
Mountains and Volcanoes
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 examine the characteristics of major local land features.
Students can describe how major natural features of the local landscape have formed and changed over time.
Level 4
Students can use models, evidence from observations, and research to describe the geological history of the local area.
Social Sciences: How and why people express a sense of belonging to particular places and environments eg. The use of photos and diaries
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.
English (Writing and Presenting): Listen to waiata that describes some feature of the natural environment and retell the story in writing.
