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Plastic is a material made by people which can be formed into almost any shape. It is strong, long-lasting and light. There are about 50 different types of p...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22A volcano is a vent (opening) in the earth's crust through which magma (molten rock within the earth) erupts to the surface as lava, a mixture of liquid rock...
Entry last updated: 3/11/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Robots are machines built to help people. The word 'robot' comes from the Czech word robata which means forced labour. When most people imagine a robot they ...
Entry last updated: 27/05/22Oil and gas are fossil fuels which means they are formed from fossils, which are the remains of animals and plants that lived long ago. Fossil fuels are used...
Entry last updated: 12/12/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Artificial Intelligence or AI, is an area of computer science that concerns machines making intelligent responses and thinking and reacting like humans.
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Animal rights are all about the way humans treat animals. Sometimes animals are mistreated by people and need to be protected by law. There are many groups ...
Entry last updated: 25/05/22Weather describes the condition of the air at a particular time and place. It is made up of different things such as wind direction, wind force, precipitatio...
Entry last updated: 1/03/23Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Genetic modification (GM) is when the genome of an organism (like a plant or an animal) is changed when new genetic material is added. This could be a gene ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Computer programming is a way of giving computers instructions about what they should do. These instructions are known as code or software. Computer progra...
Entry last updated: 27/01/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Aotearoa New Zealand is a mountainous country made up of the North and South Islands, with 60% of the South Island being covered in mountains. These mountain...
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