Join Bill Nye as he explores environments and ecosystems in a search of biodiversity.
Link for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJw1KXAjYS4

To review the past, gather information from the present and therefore develop a potential future vision for a local coastal wetland environment

To become familiar with the coastal environment with a special focus on rock pools and their environment.

In “Catch My Drift”, students learn about phytoplankton, the key producers in the ocean. Phytoplankton play a similar role to land plants, producing the carbohydrates and oxygen that marine consumers depend on. Phytoplankton also play an important role in the carbon cycle.

“Who’s Eating Who?” introduces students to some of the creatures in the Antarctic food web. Students learn about some of the adaptations that enable these animals to survive in the harsh Antarctic environment.

An interview with ecologist Phil Lyver about Adelie penguin population dynamics and the marine ecosystem in the Ross Sea.

In 2011, the MV Rena struck Astolabe Reef and caused an environmental disaster. Since then, the clean-up operation has seen lots of debris removed from the wreck – but large parts of the Rena still remained on the ocean floor. What factors were considered when making the decision on the future of the Rena wreck?

The living things in a community interact with each other.

In this lesson we are going to focus on the importance of soil, and the role of decomposers in reducing the food waste heading to landfill. What are you waiting for? Let’s dig a little deeper into the topic of soil … literally!

Can you get four of your counters in a row AND in the right order of the food chain?

What’s the difference between food chains and food webs? How do you read these? Have a go with the Thinker questions or make your own chains and webs!

Feeling a little hungry? Then grab a snack and watch Bill Nye the Science Guy’s episode on the Food Web.

Can you work out the whole food chain from phytoplankton to the albatross?

We are going to practice our observation skills on a mū (insect) we find in our yard or a nearby
park. We will then build a model with the features of the insect we studied.

Karunui, the Aquarium’s Colossal Squid, is a young female (six metres in length) and is worried she won’t get
any bigger. How big might she grow compared to her other squid relatives?

Is dead seaweed rubbish? Follow these directions to find the answer...

Crashing waves, scorching sunshine and deluges of rain are just a few of the challenges that the animals and plants in the rock pool must deal with. Finding food and avoiding predators are also key to their survival.

Food webs illustrate the networks of feeding relationships between organisms that live in a particular area. All food webs are made up of producers, consumers and decomposers.

This educational activity book was designed by staff at the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and illustrated by Melissa Snider and Tessa Mills.

Choose a marine animal that you want to know more about. Using as many different methods of research as you can, answer the questions below about your animal.

He puka mahi tēnei e whakaatu ana i ngā kararehe me ngā tpu e noho ana i ngā takutai kōraha o Aotearoa

Dive on into science with Bill Nye the Science Guy’s “Ocean Life” episode.

Link for video: https://www.schooltube.com/media/Bill+Nye+Ocean+Life/1_pgcc7ts9

Freshwater, or Wai Māori, is water that is not salty, unlike the sea. This water comes in many different forms such as rain, rivers and lakes.

Heading to the beach? Check out what I find in this rockpool, before you go, so you can compare it with the rockpools at your local beach!