STEM Investigate
A scientist learns to look beyond opinions and ask what the evidence says.
Scientific inquiry · Kōkako
Kōkiri Lab · STEM Academy
Future-focused STEM inquiry for Aotearoa.
Kōkiri Lab is a scientific inquiry and makerspace studio for Years 7–8 — VOICE for investigating, FORGE for building, and inquiry pathways when your kaiako sequences a wero.
Students join with a class code. Teachers create an account to set up cohorts.
- Built in NZ
- No advertising
- Student data never sold
- Students control research consent
Part of the Kōkiri ecosystem. Also explore Kōkiri Learn for full Years 7–8 curriculum inquiry.
Learning frameworks
VOICE and FORGE bring inquiry to life.
Like Kōkiri Learn’s subject frameworks, each STEM studio has a named learning arc — scientific investigation through VOICE, makerspace building through FORGE. Tap a framework to explore every phase.
STEM MakerSpace
A maker turns evidence into something testable — sensors, prototypes, and data stories.
Makerspace builds · Tūī
See inquiry growth — and shape better STEM teaching.
Teacher dashboards and orchestration tools help you notice who is reasoning from evidence, who needs a nudge, and how makerspace builds connect to inquiry.
Engagement you can discuss
Is my class actually investigating?
VOICE phases, evidence notebooks, and revision moments show whether students are reasoning from data — not just finishing tasks.
Cohort tools
Orchestrate inquiry across your cohort
Sequence guided studies, share join codes, and see who needs a nudge — without losing sight of evidence quality.
VOICE + FORGE together
Makerspace builds linked to inquiry
FORGE tracks prototypes and design iterations alongside scientific claims — so making and thinking stay connected.
Students show what they are becoming — not just what they submitted.
Typical platforms show
- · Task completed
- · Worksheet score
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Kōkiri Lab shows
Mere revised her claim after new stream data. She can explain uncertainty, link evidence to her design, and describe what she would test next.
STEM Investigate · STEM MakerSpace · Inquiry pathways
Three STEM domains — each with studios, progress maps, and evidence-linked inquiry work.
STEM Investigate
Scientific inquiry
Venture, observe, infer, create, evaluate — with field notebooks, mentor prompts, and revision moments.
Explore →STEM MakerSpace
Makerspace builds
Design briefs, prototype logs, and artefact phases linked back to the evidence behind your build.
Explore →
Inquiry pathways
Guided wero
Twenty KL_STEM inquiry worlds when your kaiako sequences a topic-led arc.
Explore →Real inquiry. Real evidence. Real Aotearoa.
Built with NZ teachers for sustained scientific inquiry and makerspace learning.
STEM Investigate + MakerSpace · Inquiry pathways · Built in Aotearoa
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