Are you ready to explore?
Become a scientist in your section and discover the world outside your door.
Why not share your discoveries and creations, and we'll share them, too
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Nifty nature

Young Scientists Activity Book

Word search, soil testing, crafts, games and more.
Young Scientists Activity Book
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Whose tracks are these?

Tracking cards: match the footprints
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Who goes there?

Match the invertebrates to their habitats, and the flowers to their names.
Match-it game
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Brilliant birds

Bilingual bird poster

Decorate your walls and get to know some common garden bird species
Bilingual Garden Bird Survey poster
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Colour your favourite bird

Use your imagination and get creative!
Bird colouring outlines
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Bird masks

Fancy yourself as a fantail or a kererū? A tūī or a goldfinch?
Colour your own mask or print out one that's ready to go!
Outline masks for colouring
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Full-colour masks to cut and use
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Save the date: This year's Garden Bird Survey runs from 27th June - 5th July

Amazing arthropods

Leaf art

Can you create creatures with objects found in your garden?

Use the ideas above as inspiration, and share your creations!

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Find the animals on the pare

This pare (carved door lintel) sits above the main doorway to the NZ Arthropod collection. There are 13 different arthropods ( hidden in it - can you find them all and colour them in?
Find the arthropods on the pare
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What is this bug?

What can you find in your garden - have a really close look at it.
  • How many legs does it have?
  • Does it have wings?
  • What else can you see? 
Now see if you can use an identification key to work out what it is:

Fun with flax

Did you know that our Lincoln site is home to Te Kohinga Harakeke o Aotearoa - the National NZ Flax Collection? This is a collection of traditional weaving varieties of flax, and in the videos below Katarina Tawiri, kaitiaki of the collection, shows you how you can use harakeke to get creative.