international science communication initiative.
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Join Hannah on a deep-sea mission
19/09/2014Students and teachers have the chance to follow intrepid Kiwi Hannah Prior.
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Earth and Space Science in The New Zealand Curriculum
31/07/2014New subject Earth and Space Science encourages students to more deeply explore our planet.
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New astrobiology group formed
29/07/2014A new division of the Royal Astronomical Society (RASNZ) has been established to foster the local astrobiology community.
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Unlocking the idea of ‘capabilities’ in science
25/07/2014According 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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Refraction and diffraction of light through ice crystals in the clouds
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Philippa On The Ice Philippa Werry at an Antarctic research camp 2016
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New STEM Scholarships from BP
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Fight Germs and Win!
One of the most topical scientific issues of the 21st Century has to be the antibiotic resistance of microbes. This issue threatens, at its worst, to take our health system back to the brink of the 20th Century. At its best, it is causing a paradigm shift in policy, and thoughts and practises around the application, distribution and cost of antibiotics.As Science educators, we are the banner bearers of change. What we teach, and how we teach it, can expedite vital social change around attitudes to health, and particularly the expectations we place upon our medical practitioners. »
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Week of Engineering
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Book Review: Investigations in the Classroom, Bk 2
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