Science Learning Hub

Free multi-media teaching resources based on NZ science & biotech - #science, #STEMeducation & #scicomm. Funded by @MBIEgovtnz Tweets by Greta

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Kia ora, Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao - The Science Learning Hub is stepping back from X. You can find us on a range of other platforms
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[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

If Māori iwi, hapū, rūnanga or trusts would like me to kōrero with them about 'MythBusting de-extinction to sort fact from fiction' in light of the recent announcement regarding moa, please reach out. There are options available for kōrero both in-person and via Zoom.

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Yoga with the butterflies 2024
@OtagoMuseum
$20 21 August 5.45pm (for a 6pm start) https://t.co/SVKXMVC2Uu

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Aurora Energy Otago Science and Technology Fair
18 August 2024
Come and browse the early work of Aotearoa New Zealand’s next generation of scientists.
@OtagoMuseum
https://t.co/HYGnf1zXOK

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

For those that couldn't be at pur webinar today, we will have a recording and the PPT up on the site within a couple of weeks - stay posted
#mātaurangaMāori #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Harakeke is another excellent plant to take a look at in your classroom - loads of opportunities to explore #mātaurangaMāori
https://t.co/dYtp7eeOKX
#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Chloe has also looked at kūmara with her students
(AND guess where you'll find LOADS of resources to get you started - oh yeah, The Sci Learning Hub!)
https://t.co/lmnI7fFdnG
#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Participants are now sharing ideas and things we've done in our own classrooms - kawakawa and rongoa; maramataka; waka etc #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

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Creating kōwhai infographics activity - https://t.co/gGX74VNRgM
#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

In the future Chloe says she's let children choose between an infographic and a poem rather than both - but depends on the time you want for students to spend on these
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[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Communicating the learning - with poetry and infographics - Chloe says she was blown away by the language within the students work after a week immersed in the topic
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[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

AND give your students the time and space to make mistakes or to change their methods when planting their seeds. Planting kōwhai seeds | Whakatōngia kākano kōwhai - https://t.co/UbvvSDcChP #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

You'll be surprised at all the learning involved in collecting seeds - give your students time to explore
https://t.co/dg11ogdRHO
#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Observing kōwhai | Āta titiro kōwhai — student activity on Sci Learning Hub: https://t.co/1V9fSbuiAP

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

When you truely observe and look closely you 'see' what is there not what you think or want to be there
Be explicit in teaching the skills around observation
#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

We're doing a quick run through of activities Chloe undertook in her classroom - staring with observation
"The more I go outside with my tamariki, the better they get and the less chaos!"
#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Chloe is talking about her own learning journey around mātauranga and te reo Māori

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

The SLH has some valuable webinars that look into mātauranga and understanding the complexities - e.g https://t.co/Mo6Ev284y0
#SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Talking about some of the important ideas around mātauranga - for example it's not just historic, it is now and into the future #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD

[Science Learning Hub @NZScienceLearn]

Inviting students to imagine pre-colonial Aotearoa and thinking how data would have been gathered and how it would have been passed on - a strong way to open minds to different knowledge systems #SLH_webinar #SLH_PLD