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Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The Earth is made up of all different kinds of rocks and minerals, which are all part of the rock cycle. Have a look at this entry to find out more about the...

Senior 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 ...

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...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Fair trade is an international movement that aims to reduce poverty by working for better trading conditions between developing countries and the developed w...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Crimes are committed in New Zealand every day, however the crime rates in New Zealand are lower than many other countries. In this entry we will show you how...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Historically people have been communicating with each other in many different ways. There is verbal communication, which uses sounds and spoken language, non...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

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

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...

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...

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Around the world, volcanoes are formed by molten lava pushing through an opening in the earth's crust. In this article we'll look at websites and some books ...