Cheese, initially handmade on the farm, is now a major export for New Zealand. So how has the cheese and the manufacturing changed, and why is some cheese still handmade? Dairy industry major New ...
Explore the science and the art of cheesemaking and the development of this ancient biotechnology into a modern industry. Rights: Image licensed through 123RF Limited Cumin gouda Traditional ...
Cheesemaking is the controlled process of removing water from milk. This process concentrates the milk’s protein, fat and other nutrients and increases its shelf life. Cheesemaking is one of the ...
In this activity, students investigate a range of cheeses to identify their characteristics and determine how these different characteristics are created. Purpose This activity will enable ...
In this activity, students learn how to identify potential safety hazards in a cheesemaking process. They learn how these can be minimised or eliminated to prevent contamination by foreign ...
In this activity, students investigate how variations in processing cheese curd impact on the final cheese characteristics. As an extension, students learn how these cheese characteristics relate ...
Be part of a worldwide movement and use Global Earth Challenge to submit or classify photos to help our planet’s environment and human health. Global Earth Challenge is a citizen science campaign ...
Capture wild microbes and turn them into bread – for science! This is a project you could do with your students in the classroom or they can do at home. Microbes are found in every environment on ...
Myrtle rust is a serious biosecurity threat, and help is needed to monitor its spread. This citizen science project aims to gather information on the location, hosts and intensity of this fungal ...
Students develop knowledge of prototype taewa products and design a label that reflects the cultural value and specified market for the product. Purpose Understand the attributes and benefits of ...
Students investigate silage production and test a stream to see if run-off from silage is polluting it. Students then produce a pamphlet of their findings to educate the community. Purpose To ...
This case study was based on a biotechnology unit that focused on investigating silage and the possible effects of run-off on a small rural stream. This case study explores why this was an ...
Traditional cheesemaking is about working with your hands and controlling production based on what you see and feel is happening in the milk and the cheese. Here, Miel Meyer of Meyer Gouda Cheese ...
An early career change to cheesemaking was a lifestyle decision for Miel Meyer, General Manager of Meyer Gouda Cheese. Here, Miel explains why he left his job in a science laboratory to work in ...
Meyer Gouda Cheese makes Gouda cheese using traditional methods. Here, General Manager Miel Meyer explains how new technologies have helped them make cheese more efficiently and why retaining ...
In this interactive Miel Meyer explains some of the processes for managing cheese quality in making traditional Gouda cheese. Click on the labels to watch the videos and for more information ...
This interactive explains the different cells, microorganisms and molecules involved in the human immune system. Click on the labels for more information. Select here to view the full transcript ...
This interactive is a simple version of the human immune response to two different pathogens. Click on the labels for more information. Select here to view the full transcript and copyright ...
