Welcome to the first slow chat! Answer these questions at your own pace. We will reply as soon as we can, scientists! What is a scientist? There are many different kinds of scientists, and they all do different things. Some like to learn about living organisms. They are called biologists. Others like to study rocks. We call them geologists. People who study animals are sometimes called zoologists - this is easy to remember because sometimes animals live in zoos. Scientists are very curious people who like to solve problems. They solve these problems by doing science projects called experi ..read more

Kia ora e hoa, piki mai kake mai, Every year since 1975 Aotearoa has marked Māori Language Week. This is a time for all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Māori (the Māori language) and to use more Māori phrases in everyday life. In 2018 Māori Language Week runs from 10-16 Mahuru, the theme is ; ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’.  'When we say ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’ we’re saying  - ‘Let’s make the Māori language strong'.     Ahakoa iti, ākona, kōrerotia - Learn a little, use a little A challenge this week could be to take a kiriāhau! Kaua e Whakamā! Kia Kaha ..read more

Kia ora Kids Chatters! Welcome back to Kids Chat! This week we would love to know the awesome things you are learning about in your classes. What is really exciting you at the moment? Is there a topic you would love to share with us? We’d love to know! So we are going to have a chat about the things that you want to see going on at KidsedchatNZ headquarters.  If your teachers have anything they would like to see going on at KidsedchatNZ you can let them know to pass on their ideas to us! So have a good think about what you really enjoy discussing! Is it sport? Science? Coding? Art ..read more

manfredrichter pixabay.com Kia ora all We are carrying on with looking at ways to help our environment! Thanks for sharing your ideas last week! This week we are looking at single use plastic straws. Did you know that everyday we use enough straws to wrap around the world four times!? Scientists think that at the moment there could be more than 5.2 trillion bits of plastic in our oceans. We want to take action this week, what can you do or design to help solve the plastic straw problem? We want to talk about your ideas! Can you design/make something to solve this problem? Room ..read more

Kia ora everyone! This week we want to talk about sustainability. This means doing things that we can keep on doing without hurting our environment. We want to know what this means for you. What do you do at home and at school to help your environment. Do you have any good ideas of how we can help our environment? We would love to hear your ideas. The enviro leaders from Hawea Flat School have a challenge for you. You will need some newspaper to create your very own rubbish bag. Leave your bag out and see how much rubbish you use each week and if you can cut anything out. Here is the link t ..read more

Kia ora koutou, Tenei wiki kei te ako matou e pa ana ki Matariki.  Our chat will be on Wednesday 13 June. Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster known as the Pleiades. Traditionally for Māori when it appeared just before dawn in late May or early June, it signalled the start of the Māori New Year. Different tribes celebrated Matariki at different times.  For some it was when Matariki rose in May/June. For others it was celebrated at the first new moon, or full moon, following the rising of Matariki. In the 21st century it is the new moon following the rising of Matar ..read more

The Jetsons and the Flintstones. Were they right or wrong? Kia ora koutou. The Flintstones were the modern Stone Age family. Residing in Bedrock, Fred Flintstone worked an unsatisfying quarry job, but returned home to lovely wife Wilma and eventually daughter Pebbles. Fred, a big fan of golf and bowling, also enjoyed bullying neighbour Barney Rubble, while Barney's saucy wife Betty was best friends with Wilma. During the show's run, Barney and Betty would adopt an unnaturally strong son, Bamm-Bamm, who would become friends with little Pebbles. "The Flintstones," heavily inspired by "The H ..read more

Kia ora koutou! https://www.kidscodecs.com/what-is-artificial-intelligence/ This week we are going to dive into the world of AI (artificial intelligence). This Thursday Room 10 will be Skyping an AI scientist Anirudh from University of Montreal  so this is your chance to get your burning questions answered! Artificial Intelligence has been a hot topic lately. From self driving cars to using Siri or Alexa on phones/tablets and iPads.  You might have had an experience by using it and it not even known about it. Have you ever been on Netflix or Lightbox? Every time that a ..read more

We hope you have had a wonderful Easter, KidsEdchatNZ tweeters.  We are taking a break for Weeks 10 and 11 of this Term, and hope to see you back in Week 2 of Term 2. Take care in the holidays and be safe!  Teachers, you may want to sign up to digitalpassport.co.nz over the holidays.  The Mind Lab’s Digital Passport is a new video-based learning platform designed for New Zealand teachers or parents with children in Years 1-10.  The Digital Passport has been created by a team of 12 Mind Lab educators to enable teachers to develop and skills and understanding to d ..read more

Knowing Our World Nations of the World Things you didn’t know about NZ What do we know about our world??? Let’s do some exploring of our globe and the interesting places it has spread all across it. Using an online map and the Internet search and explore - let’s get to know our world and share. Q1. Where in the world would you like to visit and why? Q2.  Can you find out what continent this landmark is in and what the landmark is? Can you name the other continents? Q3.  Can you name any archipelagos? Q4.  What are some well known international landmarks and what ..read more