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www.anyquestions.govt.nz is a free, online chat service that helps New Zealand school-aged students with their schoolwork. Between 1 pm and 6 pm on weekdays, students can logon and chat with a librarian who will help guide their research and teach them valuable information literacy skills. The service is run by the National Library of New Zealand, funded by the Ministry of Education, and supported by public libraries from around the country.

Classroom sessions

Classroom sessions are one of our core offers for schools and are a perfect opportunity to introduce the concepts of digital and critical literacy to your students. For more information on how classroom sessions work as well as how to book them, visit: www.AnyQuestions.govt.nz/classroom

Note: If your school has never used AnyQuestions and/or is unsure about the service, we’d be happy to do a demo session with you and/or your teachers.

Many Answers

Many Answers on the AnyQuestions website is another great resource for students. It has over 200 entries designed to guide students to quality resources around a topic, with searching and website evaluation tips.

Here are some recently published entries:

Writing Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/writing

Basketball Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/basketball

Ancient China Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/ancient-china

Philosophy Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/philosophy

Judaism Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/judaism

World War Two (daily life) Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/world-war-two-daily-life

Sir Peter Blake (1948-2001) Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/sir-peter-blake-1948-2001

Dinosaurs Senior Primary (Years 5 - 8)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/dinosaurs

Islam Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/islam

Ngā pūoro Māori (Māori music) Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)

https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many_answers/nga-puoro-maori-maori-music

Note: All entries include SCIS numbers.

Topic Explorer

Topic Explorer has quality, curated resources on a range of topics to support and inspire inquiry. Each topic features a carefully selected set of national and international resources, including websites, images, videos, books, and more.

Here are some topic sets that may be of interest:

Me, Myself and I: https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/topics/5a3ad034125757368db5a991/me-myself-i

Rocky Shore: https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/topics/57bcec968d2a4e1142007231/rocky-shore

Anzac: https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/topics/503a95da12575773920016b7/anzac

Journey of the Treaty of Waitangi: https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/topics/5c85b80d8d2a4e0514d355a5/journey-of-the-treaty-of-waitangi

Pūrākau (Māori Myths and Legends) https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/topics/57be1176125757465c00220f/purakau-maori-myths-and-legends