| Science education worldwide and S Guide - Resources and Review
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| News, events, publications, and other documentation that reflect the input of the Society into education, policy advice to government, and involvement with NZ science and technology organisations. Includes text of the code of professional standards and ethics.
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An attempt to make teachers and students aware of the examples of the bad science often taught in schools and universities, and offered in popular articles and textbooks. Includes an explanation of what is meant by bad science and pointers to specialised pages on bad science in disciplines such as astronomy, chemistry and meteorology.
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Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of science and technology.
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Collection of assorted simple facts, mostly scientific, with links to more detailed information and an option to receive facts by email.
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Set of links to a large collection of activities, tutorials, lesson plans, projects and tools aimed at the educational sector. Broad subject categories include arts, business, English, foreign language, health and physical education, history and social studies, mathematics, science, technology, vocational education, education, and community interest.
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Links to resources in mathematics and science for educators and students in secondary education.
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Series of examples of practical applications of mathematics and science topics in interesting settings in everyday life. The 70 subject keywords, such as cosine, logarithm and trigonometry, offer the simplest way to find a relevant example.
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Provides a searchable and browsable listing of acronyms, symbols, and abbreviations commonly used in scientific and technical publications. Searching can be limited by subject, and a selection of scientific reference tables are included.
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Experiments, puzzles, magazines, multimedia for science education. Subject include the environment, insects, and UFOs.
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Brief guides to the workings of an assortment of different technologies and natural phenomena, such as fuel cells, lasers, x
rays, radar, speedometers, barometers, loudspeakers, spacesuits and volcanoes.
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Research and educational resource providing scientific information, with an emphasis on the fields of physics and astronomy, exploring aspects of their history and new theories. The resource is fully searchable, and includes additional sections featuring online publications and forums, essays, a young scientist of the year award, societies, and a list of international physics departments.
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Project promoting science, engineering, technology (SET), and maths. Features national and local resources, help for students and teachers, business opportunities, information on careers, and education and training. Addresses the issue of women in scientific and technological fields in relation to the traditional gender imbalance.
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