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Jodie Hunter
What do you do on an average work day?Every work day is different for me. I co-lead a large scale professional learning and development project called "Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities", or...
View ArticleManawatu Science and Technology Fair 2018
This is the 44th Manawatu Science and Technology fair!The annual event is about encouraging students from primary to secondary school to think about the world around them.With a love for science and...
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Participatory Science Platform
Funding news:South AucklandSouth AucklandThe South Auckland Participatory Science Platform (PSP) is seeking applications for projects running in 2019 . All applications are due by 5pm Mon 29 October...
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Taranaki project funding opens for 2019
More science and technology projects in Taranaki can get off the ground, thanks to a fifth round of funding from the region's Participatory Science Platform (PSP).The Taranaki PSP has a total of...
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Farther from Frozen: climate change project visits Pacific Islands
Over the next week, more than five hundred students and locals in Alofi, Niue, will be exploring climate change and how it is affecting their island, as part of a series of school sessions, shows and...
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Renee Campbell
What do you do on an average work day?I am incredibly fortunate to work alongside my favourite Kaipūtaiao (Scientists) and Kaipāngarau (Mathematicians), and to teach within a space that still continues...
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Teachers sought as next leaders in science education
The Science Teaching Leadership Programme (STLP) is a unique initiative bolstered by government funding that enables teachers to upskill in leadership as well as teaching science.Teachers can be...
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Curious Minds ambassadors appointed
People wanting to run community science/technology research and engagement projects now have peer support, mentorship and a community of practice that they can tap into, thanks to the newly launched...
View ArticleAccelerate: Driving New Zealand
Revved up, fully charged, and challenging the status quo! MOTAT’s latest exhibition, Accelerate: Driving New Zealand, delves into the past, present, and future of New Zealand’s relationship with...
View ArticleKa Hao te Rakatahi
Kāi Tahu rakatahi (young people) will learn how to monitor tuna (eel) numbers so that they can act as Kaitiaki (guardians) of the mahinga kai (food harvesting) resources of Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau. The...
View ArticleElectric Vehicle Battery Health: applying citizen science to check corporate...
Thirty-two Nissan Leafs will be monitored using automatic data recording and upload equipment to test a hypothesis that overheating causes accelerated degradation of battery energy holding capacity and...
View ArticleInvestigating native plant-fungi symbiosis
Participants will identify species of beneficial fungi that can help native plant species recover. They will also investigate practical techniques of re-establishing native vegetation sanctuaries in...
View ArticleDown the Drain
Wanaka Lake Swimmers Club, Touchstone, Mount Aspiring College, Wanaka Primary School and expert science partners completed a water quality monitoring project in 2017. This project showed that storm...
View ArticleFinding Little Blue
Little blue penguins can live under baches, houses, and rocks. They are protected under the Wildlife Act. It is vital that we find out more about the little blue penguins and how successful they are at...
View ArticleCatMap
A Curious Minds project where schools and community participants will question how domestic cats are interacting with sensitive natural areas and investigate ways of altering cat behaviour to allow...
View ArticleKimihia Kermit
Kimihia Kermit is an investigation into the whereabouts, the type and the number of frogs that can be found in North Taranaki. It will involve the local schools and community members in an education...
View ArticleWi-DemystiFied
This project will engage approx. 30 Taranaki Yr 11-13 students in research challenges associated with wireless connectivity.During a 4 day workshop in early July, this project will be delivered by Dr...
View ArticleBug Alert!
Has a change in wetland vegetation resulted in a change in the abundance and diversity of aquatic macro –invertebrates and terrestrial invertebrates?This is the next stage of the Bug ALERT! project...
View ArticleNgā Kaitiaki o Ngā Motu
A collaborative initiative underpinned by a holistic and interconnected, Maori world view that brings together hapū, marae, kura, schools, and community groups to build awareness and encourage...
View ArticleSoil Fertility and Health
Midhirst School wants to develop an organic orchard as a teaching / learning tool. In order to be successful, the soil needs to be well prepared so that the fruit trees will grow and produce well. This...
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