Exhibits

• My Environmental Footprint

  Students use a computer touchscreen to answer simple questions about their lifestyles (e.g. what is in their lunch box, how they get to school). The result is expressed as the number of earths needed if everyone used the same amount of resources the children are currently using.

• Waste, recycling and litter

  Using our specially designed slice of waste exhibit, we discuss what a landfill is and how we can reduce the amount of waste we send to landfill. We discuss the importance of reducing, re-using and recycling and provide hands-on experience of sorting waste into specific bins. Year 5-8 students will learn additional information about various types of waste and the impact they have on the environment.

• Energy

  Students pedal a real exercycle or wind a hand generator to generate their own electricity to raise their awareness of electricity and the amount of energy used by different appliances commonly found in their homes.

• Video Microscope

  Students use a video microscope to get a closer look at nature. They learn about creatures that are beneficial for the environment, such as worms and bees and what we can do to help them. Students each get the opportunity to use the microscope to zoom in on different body parts of each creature.

• Geckos and Vines

  Students play a life size version of Snakes and Ladders, answering environmental and conservation based questions to move through the game. This exhibit is a fun way to raise students' awareness of ecological issues in New Zealand.

• Stormwater

  Students investigate how our use of water affects animals and organisms living in streams, with a special focus on stormwater, pollutants and litter.

• E waste

  Students learn all about the environmental impacts created during the lifecycle of a mobile phone, and other electronics, and how to minimise their effects.

• Tread Lightly Pledge Project

  At the end of the TLC visit each student has a photo taken of their chosen tread lightly pledge - an action they will commit to, to make a positive difference to the environment.

Testimonials

• '“Fantastic hands-on activities that kept children engaged for an hour and a half. Highly topical and very important life skills for the children to be learning, showed them how they can make a positive contribution to the world we all live in. Educators were fantastic.”'
  - Epsom Normal Primary School
• '“The hands-on aspect was great. The kids really enjoyed it. The planning and organisation was really good. Printing of the photos was a great bonus.”'
  - Wakaaranga School