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PDFs of the March 2009 starters&strategies are now fully online.

BP CHALLENGE

Two new BP Challenges – The School Shelter Challenge and the Finding Our Way Challenge. Full details from Debbie about the 2009 Zoo Challenge to get your class started.

SAVING SAM

English unit from HarperCollins based on Saving Sam – the new release from Author, Susan Brocker.

RUNAWAY SETTLERS

English unit from HarperCollins based on the newly re-released Collins NZ Classic series The Runaway Settlers by Elsie Locke. This is the much-loved - award winning adventure in colonial New Zealand.

USING EPSON MULTIMEDIA PROJECTORS

More and more teachers are discovering the benefits of using multimedia projectors in the classroom. In this unit we detail and list dozens of uses for this amazing technology that is starting a quiet revolution in the way we approach the teaching and learning task in the classroom.

KELLY TARTON'S ADVENTURES IN EDUCATION

Penguins – those fascinating birds, are the subject of this lesson feature. Students carry out investigations and present their findings by creating a Penguin Passport or ID.

ANTARTIC VISITORS CENTRE

The Antarctic Visitors Centre is always a popular EOTC destination for teachers and students – and now it has got even better. Check out the new features offered at the centre and by the dedicated Education Team..

HEARING IS PRECIOUS

Major Science and Health unit dealing with how hearing works, why is is a precious sense and how we can, and should, all protect our hearing.

DECIBEL SCALE

Copymaster to use in conjunction with the Hearing Unit to explain and understand the decibel scale – the way we measure loudness of sounds.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 1

Taupo Trout Centre destination; Field trips and resources from Waitakere City Council; LEARNZ free interactive virtual field trips; Dolphin Planet lets your students get up-close with these beautiful mammals.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 2

Free environmental resources from Fish and Game; Fresh look at Hamilton Zoo; Calling for entries in the Environmental Packaging for Schools Awards.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 3

Waihi Mine and Education Centre field trips; Measuring Change – the new way that hundreds of NZ schools are taking action to make positive environmental changes at school; Shawn the Prawn – a great field trip in the Taupo area.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 3

The Waitomo Caves Education Experience; Wake-up nd Explore with Feet First – classroom resources and incentives; Waste Aware Programme from the City of Napier

STUDENT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CHALLENGE

Students discover how architects design schools and grounds in real life and then put this knowledge to work to design parts of their classrooms, outside areas and schools. It also gives an insight in to the new design language called Pattern Language and how architects use it. Cross curricular Real-Life education.

PATTERN DIAGRAM

Download this student copymaster that shows all the patterns that are combined to create the final design.

NEW ZEALAND CITIZENSHIP

Find out about how we became New Zealand citizens, and how people now become New Zealand citizens. Social Studies website developed specially to celebrate 60 years of citizenship plus sample lesson from this great online resource.

2009 – THE YEAR OF ASTRONOMY

Websites, Starlab resources and information to help your class celebrate the International Year of Astronomy During 2009.

BONUS ASTRONOMY UNIT

STARLAB SPONSORED online only astronomy unit of teaching and leaning ideas and classroom activities to get students actively interested in astronomy during the International Year of Astronomy 2009

EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 1

Great destinations for EOTC Experiences. Old St Pauls in Wellington; Exploring Parliament; Exploring the Maritime Museum in Auckland; Interactive Learning Experience at Auckland's MOTAT.

EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM 2

A winter visit to the Airforce Museum in Christchurch is a special hands-on inside experience for your students. Auckland students are lucky to be able to have easy access to the wonderful programme at the SPCA Education Centre in Mangere. Full details to check out.

CELEBRATING CHARLES DARWIN

Charles Darwin, one of the greatest biologists ever, was born 200 years ago. He changed the way we still view the world and his scientific based theory on the origin of species caused great controversy then and even today in so called 'enlightened times'. Students will not only learn about his life and his work, but also about how scientists build and test theories.

FURTHER DARWIN WEBLINKS

FREE FISH RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

Information about Fish for Tomorrow, Starfish and the all new Colossal Squid Fact Sheet – Social sciences and science based.

NZ POST DESIGN A STAMP CHALLENGE

A creative challenge for students to design a New Zealand stamp. Fantastic individual and school prizes to be won.

WOOL – CELEBRATING OUR NATURAL FIBRE plus Bernina Fashion Awards

Cross Curricula activities and research projects all about sheep breeds and the special properties and uses of wool. We also introduce the Bernina Young Fashion Designer Awards.

WOOL – Aditional Projects

Online Only pdf with further student activities, investigations and experiments about wool.

RIVERSAFE – NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION

Check out these two great resources for teachers.

THE WHYs and WHATs of COPYRIGHT

New copyright laws are on the way. In this discussion topic unit we get students to think about why and how we can and must respect creativity, intellectual property, explore online P2P file sharing dangers and ask their opinions about the proposed changes to the laws.

CSI – COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES INSTRUCTION

Find out about thge amazing leaps and gains in reading made with the innovative CIS teaching and learning resource. Find out what schools and teachers are saying.

ROCK SCHOOL & SAFE BOATING RESOURCES

At last the 'Rock Van' is here. The RockVan is a portable music classroom equipped with a full set of instruments – electronic drums, guitars, bass guitars and a vocal PA. Find out how this works and how your school can take part in this great new programme.

Safe Boating Resources (FREE ONLINE) for years 5-8. Boating accidents were too common this summer so now teachers can include this as part of their Health and Physical Education programme. Written by teachers for teachers.

VECTOR ENERGY RESOURCE

Staying Safe Around Electricity is the programme including resources and presentations designed to teach students the fundamentals of electricity and how to stay safe around electricity. Full details.

FELLOWSHIPS FOR TEACHERS TERM 2, 2009

Feel like being released from your school on full pay for a term and all fellowship expenses reimbursed? Sounds great. Check out the details for primary and intermediate teachers.

SCIENCE LEARNING

Information to encourage students and teachers to explore the sparkling fresh science learning thinking at the Biotechnology learning hub and the Science Learning Hub. These two websites are an absolute must for science teaching. Discover teaching and learning resources, video clips, stories, multi-media and more.