Virtual Experiences - Field Trips for Aotearoa Schools
LEARNZ is a programme of free virtual field trips, helping students access the inaccessible. Visit inspiring places around Aotearoa, Antarctica and beyond. Let us take you there!
Scroll through the options below to choose a LEARNZ online field trip or an at home activity.
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from mountains to sea
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walk-drive-ride safe around rail
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when AF8 goes big!
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science, evidence, response
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putting the eco in ecosystem
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your options for a sustainable future
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Venture South to Antarctica
Explore what it is like to be a scientist camping out in Antarctica.
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Explore outdoors
opening up Aotearoa for everyone
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Sustainable Seas
essential for NZ`s health and wealth
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Ko Wai Au? Who Am I?
Explore your family history and find an heirloom. Introduce yourself in te reo Māori, through pepeha.
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A Night at the Opera
Meet performers backstage, find out how to make costumes and puppets for The Magic Flute.
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Āpure Moana - Marine Reserves
Explore marine reserves and select from a range of downloadable marine based activities and games.
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Water - every drop counts
How water gets to your home and how you can reduce your water use.
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Plastic to Fantastic - bringing back our mussels
Watch a short video, ponder some points and repurpose plastic.
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Fantastic Whio
Experience whitewater rafting on the Tongariro River and get crafty with native whio.
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Where would a kiwi make its home?
Watch the Bugman video and get inspired to draw your own kiwi Easter egg.
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Our Apples
The people, science and tech behind the tastiest apples in the World.
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What's that bird?
Identify common birds and find out what birds live in your backyard.
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Footprint Finder
Watch the Bugman explain tracking tunnels. Go snooping in your own backyard.
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Backyard Bioblitz
Discover biodiversity in your own backyard and upload images to iNaturalistNZ.
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Birds of Prey
Find out about the secret life of raptors and meet Whisper the friendly, captive-reared ruru.
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What’s in your bin?
Investigate your waste and recycling efforts at home.
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Local Lizards
Discover the differences between skinks and geckos. Make your backyard lizard-friendly.
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Matariki and Navigation
Investigate the importance of stars in early navigation. Think about Matariki.
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from mountains to sea
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walk-drive-ride safe around rail
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when AF8 goes big!
What is a virtual field trip?
A virtual field trip gives you access to online video and audio feeds, activities and much more.
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I have a student who cannot read or write yet he was able to watch the videos as part of a whole class activity and orally contribute, just like everyone else.
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With further support in 2015-2020 from AF8 - Alpine Fault magnitude 8, Fish and Game New Zealand, GNS Science - Te Pū Ao, Auckland Council - Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland Transport, Antarctica New Zealand, Pasifika Education Centre, Transwaste Canterbury, Waste Management, Ministry for Primary Industries - Manatū Ahu Matua, NZ Opera, The Performing Arts Foundation of Wellington, WWF New Zealand, Nelson City Council - te kaunihera o whakatū, Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council - Te Pane Matua Taiao, The Tindall Foundation, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Spirit of Adventure Trust - Te Waka Hiringa Tangata, Wellington Water, Four Winds Foundation,Kiwis for Kiwi, East Coast LAB - Life at the BOundary, Department of Conservation - Te Papa Atawhai, Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge - Ko ngā moana whakauka, Mount Pirongia Restoration Society - Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society, University of Canterbury - Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Taranaki Mounga Project - He Kawa Ora - Back to Life, Te Atiawa Iwi - Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Taranaki, Taranaki Iwi - Me Tōngai Harakeke, Taupō for Tomorrow, Irrigation NZ, Waikato Regional Council - Te Kaunihera a Rohe o Waikato, Mercury Bay Area School, Federated Farmers, QEII National Trust: Ngā Kairauhi Papa - Forever Protected, Walking Access - Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa, PURE SALT Fiordland, Bay of Plenty Regional Council - Toi Moana, NIWA - Taihoro Nukurangi, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) - Te Rākau Whakamarumaru, and Microsoft.
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