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RNA interference

RNA interference (RNAi) is a natural process that occurs in cells where small RNA molecules ‘silence’ or decrease the activity of specific genes by preventing them from making proteins. DNA and ...

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Learning science from home – ideas to deepen learning

Slip some science into everyday activities you can do while at home. The Hub has resources for helping early childhood, lower primary and middle primary students and families. This article ...

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Marine Metre Squared

Marine Metre Squared is a New Zealand citizen science project that supports communities to monitor their local seashore. The project has been designed to provide meaningful, valid environmental ...

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Whio adaptations

The whio/blue duck has many adaptations to help it survive in its challenging fast-flowing river habitat. Even newly hatched whio ducklings can negotiate white water and dive for food ...

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Seismic waves

When an earthquake occurs, the shockwaves of released energy that shake the Earth and temporarily turn soft deposits, such as clay, into jelly (liquefaction) are called seismic waves, from the ...

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    Easy care sheep – introduction

    Easy care sheep, developed by AgResearch, have been selectively bred to be more productive and less labour-intensive for farmers. Our collection of resources on this reveals more about these ...

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    The ‘Investigating in science’ strand

    The nature of science is concerned with science as a way of thinking, but this can’t exist in isolation, so the New Zealand curriculum document includes three other substrands of the nature of ...

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    Local curriculum, mātauranga and science

    In this recorded webinar Shawn Cooper, Senior Curriculum Lead and science presenter from Home Learning TV, shares his thoughts and insights on developing a local curriculum and what embedding ...

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    Whakanui pūtaiao

    The 2021 Primary Science Week recognised the amazing mahi kairangahau Māori (researchers) are doing in the field of mātauranga pūtaiao and science. Di Christenson and Carol Brieseman, both ...

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    Mātauranga and the Living World

    Join Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub and Yvonne Taura (Ngāiterangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Uenuku, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) as they explore mātauranga resources related to the ...

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    Join global experts in science and community leaders for a transformative event, shaping a brighter future together! This gathering expands on the planned February event that was cancelled due to ...

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    Join in the biggest bioblitz event across the southern hemisphere! The Great Southern BioBlitz is an opportunity for all Southern Hemisphere countries to record organisms during Spring and ...

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