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Pūteketeke – it’s OK to laugh at Bird of the Century

After a heated contest, New Zealand’s Bird of the Century was named in November 2023 – the puking and pompadoured pūteketeke. The victory isn’t just for pūteketeke but also for conservation and ...

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Decline of birds and pollination

Birdlife has been declining in the New Zealand bush for many years, mainly due to introduced predators such as rats and stoats. Professor Dave Kelly and Jenny Ladley of the University of ...

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Investigating flight – introduction

Have you ever wanted to fly? To soar above valleys and mountains, cities and oceans, feeling the wind whipping against your face? Flight has fascinated humans for as long as we have looked ...

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Bird hotel

In this activity, students take on the role of migrating birds. By participating in a physically active simulation, they experience the journey from summer breeding grounds to winter feeding ...

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Birds and planes

In this activity, students explore the importance of wing shape and size and how this determines the flight capabilities of birds and planes. By the end of this activity, students should be able ...

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Birds in my backyard

Birds in my backyard is a ready-to-use cross-curricular teaching resource. It uses the Ministry of Education’s 2013 Connected article The takeaway table by Diana Noonan. Rights: Crown 2013 ...

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eBird

This comprehensive worldwide online citizen science (OCS) project collates bird species, numbers, locations and times of sightings into a large database. You can create a class as a user and, by ...

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New Zealand Garden Bird Survey

This New Zealand-based citizen science project aims to collect data about the types and numbers of common garden birds in our own backyard. This is done once annually during a particular window ...

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Kea Database

Taking part in this project helps scientists and conservationists know more about the habits of kea. Where are they? How far do they travel? Do they get around in groups? Logging sighting ...

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Ethics and bird conservation – case study

This class case study provides an example of introducing ethical thinking into the classroom to explore a controversial issue in science. It shows how the ethical frameworks in the Ethics ...

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Inquiry outside the classroom

In this recorded professional learning session, Shanthie Walker from DOC and Lyn Rogers explore resources and ideas to support your students’ learning outside the classroom. They model a process ...

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Reading to learn about New Zealand birds and their ...

Active reading is an important activity for making meaning during the process of science inquiry (Osborne, 2010). The integration of science and literacy can enhance student learning in both ...

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Inquiry outside the classroom

Video recording of the PD webinar: Inquiry outside the classroom. Acknowledgement This Powerpoint was developed by the SLH to support the Department of Conservation’s Whio Forever project, which ...

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Taking action for conservation

Video recording of the PD webinar: Taking action for conservation. Acknowledgement This was developed by the SLH to support the Department of Conservation’s Whio Forever project, which was ...

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – The New ...

This is an edited recording of the webinar Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey.

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Inquiry outside the classroom – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar Inquiry outside the classroom, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go ...

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Taking action for conservation – slideshow

This slideshow, from the webinar Taking action for conservation, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go ...

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Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – The New ...

This slideshow, from the webinar Te Tatauranga o ngā Manu Māra o Aotearoa – The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey, provides additional support for the video tutorial. Use the Slideshow menu for ...

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