Engage in Primary Science Week with resources, competitions and events for both kaiako and ākonga!
NZAPSE is proud to bring another Primary Science Week to life and thank all our wonderful partners and organisations who support schools to get involved in bringing science to life in their classrooms! Here is what is on offer this year:
NZAPSE Competition!
Share an image, video, observation or new discovery! Let us know what you are getting up to this Primary Science Week and be in to win some great prizes. Open to Primary and Intermediate teachers.
Share your discoveries and explorations to our Facebook Group here or email us at [email protected]
Don’t forget the hashtag #scienceexploration
Live Q&A with a Scientist: Ben Kennedy!
Join the Science Learning Hub for a live Q&A webinar coming up with the irrepressible volcanologist, and winner of the Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize, Professor Ben Kennedy.
THURSDAY, 15 May, 11.45 am–12.30 pm
Open to all, though aimed at school years 4–8. Students will need to be supervised during this session.
Register here: https://bit.ly/4jqrGdP
(NOTE: We will not be recording this webinar – so get along!)
Develop Observation Skills with Science Alive!
The Science Alive Education portal has hundred of free lessons for your learners to engage with Science! Thanks to NZASE and NEX funding – discover three student facing lessons that develop the skill of observation. Sign up for free access here!
Need some inspiration and guidance on how to incorporate observation into your practice? Check out Science Alive’s newly released Teacher Guide that unpacks observation and supports you to plan meaningful investigations with Observation front of mind. Click on the image to check it out.
PLD with Beyond Earth thanks to House of Science!
PLD Session with John Rowe
House of Science Rotorua Lakes, in partnership with Beyond Earth, is proud to offer House of Science member schools the opportunity to attend an exciting and enriching PLD workshop. Join us for a 45-minute interactive session led by John Rowe, experienced astronomy educator and stargazing enthusiast from Beyond Earth. This free event is part of the celebrations for Primary Science Week (12–16 May).
TUESDAY, 13 May, 3:30pm – 5:00pm, Mokoia Intermediate, Rotorua.
Email Karyn Hickmott, House of Science Rotorua Lakes branch manager, to register: [email protected]
Beyond Earth also offers evening stargazing experiences for families, tourists and general public.
Science Week Offering:
Enjoy a 20% Discount on Space Exploration and Solar System classroom sessions with Beyond Earth!
Beyond Earth brings the wonders of space into classrooms and school camps throughout Taupo, South Waikato, and Rotorua. Sessions are fun-filled, interactive and loaded with questions and humour.
In celebration of National Primary Science Week, book our ‘Space Exploration’ or ‘Solar System’ sessions for the week and the following week to receive a 20% discount. These topics fit beautifully with Science Week’s theme of Science Exploration.
This is a fantastic chance for your tamariki to explore the wonders of space at a lower price. For more information and to book your session, visit beyondearth.co.nz.
Look Closer: The Magnification Challenge
Look Closer: The Magnification Challenge
Test your observation skills in our online Magnification Challenge! Identify six mysterious magnified objects, captured with digital microscopes included in several of our resource kits. The competition is open to all, with classroom packs and individual prizes up for grabs—don’t miss out! Extra prizes are available for identifying the bonus image. Visit our website https://houseofscience.nz/ between Monday 12 May – Sunday 18 May to enter.
Auckland Science Teachers Assoc.
Join the Auckland Science Teachers Association on Wed 14th May – Register here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnDvjetEKUUE5pNsuIhYUmtSxoYLqPEEXCxGn42YlF4WN0FQ/viewform
Thank you to our Sponsors!
DELTA EDUCATION
Delta Education have been supporting schools with Science equipment for decades and they are getting behind Primary Science week once again – check out these Observation tools and check out their primary science catalogue here!
LEARNWELL
Learnwell resources provide amazing workbooks, study guides and support for Science teaching. We are so grateful for their support of primary teachers and Primary Science Week again in 2025!
Visit their website: https://learnwell.co.nz/collections/all/learning-area_science
