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Colour image of the whetu (stars) of Matariki (also known as the Pleiades) shining brightly in the night sky.

Matariki (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. The Matariki cluster can be seen in the sky near the end of June...

Colour photo 3 african elephants walking around a watering hole in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa).

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The world of animals has been divided into different groups or classifications based on their characteristics. While some species of animals have been domest...

Colour photo overlooking the Aotearoa NZ parliament buildings in Wellington (including Parliament House, the Beehive and Bowen House).

Government (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

New Zealand has a democratic system of government, with elections taking place every three years. The head of government is the Prime Minister. The system of...

A laptop sitting open on a table, showing a range of numbers, graphs and charts.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Statistics is how we explore and use patterns and relationships in data to help explain the world around us. This involves collecting, analysing, and interpr...

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Image: Children being vaccinated against polio, Newtown School, Wellington (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23186041). Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library. Ref: 1/2-040570-F. Image cropped.

Junior 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: 10/07/25

Image: Tararua Range, New Zealand (007) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tararua_Range,_New_Zealand_(007).JPG) by Michal Klajban on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Forests (New Zealand)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Aotearoa New Zealand's forest ecosystem supports native and introduced trees, shrubs, animals, and birds. Forests might have covered 80% of the land, but thi...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Caravan in the desert (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caravan_in_the_desert.jpg) by © Sergey Pesterev on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Sahara in North Africa is the largest desert in the world. It is 9 million square km, and contains a part of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Denniston Plateau MRD 06 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Denniston_Plateau_MRD_06.jpg) by Mike Dickison on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Ecosystems (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

An ecosystem is made up of all of the living things and natural features in an area. These could be animals, plants, rocks and dirt, water, and weather.

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: The dream of a patient in Jungian analysis: left, a rocky wall; right a swirling wave; at the end, six people by M.A.C.T. (https://wellcomecollection.org/works/s7vhq2ab) on Wellcome Collection. CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Image cropped.

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behaviour of people and groups.

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Low tide at the beach (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Low_tide_at_the_beach._(24450140624).jpg) by Bernard Spragg. NZ on Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

The regular movement of ocean water on the beach is called tides. High tide is when the water moves furthest up the beach. Low tide is when the water moves f...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Stars in the sky (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starsinthesky.jpg) by ESA/Hubble on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Stars are huge bodies of hot gasses usually made up of helium and hydrogen. Stars can be of different sizes, colours, brightness and temperatures. The Sun is...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Red and Blue slimes (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_and_Blue_slimes.jpg) by Alessandro e Damiano on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Chemistry (junior)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Chemistry is a branch of science and is the study of matter. It describes states of matter. There are three states of matter - solid, liquid and gas, and the...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: Plant growing towards the sun (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plant_growing_towards_the_sun.jpg) by Arthur Gamsa on Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). Image cropped.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Photosynthesis is a process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food or energy. Look at the websites on this page to find out more.

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Image: California Drought Dry Lakebed 2009 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:California_Drought_Dry_Lakebed_2009.jpg) by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Image cropped.

Climate change (junior)

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Climate change is what happens when changes in the atmosphere (the layer of gas surrounding the Earth) affect the climate (the weather in a certain place ove...

Entry last updated: 10/07/25

Six cartoon characters site around a table using a tablet, laptop and books.