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Space exploration

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Humans have been fascinated with the stars for thousands of years, but were unable to visit space until the 20th century. Space exploration began in 1957 whe...

Entry last updated: 6/12/24
Volcanoes (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

A 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: 15/01/25
Robots

Junior 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: 29/11/24
Famous people

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Famous people are people who are well known throughout the world for what they have done. They come from all areas of life, including politics, sport, music,...

Entry last updated: 15/01/25
Weather

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Weather 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: 6/12/24
Genetic modification

Senior 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 t...

Entry last updated: 25/11/24
Global warming

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Global warming is the long term rising of the Earth's temperature, caused by the greenhouse effect. The terms 'global warming' and climate change are often u...

Entry last updated: 11/11/24
Computer programming

Junior 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 program...

Entry last updated: 6/12/24
Country facts

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

There are many countries in the world and each country is unique with its own flag, national anthem, language, culture, climate, government and currency. Cou...

Entry last updated: 3/06/25
Artificial intelligence (AI)

Junior 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: 4/02/25