Talking with two experts: Dr Haki Tuaupiki from the University of Waikato, and Dr Ian Griffin from Otago Museum, Dr Michelle Dickinson will cover the concepts around our solar system and planets and carry out a hands-on experiment you can do at home.

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

Bend a light beam through a water stream.

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.

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.

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

These PDF posters, student worksheets, Quizzz quiz and teacher notes provide an introduction to: A history of the America’s Cup, the history of sailing, how Genesis is powering Emirates Team New Zealand

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.

Twiggy the Pukeko dreams that one day she will live in a warm, dry house. She meets Tua, a tuatara who knows a thing or two about energy from the sun. They visit the Green Dream House and meet Greeny, the owner. Twiggy’s head is soon spinning with facts about insulation, double glazing, solar energy, passive solar design, and a long list of ways to be energy efficient.

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.

Investigate and observe which light bulbs are the most energy efficient and explore the difference we can make by choosing energy efficient bulbs.

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 from a source forms shadows and can be absorbed, reflected and refracted. In this unit, conduct investigations that explore these ideas and discover the amazing behaviour of light for yourself.

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

Covering the basic science of light as a wave, Dr Michelle Dickinson will carry out a hands-on experiment and talk about lasers with Associate Professor Jevon Longdell from the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies.

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.

Light up a picture of a house. It’s easy to do and a great way to get started learning about circuits and electricity. Watch our video to make and test your own paper circuit house at home.