Position: Former Senior Lecturer, University of Waikato. Currently founder and director Chronoptics. Field: Optics, time-of-flight 3D-cameras Dr Adrian Dorrington was attracted to studying ...
Position: Former Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of Waikato. Field: Optics, optoelectronics. Rainer was born in Germany where he attended high school and university. He ...
As New Zealanders looking to the future, we are faced with many opportunities – and challenges. These include improving the health of all our people, advancing our economic growth, protecting our ...
In this activity, students use UV beads to investigate the effectiveness of different sunscreen lotions. Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato UV beads UV beads change ...
The human eye contains structures that allow it to perceive light, movement and colour differences. In this activity, students use online or paper resources to identity and label the main parts ...
Dissections offer memorable science experiences that can provide inspiration for students to learn more about living things and even consider pursuing a career in biology. There are many ways a ...
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In this online ...
Help this global project to develop a faster test for antibiotic resistance by looking inside bacteria that have been treated with antibiotics. This will improve healthcare for patients with ...
Search data from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft for the dips in star light intensity caused by exoplanets – planets that orbit stars other than the Sun. As these exoplanets pass between the star and ...
Join Karen Parker from Tahuna Normal Intermediate School and Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub in a session which will introduce you to Vision 20/20, an exciting Participatory Science ...
In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool talks with Dr Kristin Dyet about her role at New Zealand’s Institute of Environmental Science & Research (ESR). Kristin shares ...
To customise curriculum materials for younger students, teachers need to consider the particular knowledge and skills that their younger students have (Grossman & Thompson, 2008). Strategies ...
Dr Adrian Dorrington, a scientist from the University of Waikato, explains the basic concept behind 3D television and film. One system requires the viewer to wear active glasses so that the right ...
Hayley Reynolds, a PhD student at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, shares her views on the attributes needed to complete a PhD and talks about her own personal motivation.
Dr Richard McKenzie, Senior Research Scientist at NIWA, Lauder, has recently started to examine the spectrum of UV emitted by sunbed lamps. Here, he reports on an early result. Acknowledgements ...
Select here for the best view of this interactive timeline. It combines the Rongomai School healthy homes investigation with the nature of science.
This slideshow, from the webinar Vision 20/20, provides additional support for the webinar video. Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go here for the ...
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 ...
