By year band
Strands
- Physical ScienceYears 0–10
- Biological ScienceYears 0–10
Lesson and unit ideas
- UnitYears 0–3
Monarch butterfly life cycle
Raise caterpillars on swan plants, record changes in a diary and sequence the life cycle stages.
- UnitYears 4–6
Water bugs in our local stream
Sample stream invertebrates and use sensitive species like mayfly nymphs as clues to water quality.
- UnitYears 7–8
Earthquakes and our plate boundary
Explore how the Australian and Pacific plates meet across Aotearoa, the Alpine Fault, and how we prepare for earthquakes.
- UnitYears 9–10
Acids and bases
Make a red cabbage indicator, test household substances, and investigate neutralisation.
- UnitYears 11–13
Rates of reaction investigation
Plan and run an investigation into how temperature or acid concentration changes how fast magnesium reacts, then process the data and explain it with collision theory.