Articles from the hub are great to use for newsboards (See the Teacher PLD section) teachers know what level of text the majority of their students would be able to cope with. Don't be afraid to paraphrase the information to suit your students but also include those wonderful science specific words that give students such a sense of word power when they are able to say, understand and use them appropriately.
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Once you start to look at earthworms, you may find that this opens up a whole new and exciting area of investigation. Check out the Soil topic (https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/topics/soil) on the Hub for further information.
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Investigating the climate for the garden can be a natural introduction to the concept of climate change. The first video clip on this webpage introduces the idea of the interconnectedness of our earth systems.
The infographic on Māori Identity and mana being threated by climate change takes a te ao Māori view on this issue and utilises a Whare Tapa
This Venn diagram sorting exercise is great for supporting students to hone in on the differences between these two words. Talking about the pros and cons of a Venn diagram to show this information helps students grow their capability of Interpret Representations.
There is both an online interactive version and a paper-based one.
Before showing students this timeline, try getting them to predict the weather for the next couple of days several times. Teachers could then ask them what information could improve their accuracy.
Once they start to appreciate the fine grained detail that we currently have in our forecasts, this timeline will be much more meaningful and it
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Learn how Tainui ancestor Whakaotirangi first brought kūmara and other plants to Aotearoa and the techniques she used to plant, grow and store them.
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Career education is often another thing to fit into the curriculum - try using some of the bios of scientists on the Hub - this one is about Megan Balks a soil scientist. Talking about scientists as people helps students to consider that as a possible career journey for them.
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