2025 Taupo Flexi Conference (June)

2025 Taupo Flexi Conference (June)

1:00pm PDT

Alternative approaches for at-risk youth (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Scratch (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 1: The Unity and Diversity of Life – A Ramble Through the Zoo (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 1: How the Cookie Crumbles (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Stencil and Screenprint (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Make a Grey rock interesting (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Manu and their kai (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Marine Life (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Every contact leaves a trace - Forensic Science (Wed) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)

4:00pm PDT

All of the richest people in the world are neurodiverse! – a workshop on cultivating environments to support neurodivergent excellence. AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Bad Science (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 2: Yeast in action (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – felting using natural fibres (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Shake up your class with all things earthquakes (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Controversy in Conservation (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Looking back in time AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Making A Mark - Uniqueness of Finger Prints (Wed) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm)

6:30pm PDT

Nocturnal Navigators: Crafting Traps and Unlocking Biodiversity – AFTER DARK (Wed) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) The Tonight Show with The Bugman – AFTER DARK (Wed) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Get Lost! – with us AFTER DARK (Wed) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Star Party – AFTER DARK (Wed) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm)

10:00am PDT

All of the richest people in the world are neurodiverse! – a workshop on cultivating environments to support neurodivergent excellence. AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 2: The Art of Deception and Desire – Mimicry and Sexual Selection (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Science in the Kitchen: Exploring the Nature of Science – Workshop 3: Preserving Science: The Chemistry of Jam (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) How The River Rocks Roll (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Local River Study (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Puppet Play – Creating puppets for Education (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) ‘Court’ by Forensics (Law) (Thurs) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm)

1:00pm PDT

All of the richest people in the world are neurodiverse! – a workshop on cultivating environments to support neurodivergent excellence. PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Nature and Nutrition (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Climate Change: Educating for the Future – Workshop Option: Climate Change Simulations (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 2: The Art of Deception and Desire – Mimicry and Sexual Selection (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Stencil and Screenprint (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring the Rocky Shore (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Exploring under the surface using low-tech solutions (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Life or death under the microscope (Thurs) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)

4:00pm PDT

Alternative approaches for at-risk youth AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Scratch (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 1: How the Cookie Crumbles (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – felting using natural fibres (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Make a Grey rock interesting (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Tracking and Trapping (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Sustainability in New Zealand Seas (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm) Every contact leaves a trace - Forensic Science (Thurs) AFTER SCHOOL (4.00pm to 6.30pm)

6:30pm PDT

Night Stalkers: Tracking Predators and Protecting Wildlife – AFTER DARK (Thurs) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) The Tonight Show with The Bugman – AFTER DARK (Thurs) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Get Lost! – with us AFTER DARK (Thurs) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm) Star Party – AFTER DARK (Thurs) AFTER DARK (6.30pm to 9pm)

10:00am PDT

Bad Science (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 3: Becoming Human – Tracing Our Evolutionary Roots (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Science in the Kitchen 2: Yeast in action (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Shake up your class with all things earthquakes (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Controversy in Conservation (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) The first Polynesians’ Journey (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) The Bioblitz of the Festival of Flight (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm) Making A Mark - Uniqueness of Finger Prints (Fri) AM (10.00am to 12.30pm)

1:00pm PDT

Exploring Evolution at the Zoo. Workshop 2: The Art of Deception and Desire – Mimicry and Sexual Selection (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Science in the Kitchen: Exploring the Nature of Science – Workshop 3: Preserving Science: The Chemistry of Jam (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Sustainable practices in textiles – something old something new (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How The River Rocks Roll (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Local River Study (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Māori fishing technology and practices (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) How to murder your plants more slowly (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) Surviving – You are not alone - Daytime (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm) ‘Court’ by Forensics (Law) (Fri) PM (1.00pm to 3.30pm)