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    How to pour tomato ketchup using science!
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Jun 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    How to pour tomato ketchup using science!

    Ketchup is delicious, but also different to other liquids we are familiar with. Newtonian fluids like water pour faster the more we tilt...
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    New Zealand students record worst results in maths and science - how we can turn this around!
    Michelle Dickinson
    • May 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    New Zealand students record worst results in maths and science - how we can turn this around!

    New Zealand's year 9 student's scores in the most recent Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) fell by the...
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    COVID-19 mRNA vaccine explained using cookies!
    Michelle Dickinson
    • May 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    COVID-19 mRNA vaccine explained using cookies!

    The mRNA COVD vaccine is different to some of the other vaccines we are familiar with. So what is mRNA and how does this new type of...
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    Online learning science TV show for 11-14 year olds
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Online learning science TV show for 11-14 year olds

    COVID-19 has disrupted schools across the world and with that learning especially in STEM subjects. Breaking it Down is an online...
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    How playing with your cat can help protect wildlife
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    How playing with your cat can help protect wildlife

    Love your cat, but worry about the harm it may be causing native birds and other wildlife when out? New research in the journal Current...
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    iPhone double tap hack - perfect for COVID QR code scanning
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    iPhone double tap hack - perfect for COVID QR code scanning

    many of us are using QR codes scanning apps like NZ COVID tracer or COVID SAfe to check in to locations for track and trace systems. For...
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    Keeping your kids busy at home
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Keeping your kids busy at home

    Homeschooling has become a much more prominent feature for many families since the COVID-19 pandemic, and what looked like it might have...
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    Which fabric is best for a face mask?
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    Which fabric is best for a face mask?

    Which fabric is best for a mask? Research has shown that two layers of quilting cotton are an effective mask material but here is a...
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    What happens when you sneeze in a face mask?
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    What happens when you sneeze in a face mask?

    How does wearing a mask help reduce the spread of COVID-19? Watch this video of a sneeze with and without a mask on to see how far...
    36 views0 comments
    How to make a face mask in 10 seconds!
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    How to make a face mask in 10 seconds!

    Mask wearing is now shown to help to reduce the spread of respiratory droplets which can reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community....
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    This is what the lung of a patient with severe COVID-19 looks like
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Jun 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    This is what the lung of a patient with severe COVID-19 looks like

    COVID-19 has consumed us months and while scientists are learning more about it every day, there is still so much that we don't know. One...
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    How plastics are really affecting turtles
    Michelle Dickinson
    • Jun 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    How plastics are really affecting turtles

    We have all seen those heartbreaking photos showing sea-turtles eating plastic bags, and environmental campaigners have used them to make...
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    Explaining Coronvirus to Children
    Michelle Dickinson
    • May 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Explaining Coronvirus to Children

    A simple video helping parents to explain coronavirus to children.
    14 views0 comments
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