Welcome to the 
New Zealand plants
page to support the assessment provided to you by your teacher

A quick way to find out more about NZ plants is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the Science Learning Hub website is probably more reliable than Wikipedia.

Using a clustering search engine such as Carrot2 rather than relying on a JGI (Just Google It) approach is a more time effective strategy. You will still need to assess the websites you find for suitability but it clusters the results in a meaningful way that can provide additional feedback as well as a more comprehensive search of the web. Assess your sites using the CRAP test. :)

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Some great places to search for information:

Check out Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

This resource is provided by the NZ Government so passes the CRAP test really well. :)

e.g.: harakeke

Check out Te Papa : The Museum of New Zealand

This resource is provided by experts at the Museum, so passes the CRAP test really well. :)

e.g. harakeke

Click here for Landcare Research

​This resource is owned by the NZ Government so passes the CRAP test really well. :)

Check out the Maori Dictionary for definitions and te reo

This resource is amazing and can answer all of you reo needs

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Click here for ScienceLearinngHub

​This site contains New Zealand science education resources and passes the CRAP test really well. :)

Science Learning Hub has information on Taonga and Biotechnology

​​This site contains New Zealand science education resources and passes the CRAP test really well. :)

Science Learning Hub has information on Harakeke

​​This site contains New Zealand science education resources and passes the CRAP test really well. :)

Science Learning Hub has information on
Rongoā Māori

​​This site contains New Zealand science education resources and passes the CRAP test really well. :)

A NZ student did a science fair project on one NZ plant … see what he did and where it took him:
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If you can't find everything you need in the sites above, try Google or Carrot2:

Use Google or the Carrot2 searching tool to find information on your topic. Click on FOAM TREES to see a visual representative of your search.

Whatever search engine you use, think about your KEYWORDS before you begin.

• Use "quotation marks" to keep your search terms together in the search
• use - to subtract what you don't need out (e.g. Wikipedia)
• and use the word and to join your search terms together

e.g. "New Zealand" and harakeke -wikipedia 

Sites ending in :

• .edu are generally educational sites
• .org means it is an organisation and if it is reputable could be a useful source 
• ​.gov or .govt are generally written by a governmental agency.
  

UNLIKE the sites above, you will need to assess each site using the CRAP test.    ​

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Referencing your work:

Use CiteThisForMe as your referencing tool. It uses a Chrome Extension.
Watch the tutorial below and follow the instructions given.
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​Click HERE for an exemplar Bibliography.

It includes format templates for:

• websites
• books
• journal articles
• visiting speakers