Kiwrious believes science is fun, creative and social. We help students experience this firsthand.
The Kiwrious Science Experience consists of the Kiwrious Sensor Kit, the Kiwrious Inquiry Editor and the Kiwrious Teacher Resources. It empowers students to engage in scientific inquiries in and out of school.
The Kiwrious Science Experience challenges students to make invisible natural phenomena visible. This encourages them to carry out exciting and interesting investigations.
The Kiwrious Inquiry Editor is an online based learning platform, aligned with the science capabilities of the New Zealand science curriculum. It focuses on encouraging students to make multiple observations, represent findings in creative ways and discuss them with their peers.
The Kiwrious Sensor Kit is the first integrated science learning tool to be designed in New Zealand and aligned with levels four and five of the national science curriculum to ensure students learning requirements are met.
Kiwrious aims to help reduce the digital divide, to have a direct impact on the future of science in New Zealand by assisting in the development of the next generation of critical thinkers and innovators.
The Kiwrious Science Experience challenges students to make invisible natural phenomena visible. This encourages them to carry out exciting and interesting investigations.
The Kiwrious Inquiry Editor is an online based learning platform, aligned with the science capabilities of the New Zealand science curriculum. It focuses on encouraging students to make multiple observations, represent findings in creative ways and discuss them with their peers.
The Kiwrious Sensor Kit is the first integrated science learning tool to be designed in New Zealand and aligned with levels four and five of the national science curriculum to ensure students learning requirements are met.
Kiwrious aims to help reduce the digital divide, to have a direct impact on the future of science in New Zealand by assisting in the development of the next generation of critical thinkers and innovators.
How it works
The Kiwrious Sensor Kit comes with 6 different sensors that help measure different scientific phenomena. The accompanying lesson plans and supplementary learning materials are aligned with the New Zealand curriculum and support teachers in introducing their students to the Kiwrious sensors and the Inquiry Editor
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Measures surface temperature
UNITS
Celsius
Measures conductivity of objects
UNITS
Siemens
Measures heart rate in a safe and non-invasive way
UNITS
beats per minute
Measures volatile organic compounds in the air
UNITS
parts per billion
Measures relative humidity and air temperature
UNITS
% ; Celsius
Measures the amount of light and ultraviolet radiation
UNITS
Lux; UV index
Measures surface temperature
UNITS
Celsius
Measures conductivity of objects
UNITS
Siemens
Measures heart rate in a safe and non-invasive way
UNITS
beats per minute
Measures volatile organic compounds in the air
UNITS
parts per billion
Measures relative humidity and air temperature
UNITS
% ; Celsius
Measures the amount of light and ultraviolet radiation
UNITS
Lux; UV index
Using the Sensors
The Kiwrious Inquiry Editor was designed for students to formulate scientific inquiries, make multiple observations, represent their findings in creative ways and discuss these findings.
At Kiwrious we recognise that science is empirical and involves testing ideas and gathering relevant data. We strongly believe that emerging scientists need to work together and share their ideas to thrive.
Resources designed by teachers, for teachers
Each Kiwrious sensor comes with a lesson plan and challenges to familiarise students and teachers with the functionality of the sensor. Students are then invited to conduct their own experiments using the Kiwrious Inquiry Editor.
The Kiwrious Science Experience is the first “Kiwi made” science learning tool of its kind in New Zealand.
The additional teaching material and resources enable teachers to support the New Zealand science curriculum.
The Kiwrious Inquiry Editor provides students a unique opportunity to explore science, expand their curiosity and enhance their awareness of their environment. By collaborating with their peers and other schools, students broaden their learning horizon and expand their inquiring minds across New Zealand.
The Kiwrious Science Experience enable students and teachers to engage with their local community on local issues such as; climate change, water purity and/or air quality. These interactions encourage students to develop a love of science and become the innovators of the future.
“A very fun experiment, that was easy to use, and provided facts and answers you may not know about UV”
Student – King’s School, Auckland
“I liked how we could experiment with different materials and collaborate with friends”
Student - Panmure Bridge school, Auckland
Kiwrious Limited is a not-for-profit company with charitable status.
Kiwrious is seeking partnerships with corporate sponsors and philanthropic donors to distribute 100 Kiwrious Sensor Kits per school across New Zealand, as well as a free individual Sensor Kits to students interested in continuing their science inquiry journey out of school.
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12 September 2020
30th August 2020
Kiwrious has been established by a multidisciplinary team at the University of Auckland headed by Associate Professor Suranga Nanayakkara from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Associate Professor Dawn Garbett from the Faculty of Education. Both of whom are world leaders in their respective fields.
Founder
Education Leader
Business Development
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Founder
Associate Professor Suranga Nanayanakkara founded the "Augmented Human Lab" to explore ways of creating ‘enabling’ human-computer interfaces as natural extensions of our body, mind and behaviour. His experience in running a national science experiment project in Singapore and conducting design thinking workshops are directly relevant to the Kiwrious project. Suranga has drawn together a team of experts who share his vision to create a truly innovative and exciting project that will revolutionise the way young students engage with science. He is undoubtedly the driving force and mastermind.
Educational Leader
Associate Professor Dawn Garbett is a teacher educator in the Faculty of Education and Social Work and honorary Queen of Kiwrious. She is passionate about making science relevant and authentic for all students. Kiwrious grabbed her attention from its inception. She has supported the development of resources and challenges on the Inquiry Editor. With this tool kit, students can investigate and inquire about questions that intrigue, concern, amaze and inspire them. Arise, creative scientists!
Business Development
Sonia completed her Master of Engineering in Telecommunication Systems from ESIEE-Paris. She worked in five different countries for diverse international companies and spent 10 years in Silicon Valley, California working on inspiring projects in the semiconductor and consumer electronic field. Even though she was surrounded by innovation and technology for all those years, she has returned to New Zealand to share her passion for Science and to introduce all the exciting facets of the STEAM fields to young and curious minds. She founded the TestPod Ltd in 2014 and joined AHLAB in 2020 to be part of the Kiwrious project.
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