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School Groups
This page aims to provide school groups with great interactive and exciting learning experiences relating to kea and the New Zealand alpine environment.
(Photo Andrew Walmsley)
Clever Kiwi Exercise Books 1B5 - in store now!
These school exercise books are the first of the Clever Kiwi wildlife series and were produced in a collaboration between the Kea Conservation Trust and Clever Kiwi's education team.
Both sides of the front and back covers are jammed packed with stunning colour photos of kea taken by Corey Mosen, Laura Young and Jonathan Morgan and are full of fun information and facts on kea.
There is also some great information on ways in which everyone can get involved to help save the species!
Thank you to Clever Kiwi for supporting kea by producing such a great educational resource and thank you to our photographic contributors!
Every school in NZ now has a free sample of the book so NZ children will soon know alot more about kea!
(Books are available now in all major stationery outlets throughout New Zealand, including School Supplies).
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Kea Resources for Schools
- Information on kea and the alpine environment relevant to different age groups and the science curriculum (as specified by the NZQA);
- Satellite tracking information which will allow school groups to visualise wild fledglings in the first year of their life;
- Real time video footage of kea chicks in their nests from July - December 2009 (dependant on captive breeding recommendations in 2009);
Photos: Andrew Walmsley
General Information
 Kea Factsheet
Do not feed the kea flyer
Student Activities - Years 3-5
Kea - True or False?
Kea - Word Match
Kea - Word Search
NZ Curriculum and NCEA Links
School and NCEA Curriculum Links
Student Evaluation Sheet - Year 3-5
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Kea Books and DVD's for Schools
Educators can loan our school education pack which includes the following:
- Mountain Parrot DVD - NHNZ
- Kea Conservation Trust short film - available soon!
- Suitable books for children (please note that some of the childrens books listed in our literature section may not send an appropriate conservation message to children).
For information on page content or comments on what you would like to see posted here, please contact us (refer menu on the left hand side of the page).
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Visit our Video and Audio Page!
This is a free resource for teachers to access in our video and audio library. Please click on this link to access:
- a variety of kea calls collected by researchers in the Southern Alps
- BBC and ARKIVE video footage of kea playing, working out puzzles, interacting with people, feeding their chicks and much more!
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Visit our Kea Explorers page!
This page provides information and great ideas on:
- how to be a kea explorer
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how to help kea
- looking after your own pets at home
click on this link to find out!
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Visit The State of Our Planet page!
Please visit the State of Our Planet page for some great links to movies, short video clips and BBC TV series as follows:
- HOME - Yann Arthus - Bertrand. A stunning photographic essay of life on our planet narrated by Glen Close. Beautiful and thought provoking.
- How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth? David Attenborough. This is an excellent 6 part series which is produced by the BBC and narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
- The Test Tube - David Suzuki. A great 4 minute interactive video clip and website that is bursting with some great concepts in an easy to digest format! Fun and enlightening.
- Great links to other websites. Population Matters, CarboSchools (climate change), animal welfare sites - take your pick!
If you have any other resources or links you think would be great to share, please contact us.
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