Research on godwit migration involves tracking or following the flight path of the birds. Scientists like Dr Phil Battley and Dr Jesse Conklin from Massey University do this by putting a tracking ...
Position: Senior Researcher (Wildlife Ecologist), Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research. Field: Small mammal and bird ecology, threatened species recovery, pest management. John began his career in ...
In this activity, students classify the different types of adaptations that New Zealand native birds have. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: classify adaptations of birds ...
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 ...
In this activity, students explore the incredible flight of a special bird known as E7 to learn about the migratory flight of bar-tailed godwits from New Zealand. Rights: Adrian Riegen Flight ...
Instant Wild is an initiative by the Zoological Society of London. Photos or videos of animals are recorded using hidden cameras in a range of worldwide locations. The aim is to increase the ...
Although invisible to the naked eye, marine microbes drift continually in our ocean systems, quietly consuming up to 50% of the Earth’s CO2 through photosynthesis and producing nearly as much ...
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 ...
Explore the science concepts that underpin knowledge and understanding about birds and their structure, function and adaptations. The New Zealand Ministry of Education’s Building Science Concepts ...
This topic planner offers suggested pathways through some of the flight resources on the Science Learning Hub and connects to relevant programmes offered by the Royal Albatross Education Centre ...
Earthworms are of interest to most children, are easily accessible and are an animal species easily kept in the classroom for short periods of time. This makes them ideal subjects for exploring ...
Dr Phil Battley, from Massey University, discusses how both internal and external satellite transmitters might affect godwits. He shares that internal transmitters worked better than external ...
Dr Phil Battley, from Massey University, explains how birds are kept track of through satellite tagging. He describes and compares two ways of doing this – using backpacks with solar panels and ...
Jesse Conklin, a PhD student at Massey University, describes how geolocators work to keep track of godwits. He explains that they are basically light sensors that record light levels – giving ...
Explore the life cycle of the kākā from egg to adulthood by selecting the labels for further information.
Find out how we can work as scientists to learn more about the birds in our rohe – and how we can make them count! Please check the speaker notes that accompany the slides. They contain activity ...
Kimihia he pēhea te mahi hei kaipūtaiao hei ako i ētahi atu mō ngā manu i tō mātou rohe – me pēhea hoki e whai hua ai ērā! Me maumahara ki te tirotiro i ngā taipitopito kei te taha o ngā kiriata ...
