You will cover things like using the learning cycle, creating a big driving question, with success criteria based on the NZC outcomes and using learning outcomes from various strands of the curriculum.

In this workshop you will learn how to engage students in the learning of science in real-world contexts relevant to our learners.

Julian will share all sorts of ideas, do-able practical activities, resources and information for teaching a topic on earthquakes in New Zealand.

This is a great activity as it is conceptually easy to grasp but leads to many questions about landscapes, erosion, river flow, weather, different rock types and the rock cycle.

We will look at how a combination of tectonics, sea level change and erosion processes have shaped the topography that we see today at Titahi Bay.

Understanding river health using a SHMAK kit (or similar) and visual health assessment, and the implications for the environment.