School Impact
House of Science has been supporting New Zealand primary and intermediate schools for over 10 years. Evidence collected over many surveys, assessments and interviews consistently shows:
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Social Return On Investment
Improved mental health for students and teachers
ImpactLab Report 2024 >
Our kits ignite curiosity & shape future scientists
Improved teacher confidence
Student progress in science, numeracy & literacy
95%
Of teachers say that they have increased their understanding of science thanks to House of Science.
87%
Of teachers understand more about what science they need to teach their students and have access to appropriate resources.
97%
Of teachers report most or all students engaged as a result of using our Science Kits.
Conversations just went all over the show. It was great to relate what we know in our own lives and how it relates to this kit.
Flexi Physics
Willy Jephson
Dalefield School
The tamariki loved this Science kit, they were able to look at some of the food in a different way, the experiments were awesome. Nga mihi nui ki a koe, koutou ko nga tangata I awhina ki te whakahaere tenei mahi Putaiao.
Food for Thought
Robyn Davey
Tamarongo School
Whether the activities are hard or easy our tamariki can access them at the level they are learning at and get interest and enjoyment from them. They always help us ask and answer questions and expand our thinking and they are hands-on and well-organised and appealing.
Big Blue Future
Big Blue Future
Joy Makene
Bledisloe School
We continued with the year 1 and 4 with a yogurt maker and ice cream maker to understand how we heated things up and cooled them down (insulation) and experimented with a yogurt maker then into an ice cream maker. This allowed them to use some of the language but in a different context. We also used it to ground their knowledge in non-fiction informational writing. Diagrams, labeling etc so not exact but a great as well. The kids would get so excited about the lessons. When I as the principal came into see what was happening the students were so excited to share their experiences and their writing on the days.
Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff
Tracy Wigzell - Principal
Ngamatapouri School
The kit as usual was so well thought out and easy to pick up and use. I love the information it gives to develop my own knowledge as the teacher so I can try and facilitate as meaningful of an experience as possible. All student information is really clear for them to follow, so they all get to have some independence as growing scientists!