Bill Nye the Science Guy is talking about archaeology – can you dig it?

Link to video: https://www.schooltube.com/media/Bill+Nye+Archaeology/1_zqpa6xvx

Build up your science with the “Architecture” show.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGNgqqRgR0w

This article outlines the process of building a traditional wharenui, including a description of the materials and building techniques used and an explanation of the symbolism and spiritual significance of the wharenui. It also explains how and why processes and materials used to construct wharenui are changing.

“More than a Box” describes the processes and practices used when planning, designing, and building a large indoor sports centre. It outlines the science and technology behind the building process, including the steps taken to ensure that the structure remains erect, stable, and safe.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on the Nature of Science strand of the curriculum.

“Home, Sweet Comb” describes a selection of beehives made by people living in different cultures and at different times across the world. It describes the materials the hives were made of, their shapes and structures, and how beekeepers collected the honey stored inside them.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on the Nature of Science strand of the curriculum and the science capability:
Use evidence to support ideas.

During the Christchurch earthquake, the Christchurch cathedral was so badly damaged it couldn’t be used. Therefore, the people in charge of the cathedral worked with architects, engineers, and builders to build an innovative new temporary cathedral.

Christchurch students from years 7 to 13 entered the Amazing Place City Project competition. They were asked to design an amazing place to help make Christchurch the best small city in the world. The year 7 winning team tested their ideas and used evidence to show that the ideas could really work.

The Samoan village of Sa’anapu is under threat from tsunamis, cyclones, and rising sea levels. To protect their village, the Council of Matai are working with an architect and scientist from New Zealand. Together, they’re drawing on cultural, scientific, and technological knowledge to build a safer future for Sa’anapu.

Students work in small groups to research energy-efficient house design and passive solar energy. They share their research findings, develop a design for an energy-efficient house and construct a model energy-efficient house from materials supplied, then explain their model to the class.

Suzy returns to her old primary school (Well, one of them. She went to three in the space of 5 years) to look at how things have changed.

Standing Up provides opportunities for children to focus on the relationship between structure and function in plants and to relate this to the way people choose materials and design frameworks when they construct buildings.

Nanogirl wants the power of super strength! Who wouldn't want to lift up a ceiling, right?

Are you tense? Need some structure to your life? Then tune in to Bill Nye the Science Guy as he explains the science of structures. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9oysYLGXCY