Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING various social and cultural issues in our school community.
    • We are EXPLORING needs, challenges, opportunities and possible actions in response to a community challenge.

    Term 1 Context: 'Face-off!'

    Whakataukī: He waka eke noa  -  ‘We are all in this together’
    Authentic Outcomes:  Kindness Week social action and 'Pink Shirt Day' flashmob 
    UN Goal:  #11 ‘Sustainable Communities and Cities’

    This week we finish EXPLORE the social/societal issues that exist in New Zealand, using the https://www.stats.govt.nz/ website to assist our research.  


    Activities:

    1. Go to Google Classroom and open your 'Face-Off' Inquiry Management Plan.   
    2. Complete your answers to our class-based A to C 'Exploring the Context' questions...
    3. View the New Zealand Statistics website https://www.stats.govt.nz/
    4. Complete our in-class WebQuest questions on Page 2 of your inquiry management plan. 
    5. Develop research questions for your Google Form survey (exploring areas of challenge and opportunity at MHJC).  Ask, what makes a good question?  How might I collect both numeric (quantitative) and response (qualitative) data?

    Further Learning:

    • Please complete your 'full answers' on page 2 of your Inquiry Management Plan.