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E HOA MĀ | OUR FRIENDS
SPOTLIGHT ON BANQER
SPOTLIGHT ON KIWRIOUS
SPOTLIGHT ON KIWIBOTS
SPOTLIGHT ON GAMEFROOT

E HOA MĀ | OUR FRIENDS

No one can do this alone. We have some friends out there and the cool thing is, most of them are from right here in Aotearoa.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BANQER

Banqer is a financial education platform that provides a hands on environment for you and your ākonga (students) to engage with financial concepts in a safe and fun way. Inspire your ākonga to be curious, creative and confident with money.
BANQER RESOURCES
Lesson Plan - Income
Introducing students to earning income and paying for expenses
Lesson Plan - Careers
Introducing students to a digitised version of applying for classroom jobs and receiving income
Slide - Careers
Introducing students to a digitised version of applying for classroom jobs and receiving income
Lesson Plan - Interest
Introducing students to saving and increasing the power that their money can earn through interest
BANQER BITES
Everyday Expenses
This is a quick activity that can be used to encourage children to think about the cost of everyday expenses
Savings
This is a quick activity to introduce younger students to the concept of saving, why and how people save money, and the benefits of doing so, including interest.
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SPOTLIGHT ON KIWRIOUS

UV Radiation Overhead
Using the UV sensor, your students can compare different sunscreens while controlling multiple variables to determine which sunscreen they would recommend to the Board of Trustees as the most effective at filtering the harmful rays.
Humidity, Food And Fungi
Students are challenged to find which lunch grows least fungi and what are the optimum conditions to store uneaten lunches. 
Stay Away Mosquitoes
We have suggested using the Kiwrious VOC sensor to investigate the amount of volatile organic compounds released when plant leaves are crushed. Some of these compounds are known to repel insects. Trial and error must have been the experimental design used by Māori in their Rongoā. 
Students can also investigate different types of commercial insect repellents.
Perfecting The Art Of Calm
Students are encouraged to explore different forms of exercise to elevate their heart rate and different methods to return their heart rate to a resting level. 
What's That In The Water?
Distilled water has a very low conductance because the electrical current is transported by the ions in solution. The more ions that are present in the water, the higher the reading will be. 
This can be taken as a proxy measure of the amount of pollutants in a waterway. The conductance of a solution also depends on its volume, temperature and other factors.  
In this suggested activity, students are asked to substitute salt dissolved in water to model cow urine in a stream. They can measure the impact of different concentrations of urine on conductance. 
Hot Stuff Or Super Cool?
Using the temperature and heart rate sensors, your students can see whether there is a correlation between body temperature and heart rate when they are exercising. Our bodies work to keep the core body temperature stable despite external temperatures fluctuating and heat energy being generated internally due to vigorous muscle activity.
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SPOTLIGHT ON KIWIBOTS

Kiwibots (The NZ Robotics Charitable Trust) run a variety of robotics education and competition programmes across Aotearoa that cater for akonga from kindergarten through to tertiary.
With a robotics platform suitable for whatever stage and technical literacy your akonga may be, you can help Kiwi kids begin their robotics journey with building, powering and coding robots.
Lesson plans, teacher training and national competition support is available for Aotearoa-based organisations.
Kiwibots website (and where to contact us for getting started with competition)
NZ Curriculum and DT Curriculum Mapping
Replacement of VEX Robotics components
VEX GO Build Instructions
VEX IQ Build Instructions
VEX V5 Build Instructions
VEXcode VR platform
STEM Labs (Lesson Plans for all product lines)
Getting started with VEX
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SPOTLIGHT ON GAMEFROOT

Gamefroot is a Wellington based company that aims to transform education and foster the next generation of creative coders and game developers.
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Beginner - Mihi Maker
Create a mini-game and learn your pepeha. Mihi Maker is a great way to learn to introduce yourself in te reo Māori.
Beginner - Clicker Game
Clickers are one of the fastest growing genres of games! Watch your coding skills grow with this garden, all it takes is a few clicks!
Beginner - COVID-19 Simulator
Witness the real world effects of coding and COVID-19, create an interactive graph and learn how to flatten the curve.
Create an Interactive Fiction game
Weave literacy and programming together the way you would a ripping yarn. Choose your own adventure, create an interactive fiction story.
Intermediate - Create a Platformer Game
Ready to level up from Scratch coding? We got you covered! Create your own Aotearoa themed platformer game just like Super Mario Bros! This tutorial will take you through the step by step process to create a polished game from start to finish.
Intermediate - Top Down Games
Are you ready to get a bigger project under your belt? Make a top down game complete with enemies, traps, and treasure!
PHYSICAL RESOURCES
Game Jam Cards
Game Jam Cards encourage students to generate ideas for their games and stories. If you’re looking for activities that foster creativity, and student collaboration (up to 7 players at a time) this might be a good option for you.
What’s in a game poster?
A classroom poster that covers the 6 fundamental parts of game design. An easy, stylish reference for game creation to put on your classroom wall.
Learn more about game design booklet - Teacher’s resource
Want some more guidance on where to start teaching game design? Our game design booklet will kickstart your class in the right direction, with industry and teacher supported content.
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