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The study of structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through experimentation and  observation.
also the big bang theory.

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One time at school I did the vinegar and baking soda volcano but that's really the only science I did at primary. I think that science is about people who are always experimenting to make the world a better place because they always have problems and the need to sometimes use different things to solve their problem or problems.

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chemicals

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Science is a topic that has to do with stuff like Biology, Physics and Chemistry. Chemical reactions, experiments and much more!

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Science is the systematic stuff of anything and everything in the universe

I've dissected a cow heart
I've used bunsenburners
Wetlands
And much more

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i have blown up bottles with dry ice

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Biology chemistry physics

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science is the study of the world. chemical and physical changes

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mixing chemicals.
studying things.
predicting the future.

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I know that is fake but I"ve done mentos and coke and the volcano thingy

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Planet X Nibiru Nov 13th 2017 It's here and they have been covering it

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JunJun https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn6N5kJOE52bcfNXQl-w8Ng .................................................... people give me permission to repost the video I was in the reception not likely unfit for living hope people do not appeal to me for me the way to the river for sir would like to thank sir

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lands

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I know that science is about the study of the planet and world around us.
I also know about all of the father of science for example sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and so on.
I know it is broken up in to parts.
:The living world.
:The hard world
: Space and the universe.

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experiments, chemicals
At school we did the coke and mentos thing.

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Experiments, physical world, animals, planets, chemical reactions

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Well, there are many types of scientists and different things that 'science' is. I guess one of the main things people think about when they hear 'science' is
experiments, testing and labcoats. They do zoology, chemistry, physics, biology and many others. There are scientists that test things, and study diseases... I guess that is just what science is-

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wet lands, horticulture, earth, agriculture, experiments.

The living world
The material world
physical world

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experiments, science, chemicals, mentos and coke, baking soda and vinegar,  aliens

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geology
particles
material world
physical world
planet earth and beyond

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I have done the coke and mentos expriement a couple of times, and have grown my own bacteria. I have never made elephants tooth paste but would  like to. Science is about expirments and living things on our planet.

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I know how to blow up a bottle of soda water with dry ice. I like to blow things up.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1XX-ngJcc

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Wetlands

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How are wetland bugs like pizza lovers?

Kaimata School students have been looking at whether more or less plants lead to more or less bugs in wetlands, with help from experts at Purangi Kiwi Project and Taranaki Regional Council.

The students did their investigation in three different wetlands in and around Purangi, which are home to endangered animals such as kiwi and pekapeka (bats). In 2016, other students from Kaimata School investigated where pekapeka lived and what was affecting their numbers, and then created roosting boxes for the bats to sleep in.

This year's project - called Bug Alert! - is not linked to the school's earlier bat project, but it just so happens that one of the wetland areas at Purangi was beneath a bat flight path - and bats love eating bugs.

The research idea came to light when the students started learning about wetlands because their school was considering creating a wetland in its grounds. They wondered whether newer wetlands with fewer plants and older wetlands with more plants had different amounts and types of bugs there.

In other words, 12-year-old Christian says, "Would a party with a wider range of pizza types encourage a greater diversity and higher number of people to come along? Also, would a party with a greater number of pizzas get a greater number and diversity of people to come?"

Louise McLay, Environmental Educator at Purangi Kiwi Project, also learnt from the experience - particularly when it came to how the original hypothesis was worded using scientific language, which she says may have been a barrier at first.

"Although some students struggled initially, once they got the concept and then found bugs with their sieves, they were drawn into the science - and this drove the 'I wonder...' type questions."

She also says that having fun played a big role: "They got stuck, muddy and lost gumboots, but all of this became part of the experience. It was also great to see how the parents became just as engaged as the students; they all discovered science was fun."

The students first measured the number, size and variety of plants in different parts of the three wetlands. They then used nets, sticky traps and tracking tunnels (where dye is used to show up footprints) to look at the number and types of bugs in the same areas.

In the afternoon of the same day, the students planted native plants at one of the wetlands. They did this so that they can later look at whether the wetland will attract a bigger mix of more bugs compared to before, and whether there is a big difference in bugs between that wetland and the other two.

After crunching the numbers, the students found that there was a slightly higher number and diversity of bugs when there was a wider variety of plants. They also found no increase in bugs when there were more of the plants but less variety in plant type.

"I really liked going out to Purangi and doing the bug surveys," says Trinity, 12.

Christian says he enjoyed sharing his class's findings with others and that his favourite part was "preparing for the presentation and creating the boards to display our work."

Quinn, 8, wasn't in Trinity and Christian's class so didn't get to do the fieldwork, but he says that he has been going out to Purangi all his life and is "really excited that they are doing a project out there".

The students and Louise are continuing to keep an eye on the wetlands together, and they hope that students from other schools will join them the next time they measure and compare the wildlife there.
Photo credits: Tania Warner (Room 5 teacher at Kaimata School) and Karen Schumache at Purangi Kiwi Project. Email Louise if you would like your kura/school to get involved
Read about 2016's Project Ultra: Pekapeka in Purangi

About the project

Bug Alert! is run by Purangi Kiwi Project in partnership with Kaimata School, with support from the Taranaki Regional Council and the Taranaki Participatory Science Platform.

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How are wetland bugs like pizza lovers? - Curious Minds, He Hihiri i te Mahara

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Kaimata School students have been looking at whether more or less plants lead to more or less bugs in wetlands, with help from experts at Purangi Kiwi Project and Taranaki Regional Council. The students did their investigation in three different wetlands in and around Purangi, which are home to endangered animals such as kiwi and pekapeka (bats).

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I have done a few experiments like coke and mentos, and making a fire snake. I know lots about dinosaurs, if that has anything to do with science xD.
And I know that science about the study of the world and that they are split into 4 worlds. The living world, The material world, The physical world and Planet earth and beyond. I also know lots of different types of animals like deer and birds and lions and lots more animals because I am samrt!!!!

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Science is the systematic studies of anything and everything in the world
Wetland . dry ice in a bottle that exsplodes