We love our space-time simulator ... Taking turns .... Working together ... So many possibilities to try out

Feel the FORCE ?

March the 8th .... Jupiter is close to the Earth .... It's moons andmaybe it's red spot will be visible, especially with a telescope.

Everyone loves marbles !

What might Spacetime and Gravity be like?

Playing with Newton's Cradle ... Never ceases to fascinate. Watch out Santa ... There may be a few letters coming your way from VERY GOOD children ... I can vouch for that !

May the FORCE be with You !

PUMPKINS ! ! ! How is yours growing? .... REMEMBER that size really doesn't matter ... There will be prizes for all sorts of imaginative categories ! KEEP UP the GREAT GROWING effort. :-)

UPDATE ... HERE's  a PHOTO !!!!    WHEW .. Mine is starting to grow at last (BUT it is still the wee one in the photo)!!!!

5 WEEKS of incredible growth TO GO (Judging is at the END of MARCH) .... Your PUMPKIN will grow very rapidly from now on.

WATER WATER WATER and FEED  .... GIVE it whatever you can ... COMPOST ... HORSE / CHICKEN. MANURE ... SEAWEED ... Whatever Mum or Dad might suggest .... 

Remember to remove the growing tips so that all the plants energy now goes into the BIG PUMPKIN ... Have FUN :-)

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE ... Aurora Australis light-show heralds in 2016

Dr Ian Griffin, a professional astronomer, captured the aurora in a series of photographs taken from Hoopers Inlet on the Otago Peninsula.

The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, is caused when the Earth's magnetic field interacts with a flow of highly charged particles from the sun.

The different colours come from the various elements in the earth's atmosphere - the green is from oxygen and the red from nitrogen. The display lasted until dawn.

The HNIS Periodic Table Competition .... that is ... who can recite the most elements of the Periodic Table in order .... Our 2015 school champs ARE: Joe Robertshaw ....who can recite well beyond 94elements in order Paige Bloor ... up to 71 Matthew Apperley ... up to61 Will Tidswell ... up to 57 Madeline Kitchener and Connie Wilson ...up to 49 .... WELL DONE TO EVERYONE WHO TURNED UP TO TRY OUT ... YOU ARE ALL AMAZING :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsWTkCBvYzk

Photograph, "Canterbury's Castle Hill" illuminated by an arch- shaped Milky Way, by Paul Wilson ... A long exposure time required.

This picture is among dozens of dazzling images captured, others celebrate the kaleidoscope of colours from the Southern Lights or the reflection of stars on a waterway.

Christmas Cheer Everyone and have Wonderful Holidays .... THANKS forbeing such great budding scientists this year. What a lot of fun andlearning we have enjoyed.

Science In A Christmas Tree, Electric-Buzzer Trees, Crystal tree decorations, Air - Powered Sleigh Races and Why does tinsel Sparkle?

A     F U N    Last lesson in ScI tech for 2015

Time to collect your GIANT PUMPKIN plant ... Plus a handy hints page to help you grow something impressive. Can you beat the two 30 kg monsters in 2015? Perhaps you are good at videoing, or writing a humorous diary, or poetry or ..... Maybe you have a secret strategy !?!?!? Whatever your talent, have heaps of FUN!

Celebrating 100 Years of Einstein's Theory of Relativity.

Ideas That Can Change the World

Testing ! testing ! testing ! Could do this all day ..... SOOOO much FUN !

Questions GALORE ! 

  "Can we neutralise citric acid with quickees?

Could I cure my brothers arthritis  by finding out more about acids and bases?

What is the best pH for my fish to live in?

NOW I know how electrolytes work in the body:-). .. That is helpful because I ' into sports.

You can see quickees work on indicator paper as it neutralises an acid.

I am going to make my own indicator paper to use at home.

If you get sick a lot / or feel unwell , it could be something to do with the acid and base balance in your body 'cos it should be about pH 7.4 .... "

Satisfying our CURIOSITIES about ACIDS and BASES through research, sharing and careful taste testing.

Did you know that the logarithmic scale applies to the pH scale as well as the Richter scale?  

We had such fun calculating how much stronger or weaker different substances are, based on their pH .... It is all about the potential of hydrogen.

The "What is it?" 10 minute challenge. .....

We learned all about the incredible world of parasitic worms !!!!!!
Parasites that take over the minds/behaviour of their hosts  turning them into vulnerable ZOMBIES !
SOOOOO gruesome,   SOOOO incredible,   SOOOO  fascinating and, some of them,  SOOO gross !
Hope your lesson was memorable guys !!!! :-)

Studying Air Pressure and Density, Testing Rockets and Some of the Variables that influence Flight.

Room 16 testing household substances with cabbage juice indicator , then, universal indicator paper. ... Acid or Base ?