This video takes us to the only mainland albatross breeding colony in the Southern Hemisphere.

This unit includes a series of activities which focus on the shells made from animals in the Phylum Mollusca (e.g. snails, mussels, limpets, chitons). Link to teacher guide: https://www.otago.ac.nz/marine-studies/resources/download/otago062811.pdf

This unit includes a series of activities which focus on the shells made from animals in the Phylum Mollusca (e.g. snails, mussels, limpets, chitons). Link to poster: https://www.otago.ac.nz/marine-studies/resources/download/otago371801.pdf

Insects are animals belonging to the class known as Insecta.

Get ready for “toad-al” fun with Bill Nye and the “Amphibians” episode.

Link for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMRCsjrjkpo

Animals have an amazing ability to adapt to their environment. This lesson plan teaches students about camouflage, a valuable advantage in the survival of a species.

Bill’s in the swim with the “Animal Locomotion” episode.

Link for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkjGKBd61Y0

Suzy really bites into this investigation. How do apples grow? Do you know? Why don't you join Suzy and find out?

This game is helps people to understand the stresses on animals living on the beach. There is choice involved and a certain amount of luck too. The aim of the game is to survive through to the end without succumbing to a bad end!

Our migratory (travelling) native fishes need clear paths so they can get where they need to go, upstream or downstream. However, more and more, there are things that get in their way or stop them travelling altogether. Can you get through all the human-made barriers blocking safe travel in this river?

This video goes to Kapiti Island to find out more about New Zealand's trusting wildlife.

It’s time for a heart-to-heart talk about blood and circulation with Bill Nye the Science Guy.

These posters have fun facts about whio/blue duck, and why they are important.

Talking to Dr Cate Macinnis-Ng from Te Punaha Matatini, Dr Michelle Dickinson will cover the basics of plant biology in vascular plants, carry out a hands-on experiment and talk about how plants cope with drought.

Take samples from different places and examine how bacteria grow by breeding it yourself.

Lucy helps you to build the perfect Bug Hotel and encourages you to get to know your tiny neighbours!

Joe takes you on a journey to discover the wonderful world of bugs!! Find some critters in your backyard & get to know them a little better.

Joe introduces you to a special word that will help you to build an awesome shelter to survive the night, and hopefully the rain! He has a little help from his friends "Survival Man" and Laura. These are great skills for taking into the outdoors on your next adventure.

Many animals make music: grasshoppers, birds, whales, and gibbons all sing or at least seem to be singing. They sing to communicate with each other.

Scientist Hannah Rainforth investigated kākahi in the Whanganui River to find whether the evidence supports claims by local kaumātua that kākahi have nearly disappeared.

This article describes the evolutionary development of life in Aotearoa New Zealand and addresses the question of why our flora and fauna are so distinct. It introduces and explains the concepts of evolution and adaptation and offers a brief overview of how the land itself changed over many millions of years.

This article demonstrates how students at Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate School designed a technological device to solve a community problem – how to care for the thousands of newborn kittens handed in to the SPCA each year. It encourages the reader to consider the issues, giving a model for how the same process could be applied to other problems.

The living things in a community interact with each other.

Have you got a little part of your garden where you could make a lizard friendly area to give them shelter and keep them safe?