Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product. Purpose To consider the issues of increasing plastics use and understand why ...
Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product. Purpose To understand why increasing use of non-degradable materials is not ...
Long ago, according to the legend of Māui, the Sun was the focus of attention. People wanted more daylight and warmth to get their jobs done. Māui schemed to harness the Sun. Rights: Tim Tripp ...
Resilience usually refers to an individual’s tendency to cope with stress and adversity. This concept is increasingly being used in the scientific fields of ecology and ecosystems research ...
In this activity, students compare the rate of degradation of disposable plates using three different disposal methods. Purpose To experiment with a range of disposable plates made from different ...
In this activity, students use their knowledge of potato plates to write a letter promoting their use. Purpose This activity will help students understand product lifecycles and compare the ...
If you live in a town or city, have you ever wondered where your drinking water comes from? Water is collected from a natural source, then has to go through a treatment process. Treating drinking ...
The Kindling Cracker, a safety device for chopping kindling, was developed by innovator Ayla Hutchinson when she was 13 years old. In this promotional video from the Kindling Cracker team, you ...
Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Professor Juliet Gerrard talks about the ideas needed to make new materials to replace plastics. Chief Innovation and Science Officer Dr Elspeth MacRae and ...
Scion Science Leader Biopolymers & Chemicals Dr Florian Graichen talks about a novel new product made for the wine industry from its own waste streams.
This interactive highlights the critical role temperature plays in the world of ceramics.
Most urban drinking water is cleaned and treated in an ordered series of steps.
This interactive looks at the electromagnetic spectrum. To use this interactive, move your mouse or finger over any of the labelled boxes and select to obtain more information. Select here for a ...
