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  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    Learning Intentions:

    To identify the possible reasons for why our family has left their country of birth.

    To research what is immigration and the reasons why people immigrate to New Zealand.

    Success Criteria:  I can 

    Explain the key concepts of immigration in my own words. 

    Give examples of why people immigrate into New Zealand.

    Activities 

    1. Watch the attached video and give examples of pull and push factors for immigration and emigration. 


    1. Use your own family’s immigration story and identify the factors which drove them to make the decision to come to New Zealand.  Use a graphic organiser, such as a fishbone diagram to record your ideas.  

    2. Search for the meaning of “immigration”,  “immigrant”, “emigrant” and explain them in your own words.  Write your explanation in your Global Studies book. 

    3. Select three significant cultural events and discuss with your peers  how those events impact on you, your family and the wider community.



    5. Quiz 

    6. Mapping skills.