Help
- Quick links to the related Teacher’s notes are provided at the top right of each Activity, NoS theme and DSSA investigation focus webpage.
Teacher’s notes and technical support information to help teachers use the Science IS website.
Teacher’s notes
- Using the themes and focuses
- Suggested steps for refocusing existing science activities using the NoS themes and DSSA investigation focuses.
- NoS themes: Frequently asked questions
- How the NoS themes relate to the Making sense of the nature of science strand.
- DSSA investigation focuses: Frequently asked questions
- How the DSSA investigation focuses relate to the Developing scientific skills and attitudes strand.
- About the Science IS activities
- An overview of the structure and rationale of the Science IS activities.
- Science IS glossary
- Key terms used on the Science IS website.
Technical support
Activity resources are provided as either Word or PDF documents.
Word documents
To view or print out Word documents you will need the Microsoft Word Viewer plug-in. This is available for free from the Microsoft website.
PDF documents
To view or print out PDF documents you will need the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Reader plug-in. This is available for free from the Adobe website.
Acknowledgments
The Science IS website was developed for the Ministry of Education by Motive with education consultants, Lift Education.
The Ministry of Education would like to thank all those that contributed to this project, in particular:
The advisory group: Rex Bartholomew, Brett Clark, Rose Gerven, Rose Hipkins, Hiria McRae.
The teachers involved in the activity trialling: David Anastasi (Bishop Viard College), Doreen Gates (Karori West Normal School), Paul Havill (Tawa College), Carla Jensen (Clifton Terrace School), Michelle Morris (South Wellington Intermediate School), Vanessa Phillips (Corinna School), Rebecca Rapira-Davis (Queen Margaret College), Jen Roberts (Corinna School), Mary Tristram (South Wellington Intermediate School).
The teachers involved in the website usability evaluation: Doreen Gates (Karori West Normal School), Michelle Morris (South Wellington Intermediate School), Vanessa Phillips (Corinna School), Jen Roberts (Corinna School), Katie Roche (Onslow College).
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