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Colour photo of a comet moving in the night sky. It shows a ball of white light followed by a trail of light.

Junior Primary (Years 1 - 4)

Space, or outer space, is the area outside our planet Earth's atmosphere. Stars and planets exist in space. This entry has websites where you can find inform...

Photo of Aotearoa NZ singer Lorde wearing a sleeveless crop top and high-waisted trousers. She holds a mike in one hand.

Singers and musicians (New Zealand)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

New Zealand's singers and musicians have been influenced by music brought in by the early settlers, Māori music tradition and popular music trends over the y...

Technical drawing of an experimental aircraft by aviation pioneer Richard Pearse, showing letters labelling each of its parts.

Inventors and inventions (New Zealand)

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 ...

Colour photo showing a flute and acoustic guitar placed above a piano keyboard.

Classical music

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

Classical music has developed and changed over hundreds of years. Music from each of the four main eras has a distinct sound as composers experimented with e...

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Image: Underwater Photography of Fish (https://www.pexels.com/photo/underwater-photography-of-fish-3361052/) by Franceso Ungaro on Pexels.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

The world or global ocean is a large body of salt water that covers the earth. It is divided into 5 oceans — Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arc...

Entry last updated: 13/12/23

Image: Possum (https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoftheref/9247046550/) by Geof Wilson on Flickr.

1080 (sodium fluoroacetate)

Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

1080 is a poison that has been used in New Zealand since the 1950s to control the populations of invasive species such as possums, rats, stoats, deer and rab...

Entry last updated: 25/05/22

Image: Buddha Statue Spiritual (https://pixabay.com/photos/buddha-buddha-statue-spiritual-4014365/) by Marjon Besteman-Horn on Pixabay.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Buddhism is a belief system based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama who lived in the 6th century BC. He was called Buddha which means The Enlightened On...

Entry last updated: 11/08/22

Image: [photo (https://www.pexels.com/photo/netball-x-game-x-ball-x-sport-3743241/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels)] by Partick Case on Pexels.

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Netball was adapted from an early version of basketball in the 1890s in the United States. Today it is a popular sport for girls and women in New Zealand and...

Entry last updated: 26/05/22

Image: Crime Scene Do Not Cross Signage (https://www.pexels.com/photo/crime-scene-do-not-cross-signage-923681/) by kat wilcox on Pexels.

Crime (New Zealand)

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...

Entry last updated: 8/12/23

Image: Kate Wilson Sheppard (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22651169?search%5Bil%5D%5Bcategory%5D=Images&search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=kate+sheppard) by W Sidney Smith. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library [cropped from original]

Kate Sheppard (1847-1934)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Kate Sheppard was born in England on 10 March 1847. She and her family moved to New Zealand in the late 1860s. Kate was a founding member of the Women's Chri...

Entry last updated: 28/04/22

Image: Alhambra Patio Granada Spain (https://pixabay.com/photos/alhambra-patio-granada-spain-2179526/) by Maatkare on Pixabay.

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Islam is the second largest religion in the world, and believers of Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe in one god, Allah, whose revelations were given...

Entry last updated: 11/08/22

Image: Tiranosaurus Rex (https://unsplash.com/photos/hYKG311mff8) by Fausto Garcia on Unsplash

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

Dinosaurs are extinct reptiles that lived on Earth during the Mesozoic era that occurred between 251–65 million years ago. Dinosaurs came in all shapes and s...

Entry last updated: 26/05/22

Image: Peter Blake, skipper of Lion New Zealand (https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22656164) by [unknown]. Collection: Alexander Turnbull Library.

Sir Peter Blake (1948-2001)

Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

Sir Peter Blake was one of New Zealand’s most famous yachtsman. He had many sailing victories to his credit including the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Rac...

Entry last updated: 27/05/22

Image: Preparation for point rationing. An eager school boy gets his first experience in using war ration book two. (https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8b09882/) by Alfred T. Palmer. Collection: Library of Congress.

World War Two (daily life)

Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

World War Two (1939-1945) is also known as WW2, WWII, or the Second World War. This entry will show you how to find information about what daily life was lik...

Entry last updated: 26/05/22

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