Publications And Resources

The Association produces the Delta Series of resources and stocks the acclaimed GEMS, TOPS and Fast Plants resources. It also works closely with the Royal Society of New Zealand on awards for teachers and students, programmes such as CREST, Science and Technology Fairs, BP Challenge and resources such as the ALPHA series and GAMMA series and the Helix and Scientriffic magazines.
Membership also gives discount on all resources produced by the Association.

Links on this page give more information about resources available through NZASE and RSNZ

Latest ALPHA from the RSNZ

Alpha 129: Working with Science. Introduction by Louise Thomas.
A science career is more than a job; it is a way of life. By working in a science-related profession you are committing yourself to a lifetime of personal achievement and directly contributing to, at the very least, the prosperity of your country and, at most, the benefit of man-kind. All scientists contribute to the world's wealth of knowledge. Science careers include all fields of science, engineering and medical science. Traditional science at secondary school is usually taught as biology, physics and chemistry. However, at tertiary level and in the work force, the lines have become increasingly blurred as more and more people specialise in interdisciplinary science such as biophysics, biochemistry, geophysics and geochemistry.

Latest GAMMA from the RSNZ

Battery electric vehicles (455 kb)
Fuel prices are fluctuating. Motorists continue to feel the pain, with no prospect of respite. People so value the advantages of easy mobility that attempts to get them out of their cars are usually not very successful. However, oil is not only getting more expensive but it is also running out (not to mention its effect on global climate change), so the era of individual car travel must be coming to an end; or will alternatives become available?

Energy (204 Kb)
It is becoming harder to obtain some energy sources, forcing up prices. Because of these issues, New Zealand will need to find new sources of energy, and it will need to make better use of its existing ones. This Gamma will talk about fossil fuel, hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass energy sources and biofuels for transport. It will also cover emerging and future technologies, such as wave and tidal energy, and hydrogen fuel cells.

Other RSNZ education resources can be found at: www.rsnz.org/education

Helix and Scientriffic magazines

The Helix and Scientriffic magazines are two of the best science and technology magazines for children. Produced by the CSIRO, Australia, they are published every two months. Subscriptions cost $40 per year or $70 for both, and you can order them from: www.rsnz.org/shop or from: sales@rsnz.org

Helix is for anyone over the age of about 10 and is full of amazing science information, cool activities and competitions. You can find out more about it at: www.csiro.au/helix/magazine

Scientriffic is for those from about 7 years old to 10, and has fascinating articles, fun and easy to do experiments, puzzle pages, a great comic, plus competitions, crossword and freebies! Scientriffic also comes with a Teachers Guide and is for ages 7 and up. Find out more at: www.csiro.au/scientriffic