Make your own Moon model and see the phases change for yourself.

Two Pukeko chicks, Beaky and Bluey, get the chance to star in a TV commercial about energy efficiency. Their mother Ko is trained to turn off a light switch, but this is just the start. She explains the benefits of renewable energy. She also has many tips for saving energy, including energy efficient light bulbs.

Bend a light beam through a water stream.

Chip & Chirpy are two fantails who begin to fly up to the sun. The sun says it’s too far and suggests they learn a song instead. Chip & Chirpy learn facts about the sun and then a tree comes to life and tells them about solar energy. Two children walk by with a little dog and they all sing the song together.

Students Paige and Sabitra design an experiment to test whether their solar oven would work better if they paint it black on the inside. But they notice some problems with the data they collect. By changing their experiment, they are able to improve the quality and reliability of their data.

The vets at Wellington zoo encounter a lot of interesting patients. Luckily, they have a range of amazing technologies that harness light and sound to help them see inside sick and injured animals.

Use this recipe to make your own glowing slime – just like our Latia – freshwater snails!

Bill Nye the Science Guy is all charged up for the “Energy” episode.

Our eyes are incredible machines, but how do they work? Suzy asks the question while on the grounds of parliament, in NZ. She visits the NZ Film Archive and takes a good look things there!

Look no further… Bill Nye is on the ball – the eyeball.

Write secret messages with invisible ink you created from lemon juice, read them later if you can work out how to.

Curriculum resources for young people to contribute, connect and extend their ideas about keeping safe around trucks on New Zealand roads.

Kia Pai Tō Haere is a flexible curriculum resource for Māori Medium Schools that provides guidance for teachers planning contextualised learning based on a kaupapa that keeping whānau safe on a journey is everyone’s work.

Don’t stay in the dark – Bill Nye will help you absorb the science of light optics.

Lighten up. It’s the “Light and Color” episode.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5BHxozBPuA

Light is an integral part of our sense of sight. The physical phenomena of light and of how it travels form patterns that we interpret as sight and colour. These provide excellent opportunities for students to investigate the sources and nature of light.

The sun heats some colors quicker than others, find out which absorb and which reflect more light.

Light and sound are all around us. What produces light and sound? Can you feel sound? Does sound travel through things? Do we need light to see? Are two eyes better than one? Let’s use our senses to explore light and sound.

Use black light to make glowing water and find out exactly how it works with this fun science experiment for kids.

Glacial ice is a different colour from regular ice. It is blue because the thick ice of the glacier absorbs every other colour of the spectrum except blue – so blue is what we see! Make your own blue ice art using your freezer.

Enjoy the beautiful shapes and colors of a kaleidoscope by making your own as part of this fun project.

Use sunlight and water to make your own rainbow with this cool activity that helps explain how rainbows work.

Use water droplets to help make a basic microscope that lets you examine a range of objects in greater detail.

Water is pretty amazing! Did you know you can use it to zoom-in on nature? Use these videos to make your own magnifying glass at home! Download our groundwater article so you can look closer at micro-organisms too!