Super Blood Moon Eclipse Sequence (Northern Hemisphere photo) ... September 27-28th 2015.

HNIS students visiting the Science Roadshow ... lots of exciting interactive (hands-on) challenges and 2 demonstration sessions.

The Squishy Circuits table on Open Night .... THANK- YOU to the great group of little scientists who demonstrated various activities for our incoming year 6 students.

Room 16 Explore Lichen and Chromatography

Squishy Robot Designs by Jack Graham ... check out this amazing science project. !

Click here to view

Having a go at the periodic table song during 'free choice' science time.

Science Fair Projects 2015 ... The top 15 will be announced next week. Well done to everyone and what interesting science. Our guest judges were very impressed !

Convection ... The movement of heat energy in fluids. Making the invisible visible.

School Science Fair

HNIS Science Fair is on the 5th August 2015 .. parents welcome 
Students, please have your projects in no later than the  3rd Augus         t 
as judging is the next day, on the 4th August                                                            .
Winners will go on to the HB Science Fair later in August                              
For general science fair information, view the science webpages :                        
http://www.schoolground.co.nz/hniscience/                                 OR                 
http://www.sportsground.co.nz/hnisciencetechnology                                                
See Miss Hawtin for 2015 info, to see exemplars and for the display boards. 
                                                         THANKS                                                            

Room 12 having A little rocket fun after the serious testing was done ... How high can you go?.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jMIK7Xboug

Jupiter and Venus align over New Zealand ... Have a look ... So easy to spot :-)

Tonight Venus and Jupiter will be Closer than they have been in 24 years!

Venus is named after the Goddess of Love, and Jupiter after the God of Thunder, look like a bright and dramatic double star.  While they will look similar in size, Jupiter is actually the largest planet in our solar system and Venus is smaller than Earth.  Thanks to the clouds for keeping away.

We are loving our new garden !! THANK-YOU everyone.

"Imagine feeling leaves, rushing through your skin, THAT's TREEMendous!

Imagine the beautiful sound of tui calling through the blue sky, THAT's TREEMendous!

Imagine under the bark, life will be found, THAT's TREEMendous!

Imagine the waves of soft breeze tickling my freckled face, THAT's TREEMendous!

Imagine swaying plants growing, by time, to the tune of their rustling leaves, THAT's TREEMendous!

Imagine NATURE running through your hands, THAT's TREEMendous!

Imagine the lost love of NATURE returning, THAT's TREEMendous!"

Thanks to Room 6 for this lovely poem .... IT'S TREEMendous !

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Earth and ALL it's Occupants NEED TREES ... So let's Get DIGGING!

It is ARBOR DAY and WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY on Friday the 5th June (and our school community TREEMendous Day on the 6th June). 

   See you there :-) ..... 

Help us finish this unique project, our OUTDOOR CLASSROOM.

Check out this video by Room 2, "Dig This TREEmendous"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHvPK0IAeXs

A Magic Trick? .... pH indicators are SOOO much fun ! Not to forget those spectacular acid : base reactions !

The International Space Station will be visible on Friday night, 8th May, from 6.39-6.43p.m. over Hawkes Bay. Look to the northwest. Let's hope for a nice clear sky :-)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11443166

Physical Change, Chemical Change, Capillary Action, Gravity ........ What is there not to observe as a candle burns? Room 5 test for new substances formed as a candle burns.

2B ... It's Rocket Science !

Jolly fine pumpkins, girls ... 28 kgs and 30 kgs !!! WOW !! ... needing two adults to move them ... monsters indeed. Ooooo, I can see Ben, our smallest pumpkin, nestled between the two giants ... You go, Ben !, From small beginnings great pumpkins grow :-) .... Thanks to all the growers for your enthusiastic efforts.

The curious behaviour of cornflour in water !!! Altogether, too much fun to be had .... Watch your cornflour, parents !

Maddie's oxidation experiment