Issues of the Week

Connect science to young people’s lives. Set one lesson aside each week to delve into the topical contexts of the Issue of the Week! Enough common threads to promote routine, while variety keeps ākonga (students) wanting more.

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Issue of the Week
Smart Bundle Term 1-2023
$150.00
Environment
Pānui Read, interpret and discuss the information and watch clips about the ozone layer, cat curfews, Tāne Mahuta and many more events and topics that matter! Get all 10 Issues of the Week from term 1 in a Smart Bundle and save more than 60%
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Issue of the Week 22 / 2023
Cat curfew
$40.00
Environment, Health and Wellbeing
Pānui Read, interpret and discuss the information about cat curfews, debates between environmentalists and cat lovers and explore some terms to describe cats!
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Issue of the Week 21 / 2023
Carbon dioxide and you
$40.00
Environment
Pānui Read, interpret and discuss the information about carbon dioxide, fuels, the greenhouse effect and some innovative solutions!
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Issue of the Week 20 / 2023
Microbes Eat Plastic
$40.00
Environment, Technology
Pānui Read, interpret and discuss the information about bacteria "eating" through plastic. This discovery could potentially help tackle the world's plastic problem!
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Issue of the Week 19 / 2023
Drinkable
$40.00
Technology
Pānui Read, interpret and discuss the information about nanotechnology’s role in removing contaminants in water.
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Issue of the Week 18 / 2023
The Red Planet
$40.00
Technology
Pānui Read, interpret and discuss the information about the potential of Mars becoming a home planet for humans, when Earth becomes uninhabitable.
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Issue of the Week 17 / 2023
On Alcohol
$40.00
Health and Wellbeing
Pānui Read, interpret and discuss the information about the way alcohol can permanently change our brains.
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Issue of the Week 14 / 2023
Acidification
$40.00
Environment
Pānui - Read, interpret and discuss the information about the increasing acidity of our oceans.
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Issue of the Week 13 / 2023
Ross Sea Success
$40.00
Environment
Pānui - Read, interpret and discuss the information about the biggest marine reserve in the world.
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Issue of the Week 12 / 2023
Bio ‘Churr’
$40.00
Environment
Pānui - Read, interpret and discuss the information about the benefits of biochar.
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