MOANA - MY OCEAN

Venture into an unknown world
Te ara o Hauraki

OPENS 21 JUNE 2013, SPECIAL EXHIBITION HALL, FREE

2013 sees Auckland Museum embark on a major exploration of our ocean. Considered to be Auckland’s playground, we actually know less about our oceans than we do about space.

In June we will open a free major immersive exhibition that will take you from the flight of the godwits on the east coast, into the waters of the Leigh marine reserve, through a mid-ocean boil-up – then down 10km through the largely unknown deep waters, to the Kermadec trench then up to Kermadec Islands.

As part of this exhibition the Museum will be offering a rich variety of programmes, from expert sessions to hands-on activities.

The first of these programmes is a marine expedition to the Three Kings Islands which people can follow through a real-time blog with images and videos. On board will be the Museum’s Head of Natural Sciences, Dr Tom Trnski along with a team from NIWA, Te Papa, the University of Queensland, Kelly Tarltons, two underwater photographers and a science communicator from Radio New Zealand. The research vessel RV Braveheart departs on 8 April 2013 from Tauranga and returns on 21 April 2013.

Make sure you sign up to our e-newsletter so you don’t miss any of these exciting programmes this winter.

‘…the ocean is a pathway to mystery. It used to be called the deep, and that’s because its life is larger and richer than anything we can conceive. The ocean is a pathway to a world we hardly begin to understand.’

Bill Manhire

Moana - My Ocean: eLearning Programme

Y7-Y13, 20 Jun – 28 Oct 2013
Register your students now!

As part of the exhibition we are offering a rich eLearning programme aligned to key competencies of the NZ Curriculum. We will grant exclusive digital access to ‘raw material’ from the exhibition context that students can use to explore and develop their own research projects.
Students can decide to submit a research paper. An expert panel will nominate the most interesting ideas and invite the students to present them at the Museum.

Quick Facts

Give your students exclusive access to the digital ‘raw material’ we used to create this exhibition
Engage your Y7-Y13 students in relevant science by using this material to explore and research their own projects and ideas in class
Work with them to present their findings inside the Museum – or even at the TEDxYouth Auckland conference
Benefit from expert-reviewed evaluation of student research papers
Learn to use the tools in our dedicated teacher workshops

You can download a PDF fact sheet here . Full details will be available here on our website shortly.

Please contact us to register your class, sign up for the teacher training workshops and receive updates related to this programme. You will be granted access to the digital resources when the exhibition opens 20 June 2013.

Bookings can be made through our School Bookings office by phone 09 3067040 or email schools@aucklandmuseum.com. You might also want to sign up for our e-newsletter to be kept in the loop about our various educational offerings.

How it works

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NZ MARINE LIFE APP

iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch APP
AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN 2013, FREE

Explore New Zealand’s unique and diverse coastal marine life. It combines detailed animal descriptions with stunning imagery and is a great pocket reference for all ages, whether in the field, at the beach or on a boat.

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