This issue of Your environment, Canterbury breathes fresh air into the issue of wintertime smog –
what actually is air pollution, what causes it, why it is so bad in many towns and cities across the
world, and in New Zealand and Canterbury, and what you, your family and friends can do about it!

New learning has come out of the devastation of the Christchurch earthquakes. How has the data and research from the earthquakes changed what geologists think?

Sarah Cook is a busy year 10 student living with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that can affect your day-to-day life. Find out what Sarah does to manage her diabetes and make sure it doesn’t prevent her full and active lifestyle.

Some animals migrate thousands of kilometres every year - so how do scientists keep track of them? Take a look at the different technologies scientists use to study migration patterns, and discover what they have learnt about great migrations.

Ms Maxwell sends her class on a treasure hunt. The students must use their prior knowledge of the electromagnetic spectrum to find out how different types of energy can be used in their everyday lives.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on the Nature of Science strand of the curriculum and the science capability: Interpret representations.

Miranda is going to explode if Hugh rolls another six. Three in a row just isn’t fair. Isn’t rolling a dice meant to be random? Take a deeper look into the mathematical concept of randomness and find out if Miranda stands a chance against Hugh.

Sounds are all around us, even if we can’t hear them. Human ears are designed to pick up sound waves of a range of different frequencies, but ultrasonic and infrasonic sounds have frequencies that only certain animals can hear.

Electric cars are often seen as the vehicles of the future – but are they? Read about the development of electric cars and see how the technology they use contrasts with that used by fuel-powered cars.

The focus in this issue of Connected is on the Nature of Science strand of the curriculum and the science capability: Interpret representations.

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?

Grace is on a mission to win the science fair – but to do so she must structure and present her investigation in the most informative and thought-provoking way possible. Grace uses diagrams, photographs, tables, graphs, infographics, and clear science writing to present her data and blow the judges away!

Humans have always looked with wonder at the movement of celestial bodies in the sky. Investigate movement, size and scale by creating 3D models of the solar system.

Display this poster in your classroom to highlight the relevant phase of the 5E model by affixing the arrow with blu-tac and moving it down the poster as the students progress through the inquiry.

Display these posters in your staff room or learning areas to inform school-wide communication, collaboration, and implementation of the Primary Connections 5E teaching and learning model.

Join the Squid Squad to learn more and help spark public interest in this unique animal and the environment in which it lives.

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This inquiry learning programme was developed in partnership with DOC. It is designed to identify the effects that invasive pest plant and animals have on the natural biodiversity of Canterbury and to investigate what can be done to combat them.

Follow the lines (over and under) to discover some places that will take in these puzzling products, and challenge yourself to discover where other puzzling products and packaging can go!