H. A. Barker

It's been a busy day for the Rangitoto cloud! ☁️ A strong area of high pressure overhead is acting like a cap & preventing it from growing big & tall 🤓

How well do you know your Māori bird names? Do you know your kea from your kākā? Your tūī from your tiu? Challenge yourself & see how you get on! » » buff.ly/42J3WIU #NZGardenBirdSurvey

So what's it like participating in the New Zealand Garden Bird Survey? In 2020 we decided to to find out, and surveyed the particpants. A whopping 78% responded to say their bird knowledge had really taken off. Details » buff.ly/3oxYzON

@Aratiatia1 Curious

Today we hit 1,500 beach surveys! 📋 Litter Intelligence surveys are essential in our fight against ocean pollution. The more data we have, the better-targeted actions we can make. Ngā mihi to the fantastic citizen scientists who contributed to make this milestone a reality 👏

Join the Hive Mind zui on Citizen Science, Thu Mei 4: facebook.com/events/1497349… & get yr students active in Primary Science Week, Mei 8-12: nzapse.nzase.org.nz/primary-scienc… @HABark1 @the_drells @moriarty_ok @Ms_ArcherNZ @SimonAshbyNZ @whereskama @Sekope13 @Wobniarnz88 @NStevenson @fabtknz

What an awesome first day at #Scicon23 visiting @waikato Uni. Thank you to the amazing @waikatoscience team for all the preparation and super engaging sessions, we left inspired to share the experiences and knowledge with our students. #SLHPLD #ScienceEducation #futuregenerations

#SCICON23 We are headed to @waikatoscience for our field trip. Can't wait to hear from Prof Kura Paul-Burke and the research students, then for an afternoon of interactive sessions in the labs! #SLHPLD #sciencelearning @waikato #kudosawards #MataurangaMāori #happyplace @HABark1

The Hauraki Gulf Monitoring Project seeks new schools & teacher gps, Whangaparāoa to Maraetai, to assess the gulf's health & identify marine pests: mm2.net.nz/get-involved/h… @NzMcKenzie @NZScienceLearn @EmmaKingston25 @stemwithm @krivett1 @AndreaTritton @Ms_Beaker @curious_lucinda

Primary Science Week is Week 2 Term 2 8-12th May and the theme is #citizenscience The Hub has a range of projects showcased here: bit.ly/2IavlP8 #citsci @NZScienceTeachr

A leaf producing oxygen under the lens, from How things actually work: twitter.com/cooltechtipz – heaps of ideas for science + engineering + manufacturing, stimulating lots of good questions from your kids. @NZScienceLearn @Welly_ED @TeKura_NZ @hannahrtwigg @whereskama @maloneynz

@Aratiatia1 @waikato Oh that is fantastic, Congratulations Stephen!!

Our online survey is still running - bit.ly/OCHSurvey and we need NZ teachers to have their say about the science and technology resources you want access to on the new Online Curriculum Hub (Replacing TKI). We would LOVE it if you could complete the survey and retweet!

Thinking about your science programme for 2023? Check out our Teacher PLD section: bit.ly/PLDScience It's full of ideas and support for primary and secondary levels (and some ECE). And if you get stuck - reach out to us for help. #STEMeducation #SciencePLD #SLH_PLD

Teachers - can your students do impressions of our native birds? Show them this video for an afternoon of squawking fun! #BOTY

I have a story playing on @NZMorningReport in the next half hour and couldn't fit this shot in the video, so y'all get to see it all by itself.

Want to be inspired by great teachers also interested in science? SciCON in April invites presentations from Oct 10. Something to ponder in the hols.. scicon.org.nz/home @NZScienceLearn @Welly_ED @crystalturners @Kar3nlj @ChristensonDi @Edk8R @maloneynz @mcmerrylNZ @MielMac

Detector dogs Dogs have a great sense of smell and can help detect even the smallest harmful spore in a beehive! See this article on how they are helping find AFB bit.ly/3r7msdw #bees @downunderhoney @Massey_Research @NZScienceTeachr @LoveofBeesNZ

Identify some local food waste streams and challenge your Ss to come up with innovative solutions/new products? #STEMeducation #FoodWaste #Sustainability #Pūtatara #FoodTechnology

Is your kura/school a biosecurity champion? Blow that trumpet and get your entry into the 2022 NZ Biosecurity Awards Kura Award! bit.ly/3nxxWW2 #STEMeducation @NZEnved @EducationGovtNZ #pūtatara @MPI_NZ @TiraWhakamataki