NCEA 2026 · study machines · Aotearoa
Exams start Tuesday 10 November.
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Kia ora. Free study machines for Years 9–13: pick your subject, change a setting, watch what happens, then test yourself. Allen works through past exam questions with you.
AllenYour study sidekick · visit his den
Pick your subject
Tap your subject or type a topic. Every machine works the same way: pick a topic, change the controls, read the notes, test yourself.
01 / The bench
Find your next discovery.
Real views from the machines. Open one, change a setting, then test your thinking. Cards marked 3D have a spatial scene; other activities use drawings, text or data.
Years 7–8: a few places to start
Explore the īnanga life cycle, chance with the claw machine or the reading machine. These are selected activities, not a complete year programme.
Look around. Find a question worth testing.
Say what you expect before changing anything.
Change one thing. Look for what moves.
Use the model to explain what you found.
Build a world.
Change what happens.
Turn the habitat around. Add shelter, water and a quiet retreat, then compare your choices. A real 3D design model, with an honest drawing fallback.
Open Habitat designer →What is Next Lab? Fourteen making studios, already here: habitats, optics, music and more. Start with one experiment and see what your choices change. Habitat is a learning model, not animal-care guidance.What happens if you…?
Three playful instruments for pulling ideas into shape. Start with a material, make a move, and see what surprises you.
Reality Remix
Pull, dissolve and swirl a colourful point cloud into a new composition.
Soft Matter
Grab, stretch and squash a soft shape. See how the material responds.
Impossible Objects
Cut, combine and twist a solid into something unexpected.
Whaowhia te kete mātauranga.
02 / Your sidekick
Allen's den.
Allen is a long-haired dachshund, named after the Allen key every kitset needs. Pass a challenge in a machine to unlock gear; keep a streak going to unlock new places. He's saved on this device.
03 / Exams