Term 2-Week 2
Section outline
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Achievements Objectives
Understand how formal and informal groups make decisions that impact communities.
Understand how people participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges.
Protecting Our Homeland:
Biosecurity in New Zealand
Learning
Understanding how and why New Zealand's Biodiversity is unique.
Understanding threats to this biodiversity and what measures taken minimize these threats
Success Criteria:
Identify in which ways New Zealand is under attack
Identify key terms
Develop an understanding of what makes New Zealand unique and that perhaps the idea of a ‘Clean Green’ environment is a misconception and may be under threat.
Name examples of threats to our natural environment (environmental sustainability)
Name examples of threats to our social/cultural environment (social sustainability)
Describe what biosecurity is and why it is an important issue for New Zealand
Understand what biosecurity is and why it is important to NZ’s economy, environment and health of living things
Explain how travelers can potentially affect biosecurity and the pressure they place on biosecurity systems.
Reflect how important is biodiversity in our everyday life
Evaluate what changes will happen in our daily life due to this threat and what alternatives we have.
ActivitiesLesson 2: Biosecurity Poster.
Watch the 2 short video clips on Biosecurity in New Zealand.
List several key points in your Reb Books, then create a mini-poster in a page in your Red Books, highlighting the importance of Biosecurity in protecting New Zealand from an array of threats.
Activity 3
Reading-Google classroom.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING how and why New Zealand's Biodiversity is unique to connect with the importance of keeping New Zealand safe
- We are EXPLORING threats to this biodiversity and to investigate what measures are taken to minimize these threats.
