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.

They are fabulous. Having all of the resources at hand is so helpful. I can usually adapt the activities to suit the year 1’s. I really appreciate the Science Capabilities as the key focus so that even if a concept is too complex at certain levels for the year 1’s we still know that the capabilities are being well consolidated.
Jacque Hayman
Glenbervie School
I really liked this kit. It’s so great to have everything ready. The teacher manual resource is excellent. I liked having an observation handout for the ocean acidification experiment. The priority for me is that the children have background and theory from the teacher (which is clearly provided in the teacher manual) and that they have a hands-on experience. All the activities in this kit allow for that, so 10 stars. It is also nice for the children to record their learning. Worksheets are much less exciting, but I like them so that the children are able to go back to them for reference and as evidence of achieving the Science Capabilities. Great balance 🙂
Climate Change
Deanna Richards
Howick Intermediate
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
My Year 2/3 children really engaged with this kit. They loved the hands on nature of it, and enjoyed exploring the scientific concepts in an open-ended way. They really loved the Newton’s Cradle. Thank you for such an amazing quality kit of resources!
What Do You Think?
Alison Beatty
Sevenoaks School
This has been such a motivator in my classroom. It has reignited our spark for learning. We now consider ourselves the Water Cycle experts in our school, as this is what our school wide focus includes for this term
Weather Ready
Weather Ready
Katrina Barclay
Arakura School







