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:
$1:$21.90
Social Return On Investment
Improved mental health for students and teachers
ImpactLab Report 2026 >
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.

This was a very interesting kit to use in an urban school – a lot of new learning for students and discussion around where our milk comes from. The digestive system teacher-led activity was super engaging and “yucky” (the information certainly stuck!).
Moo to you
Heidi-Ann Phillips
Napier Central School
Love that they are easy to follow for the kids and teachers a like. I had to leave a couple for relievers to run and they were able to pick them up and continue.
Danielle Lane
Avonhead School
This science kit engaged everyone in my class(20) 200%. Thank you!!! allowed 2x days to use this kit. In the whole school 3 classrooms(65 students) participated in this science kit and the feedback from all classes was absolutely positive.
Micro Exploration
Chris Milham
Hiruharama School
My class really enjoyed using this kit. I opened it up and had different learning stations after teaching the activity cards. It was fantastic to hear the students’ Te Reo Maori increase.
Measurement Matters
Felicity Apperley
Foxton Beach School
This is one of the best science kits enjoyed by myself and the students, especially my year 7/8. The experiments expressed the wow! factor, they also showed high interest in the nano chem relationship to their environment. Their minds were challenged to comprehend the concept of nano technology. The akonga were highly motivated and looked forward to each lesson. I used the kit every day for the two weeks. I especially enjoyed Te Reo kupu, these kupu were instilled in the akonga learning. Looking forward to the next kit. Physics is a must for akonga in this area.
Nano-Chem
Nehumoana Gage
Woodlands Park







