The TVNZ 7 Learning Hub explained
Welcome to TVNZ 7's Learning Hub, a destination for teachers,
parents and students offering quality education resources based on
popular TVNZ 7 programmes.
Through partnerships with other organisations we have compiled
education resources to suit the New Zealand curriculum. All of the
resources link through to our TVNZ OnDemand page where you can view
the accompanying episode.
Here is a background on the current resources available for use:
Meet The Locals
Curriculum areas:
Science, Social Studies
Target year levels: Years 7 to 9
Meet the Locals is a series of four-minute mini-documentaries created by TVNZ 7 in partnership with the Department of Conservation.
The series highlights the inspiring work of local communities, individuals and DOC staff as they strive to protect and enhance New Zealand's natural heritage. You'll find science units with a focus on our unique reptiles, insects, birds and sand dune environment. Volcanoes and the way they've influenced our biodiversity is explored and there's a social studies unit that discovers the reasons for maintaining treasures from the past.
The resources are written for Years 7 to 9 but teachers of
younger or older students can easily adapt them and find them
useful. They stand alone or can be incorporated into wider units to
match your themes.
Click here to go to the Meet The Locals 1
resources
Click here to go to the Meet The Locals 2
resources
Ever Wondered? and Science Made Simple
Curriculum area:
Science
Target year levels: Years 5 to 10
These science themed resources have been produced in partnership with the Science Learning Hub and Biotechnology Learning Hub, with support from the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The series of 30-minute episodes, called Ever Wondered?, is presented by MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year 2009 Dr John Watt and answers challenging scientific questions as he talks to Kiwi scientists and researchers and joins in on high-tech and hair-raising experiments. The series is produced in partnership with the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Science Made Simple recognises that even the most well informed of us sometimes have gaps in our knowledge. This is the opportunity to have some of those gaps filled in a clear and entertaining way - and in just 60 seconds! The words and phrases explored in Science Made Simple range widely through the fields of physics, information technology, engineering and social sciences.
They are both written for Years 5 to 10 students, but can cater
to younger and older year levels too.
Click here to go to the Ever
Wondered?/Science Made Simple resources
Tales From Te Papa
Curriculum areas
: English, Art, Art History,
Health/Physical Education, Science, Social Studies and
History
Target year levels: Years 7 to 9
Produced in partnership with Te Papa and Vero, these resources feature 100 Tales from Te Papa episodes, a series of mini-documentaries created to showcase some of the many unique and important pieces that the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa holds in trust for the nation.
Each episode relates to two or more of the following curriculum
areas: English, the Arts, Health and Physical Education, Science
and Social Sciences. While these resources have been primarily
designed for years 7 to 9, the level at which they can be used by
you in class will depend on the depth to which you wish to explore
specific ideas and information. The resources can be used flexibly
at whatever level best meets the teaching and learning
purpose.
Click here to go to the Tales From Te
Papa resources
We hope to release more education resources and would appreciate
your feedback. Also if you would like the DVDs to go along with
Meet The Locals and Ever Wondered?/Science Made Simple, then email
us at
tvnz7learninghub@tvnz.co.nz
