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Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

New Zealand has many great scientists that work in a lot of different areas of science. Their research and discoveries have a big impact on our world. In thi...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Refugees are people who have been forced to leave their homeland because of war or persecution. Many countries, including New Zealand, have a refugee quota —...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

People who write music are called composers. Music is written using musical symbols called notation so that musicians can read it. This written music is call...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Philosophy is a way of thinking about things like society, what it means to be human, and the nature of the universe. It is a very broad subject and can be a...

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 ...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Agriculture is the science of farming, which includes the best ways to grow crops and raise animals. Horticulture is a type of agriculture that is specifical...

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Everything is made of chemicals. There are natural chemicals, like those made by plants and animals, and there are also synthetic chemicals, those that peopl...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

People who create original things from scratch or add something new to an existing creation are known as inventors. Jetboats, electric fences and disposable ...

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Katherine Mansfield is one of New Zealand's most well-known authors. She was born in Wellington as Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, but wanted to be known for h...

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Around the 9th century AD, Vikings travelled from Scandinavia to raid towns and settlements around Europe and the British Isles. These seafaring warriors fro...