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Science odyssey

Ernest Rutherford from New Zealand was an amazing Science inventor. He built a model of a carbon atom and went on to split the atom.

1. Have a go at building your own carbon atom

2. Click on Atom builder

The Wright brothers

On 17 December 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight. Take a virtual visit through the museum room on the 2003 Wright Brothers Game to find out about William and Orville and their many achievements, and then complete the quiz.

Email your final score to ed@tki.org.nz.

Crazy creations

Are you keen on making your own invention?

Click on the link to read about the Goober Brothers’ crazy inventions.

1. Open a Word doc.
2. Design your own imaginative invention in any form … you choose.
3. Make up a name for your invention, describe it, draw diagrams or take a photo.
4. Send in to ed@tki.org.nz

Fantastic Fibonacci

Ever heard of Fibonacci? Did you know he was a famous Italian Inventor? Fibonacci numbers are found in the shapes and proportions of life forms such as humans, animals, and plants.

Fibonacci numbers are fun! Have a go at this:

1. Choose two of these puzzles to complete.
2. Open a Word doc and have a go at making your own number puzzle
3. Give the puzzle to your classmates or friends to complete.

Sunshine system

Solar panels were a great invention. They use the natural energy of the sun.

1. This game is about making the most of natural energy like the sun and water.
2. Click here to play this game

Renewable resources game

There are many great inventions that use non renewable resources.

Click here to play.

Ring ring!

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Check this out:

1. Read about Alexander Graham Bell then
2. Click here to complete the matching game.

Money money money

Ernest Rutherford is known worldwide as a scientist. He is one of a small number of New Zealanders who feature on our banknotes

Check out this $100 banknote

1. What did he invent?
2. Design your own banknote of another famous kiwi inventor using Paint or Word.

Wicked wakas

Early travel and navigation of the Pacific Ocean required some feats of engineering.

Early Māori and Pacific Islanders were not only great sea voyagers they were excellent inventors. They invented their own navigation system based on the stars, sun and could use their canoe as a compass.

1. Read about the different types of waka.
2. Now design your own waka on a Word document.
3. Identify useful features including a navigation system. ‘Ka pai.’
4. Send it in to ed@tki.org.nz

‘Mmm, he hāngi mā koutou?’

I ngā rautau maha ki muri, whakamāoa ai e ngā Māori te kai ki te hāngi.

Nō muri i te taenga mai i ngā moutere o Te Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa ki Aotearoa nei, ka kitea e te Māori he taiao hou, nō reira ka whakaritea ngā tikanga hou hei mahi hāngi

1. Pānuihia he kōrero mai i te whārangi paetukutuku o ‘Suzy’s World’ e pā ana ki te hāngi.
2. Inaianei, tirohia te whārangi ‘Multikai Cooker’ mō tētehi hāngi tenea.
3. Whakarārangihia ētehi painga o te ‘Multikai Cooker’ ki te taha o ia ūpoko kōrero ki runga o tēnei tūtohi (Word 29KB).

I mīharo koe, ka pēhea te hāngi e māoa ai?

1. Tākarohia tēnei kēmu e pā ana ki te taotanga o te hāngi, hei mahi pūtaiao.

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