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Level 1
How and why people record the important features of places and environments eg. The use of maps, photographs, and stories
Features of the culture and heritage of their own and other groups eg. Significant landmarks in the local environment.
Level 2
How and why people describe places and environments in different ways eg. What place names reveal about environments
Level 3
How different groups view and use places and the environment eg. Different environments in which people live, such as the tundra, atolls, and war zones.
Level 4
Why and how people find out about places and environments eg. Explorers and adventurers
Technology: Share ideas about the ways in which familiar technologies affect their lives eg. the use and disposal of plastics
Science (Nature of Science): Investigate the impact of some well-known technological innovation or scientific discovery on people and/or the local environment eg. the aerosol can, portable audio systems.
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Resources
Inquiry learning resource for Years 5-8 students that builds students' citizenship competencies in response to transport issues.
Level
3-4
Type
Unit
Active Travel Action
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Inquiry learning resource for Years 5-8 students that builds students' citizenship competencies in response to transport issues.
BikeReady is about having the skills and experience to bike for life. It is New Zealand’s national cycle education system and includes curriculum-based learning.
Level
1-4
Type
Unit
BikeReady
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
BikeReady is about having the skills and experience to bike for life. It is New Zealand’s national cycle education system and includes curriculum-based learning.
This article explores the mystery of the long pause between the two major periods of Pacific migration. It demonstrates how the science of archaeology can be used to explain and understand the world and how scientists provide evidence to support ideas.
Level
3
Type
Book
Connected 2019 Level 3: ‘The Long Pause’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article explores the mystery of the long pause between the two major periods of Pacific migration. It demonstrates how the science of archaeology can be used to explain and understand the world and how scientists provide evidence to support ideas.
This article explains the Global Positioning System – a technology that we’ve quickly become dependent on. It explains how it works and its benefits, while also prompting students to think critically about the risks of over-reliance.
Level
4
Type
Book
Connected 2019 Level 4: ‘The Global Positioning System’
Ministry of Education NZ
This article explains the Global Positioning System – a technology that we’ve quickly become dependent on. It explains how it works and its benefits, while also prompting students to think critically about the risks of over-reliance.
This project will walk students and teachers through the process of designing a solution to an issue within their transport community. Students and teachers can work through this planning document in groups or individually. It takes students from problem detection through to initial design ideas.
Level
3-4
Type
Unit
Developing community transport solutions
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
This project will walk students and teachers through the process of designing a solution to an issue within their transport community. Students and teachers can work through this planning document in groups or individually. It takes students from problem detection through to initial design ideas.
These PDF posters, student worksheets, Quizzz quiz and teacher notes provide an introduction to: A history of the America’s Cup, the history of sailing, how Genesis is powering Emirates Team New Zealand
Level
3-4
Type
Lesson Plan
Emirates Team New Zealand and the America’s Cup
Genesis School-Gen
These PDF posters, student worksheets, Quizzz quiz and teacher notes provide an introduction to: A history of the America’s Cup, the history of sailing, how Genesis is powering Emirates Team New Zealand
The Feet First resources provide learning experiences for teacher-directed inquiry around the context of walking as a type of active travel.
Level
1-4
Type
Unit
Feet First
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
The Feet First resources provide learning experiences for teacher-directed inquiry around the context of walking as a type of active travel.
Looking out for the nine stars of the Matariki this Māori New Year? Check out this article for tips on how to find the star cluster in the early morning sky.
Level
1-4
Type
Article
Finding Matariki
Kiwi Conservation Club - Hakuturi Toa
Looking out for the nine stars of the Matariki this Māori New Year? Check out this article for tips on how to find the star cluster in the early morning sky.
Welcome to the final challenge for our Go Wild at home programme! Remember to send us any photos or videos as we'd love to see how you got on.
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Go Wild Knot Skills
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Welcome to the final challenge for our Go Wild at home programme! Remember to send us any photos or videos as we'd love to see how you got on.
Johnny introduces your second challeng - Map Skills! This is a fun activity that combines developing an understanding of maps with a treasure hunt (or 3!).
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Go Wild Map Skills
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Johnny introduces your second challeng - Map Skills! This is a fun activity that combines developing an understanding of maps with a treasure hunt (or 3!).
Curriculum resources for young people to contribute, connect and extend their ideas about keeping safe around trucks on New Zealand roads.
Level
1-4
Type
Unit
Keeping safe around trucks
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Curriculum resources for young people to contribute, connect and extend their ideas about keeping safe around trucks on New Zealand roads.
Kia Pai Tō Haere is a flexible curriculum resource for Māori Medium Schools that provides guidance for teachers planning contextualised learning based on a kaupapa that keeping whānau safe on a journey is everyone’s work.
Level
1-4
Type
Te Reo Māori
Kia Pai Tō Haere
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Kia Pai Tō Haere is a flexible curriculum resource for Māori Medium Schools that provides guidance for teachers planning contextualised learning based on a kaupapa that keeping whānau safe on a journey is everyone’s work.
They’re on your refrigerator, they’re inside your computer, and you’re even standing on one right now. They’re magnets, and forget about being repulsed. Bill Nye the Science Guy’s “Magnetism” episode is totally attractive.
Level
1-4
Type
Video
Magnetism
Bill Nye The Science Guy
They’re on your refrigerator, they’re inside your computer, and you’re even standing on one right now. They’re magnets, and forget about being repulsed. Bill Nye the Science Guy’s “Magnetism” episode is totally attractive.
We all love to play in and around water. Why not try having some water fun at home without the need to get into your togs! Let’s see if you can make a waka that can float!
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Make a Waka
Whenua Iti Outdoors
We all love to play in and around water. Why not try having some water fun at home without the need to get into your togs! Let’s see if you can make a waka that can float!
Matariki is a cluster (group) of stars that set during May/June, and rise during June/July annually. The rising of the Matariki star cluster signifies the Māori new year, a time to celebrate new lives, and those who have passed on, with kai (food), waiata (song), and haka (dance), a time for reflection, planning, and coming together as a whānau. Māori tūpuna (ancestors) look to Matariki to time preservation of crops for winter, and to predict the success of the coming year’s harvest.
Level
1-4
Type
Unit
Matariki
Kids Greening Taupō
Matariki is a cluster (group) of stars that set during May/June, and rise during June/July annually. The rising of the Matariki star cluster signifies the Māori new year, a time to celebrate new lives, and those who have passed on, with kai (food), waiata (song), and haka (dance), a time for reflection, planning, and coming together as a whānau. Māori tūpuna (ancestors) look to Matariki to time preservation of crops for winter, and to predict the success of the coming year’s harvest.
An inquiry learning programme for Year 9-11 students based on the popular TV series, ‘The Amazing Race’, and making use of public and active transport modes.
Level
3-4
Type
Lesson Plan
Metro Magic Mission
Environment Canterbury
An inquiry learning programme for Year 9-11 students based on the popular TV series, ‘The Amazing Race’, and making use of public and active transport modes.
Curriculum resources to support New Zealand primary students learning to stay safe near railways, especially the electrified rail networks in Auckland and Wellington.
Level
1-4
Type
Unit
Rail safety
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Curriculum resources to support New Zealand primary students learning to stay safe near railways, especially the electrified rail networks in Auckland and Wellington.
Freshwater, or Wai Māori, is water that is not salty, unlike the sea. This water comes in many different forms such as rain, rivers and lakes.
Level
1-4
Type
Unit
River Ecosystems
Kids Greening Taupō
Freshwater, or Wai Māori, is water that is not salty, unlike the sea. This water comes in many different forms such as rain, rivers and lakes.
Year 1-8 resource including English, Mathematics and Science for learning about safe road use and citizenship.
Level
1-4
Type
Unit
Road safety: Everyone is a road user
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Year 1-8 resource including English, Mathematics and Science for learning about safe road use and citizenship.
Did you know that te rā (the sun) will cast a shadow in the same direction at the same time of day, every sunny day of the year? In Aotearoa, during the middle of the day the sun is always to raki (the North), although its height changes through the year. This means it can help us tell direction, date and time!
Level
1-4
Type
Activity
Solar Clock
Whenua Iti Outdoors
Did you know that te rā (the sun) will cast a shadow in the same direction at the same time of day, every sunny day of the year? In Aotearoa, during the middle of the day the sun is always to raki (the North), although its height changes through the year. This means it can help us tell direction, date and time!