
Extreme Weather
Levels 3 and 4

NZC Achievement Objectives

Te Mātauranga o Aotearoa
Earth Science: Develop understanding of key features of the Earth’s surface, including water, rocks and soil, and the factors which enable life to exist.
Papatūānuku: Ka mārama haere ki ngā āhuatanga nui o te mata o Papatūānuku, arā, te wai, te toka, te one, me ngā āhuatanga e taea ai te ora i reira.

Learning Intentions

Integration Ideas
Learning Intentions are from the Ministry of Education
Integration ideas are from the Ministry of Education
Level 3
Students can describe how major natural features of the local landscape have formed and changed over time.
Investigate the features of the Earth’s major water reserves and link these features to the water cycle.
Social Sciences: How people organise themselves in response to challenge and crisis eg. Civil defence emergencies
Social Sciences: Causes and effects of events that have shaped the lives of a group of people eg. Natural disasters, environmental damage caused by wars.
Mathematics and Statistics (Geometry and Measurement): Measure the amount of rainfall in a given area over a defined period of time.
