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Explorers travel to new places to learn about the land and what lives and grows there. They are looking for new things that are different from other places t...
Entry last updated: 29/04/24Senior 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: 26/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War One was a major global conflict fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918. It involved 28 countries and although it was fought mainly in ...
Entry last updated: 14/07/22A food chain refers to the order in which living things, such as plants and animals, depend on each other for food. For example, an eel eats a small fish, wh...
Entry last updated: 25/08/23Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a highly contagious infection caused by a virus, called the poliovirus. Complications from polio depend on which part of the body...
Entry last updated: 27/05/22Junior 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...
Entry last updated: 1/03/23Almost three-quarters of the Earth's surface is water. Earth's water is always moving around the planet. As the sun heats the water in rivers and oceans, the...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Famous people are people who are well-known in many places for what they have done. They come from lots of different areas of life, including politics, sport...
Entry last updated: 11/09/23The Republic of Kiribati (pronounced 'Kiri-bas') is a country in the South Pacific Ocean that speaks English and Gilbertese (or I-Kiribati). Made up of 33 is...
Entry last updated: 26/09/23Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
A sustainable situation is one that can continue. Examples of sustainability include an environment that can maintain a certain level of biodiversity, or an ...
Entry last updated: 29/01/24