Section outline

  • 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.
    Because Week 2 was a short week and we had limited class time, we are going to use Lesson 1 to catch up on all of our work, including the last lesson.

      ACTIVITIES

    1. Bug Threatens New Zealand

    2.  TV program on New Zealand Border Security.

     


     


    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    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
    • We are EXPLORING...
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on describing threats to our natural environment
    • We are FOCUSING on strategies to respond to New Zealand threats
    • We are FOCUSING Identifying and defining how New Zealand can be safe from the pandemic covid 19
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING what a fad is
    • We are EXPLORING to conceptualize keywords regarding fads
    • We are EXPLORING reasons why fads are so popular
    • We are EXPLORING to categorize the stages of a fad