Section outline

  • Explorers of NZ

     

    Achievement Objective (Level 4)

    Understand how exploration and innovation create opportunities and challenges for people, places, and environments.


    To DO: Use the following website

    https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/encounters


    • Explore the web to find information on Captain James Cook and create an informative document about him.  Use the following questions to help your 'fact finding mission' but see if you can add lots of other interesting facts about him                                                                              

    1. Which country he born in?   

    2. What was his main main job before sailing to NZ?

    3. What year did he begin exploring in NZ and where did he travel to?

    4. What do you think some of the challenges were that he faced while exploring?

    5. What information did you find to describe the type of environment they were exploring?

    6. Add a map of where they explored and a picture of him if you can find one.

    See if you can add another 4 or 5 interesting facts about his life.  Get creative with your presentation and then upload onto the assignment space in google classrooms.





    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...who discovered New Zealand by researching the history of explorers to NZ and collecting key information about them
    • We are EXPLORING how early settlers in NZ discovered places by investigating different resources to find the information we need to learn about the challenges and opportunities that faced these explorers
    • We are EXPLORING the great walks of NZ by researching about the opportunities that tourism can benefit from by marketing these experiences.