New Zealand Science Teacher

Science Education & Society

Inside the science hubs
24/02/2014
Rejuvenate your science teaching plans with a closer look at a useful resource.
Dive in to Sea Week 2014
19/02/2014
Take the opportunity to explore the coastline with your science students.
The inside story of ‘Thin Ice’ climate science documentary
14/02/2014
Peter Barrett explains the scientific approach taken by the documentary and its suitability for science students.
Beyond the ivory tower: science for a better society
13/02/2014
SARAH MORGAN writes about her wide and varied work within the science community.
A passion for sharing scientific thinking
12/02/2014
MATT NICOLL describes how he found his niche as a science teacher.
A passion for underwater life
05/02/2014
Malcolm Francis, marine biologist and fisheries expert at NIWA[http://www.niwa.co.nz/], talks about his career in marine science.
Snapping stomata and clunking photosynthesis
05/02/2014
Melissa Wastney talks to editor JENNY SMITH about how she forged a career in reading and writing science.
Wellingtonians to make a splash at Sea Week 2014
04/02/2014
A range of sea-based events are planned for the capital in March.
Science symposium at Waikato
27/01/2014
A symposium to be held in February will offer a chance to examine how we engage with emerging technologies and science.
Pasifika short films a hit
11/12/2013
A project to inspire young Pasifika students has gone viral.

Beware! Mines!

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New STEM Scholarships from BP

BP announces innovation scholarships for Kiwi school students »
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. »
Week of Engineering

Get involved with the Week of Engineering! »
Book Review: Investigations in the Classroom, Bk 2

ES Sci Investigations 2 Cover »