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Kōrero with scientists 2015
Kōrero with Scientists brings primary and early childhood educators and scientists together in ways that help teachers to understand and...
March 12, 2015
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Experiment: Sandwich Bag Magic
A really exciting experiment introducing the concepts of exothermic and endothermic reactions.
May 2, 2014
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Experiment: What is Air Pressure?
What is air pressure? How do planes (or kites) fly? Blowing over the top of a paper strip causes it...
May 2, 2014
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Experiment: Borax Snowflakes
What are crystals? How do they grow? In this experiment we decorate pipecleaner snowflakes with borax crystals.
May 2, 2014
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Experiment: Cricket Stump Pulleys
An experiment all about force, gravity, and the amazing properties of pulleys.
May 2, 2014
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The Best 100 Science Experiments
Resources for teachers and students for a great range of science experiments for Kiwi classrooms, submitted by Primary School teachers...
May 2, 2014
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Experiment: Rainbow Milk
Why do we use soap? What does it do to dirt and oil on our hands? A very exciting experiment!
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Separation of Substances
An interactive experiment that lets students use their investigative skills and lots of different scientific methods to solve a problem.
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Straw Flutes
An introduction to vibrations and how sound is made, by blowing through drinking straws cut in different ways.
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Hovering Butterflies
A great introduction to magnets, where we make paper butterflies hover in the air by themselves.
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Ice Babies
A game where students do different things to ice blocks determined by the random throw of the dice - whose...
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Leaping Canisters
What happens when a gas gets trapped? An example of a chemical reaction in action.
April 28, 2014
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