Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING an area of concern or opportunity by defining needs and wants
    • We are EXPLORING possible Dragon's Den needs and/or opportunities by explaining the role of consumers and producers
    • We are EXPLORING a range of Dragon's Den solutions to illustrate the flow of goods, services & resources
    • We are EXPLORING whether innovation, entrepreneurship, and financial skills create new chances/opportunities
    • We are EXPLORING whether opportunities can enrich or damage lives, challenge views about needs and wants, and impact sustainability
    • We are EXPLORING whether opportunities improve or harm lives and alter perspectives on needs and wants
    • We are FOCUSING on optimising resource allocation and sustainability by identifying the relationship between supply and demand
    • We are FOCUSING on enhancing financial transparency and accountability by recognising individual and company tax obligations
    • We are FOCUSING on promoting socioeconomic equity by connecting the tax system to government functions

    Kia ora!  This week Miss Steel will be supporting your introduction to Global Studies '24 and your exciting Term One learning context!

    Context:  'The Social Dilemma' - Economic interdependence & vulnerability (Dragon's Den outcome)
    Through innovation, enterprise, & financial capability, individuals, communities, & societies create new opportunities. These opportunities can enrich or damage lives, challenge views about needs & wants, and impact on sustainability.


    MHJC Values:   Awhinatanga/Compassion: Positive partnerships

    Paearu Angitu: (Success Criteria): I can...

    Hei Mahi (Activities):

    1. Session 1: Welcome to Global Studies '24!  'Do Now:' Classroom learning routines (Miss Steel's slideshow Pg's 1 to 11).
    2. Register to join 9F1's Google Classroom page: icdtjrv
      Do Now: 'Current Events Quiz'. 


    3. Yesterday's Waitangi Day public holiday commemorated the signing of 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' the Treaty of Waitangi.  On Google Classroom, view the 5-minute video "Let Me Explain: Te Tiriti o Waitangi."  Class discussion, 'Why is the Treaty a controversial document?'  Class discussion re: Who are the different stakeholders here?

    4. Session 2: Do Now: '4-Minute Visual History' video (discussion). 
    5. Navigate to the Te Ara: 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' to complete the fishbone research task - refer to Google Classroom. 
      'Te Ara' in Māori means 'the pathway'. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand offers many pathways to understanding Aotearoa New Zealand. It is a comprehensive guide to the country's peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economy, institutions and society.

      Please use a ruler to draw and complete the fishbone graphic organiser on a whole page of your Global Studies exercise book. Miss Steel will inform you whether reading is a shared whole class task, buddy or individual activity.  Please include the key phrases: 'Spirit of the Treaty' then 'Kāwanatanga' + 'Sovereignty' under the '3 Articles of Te Tiriti' note-taking headings.
      * The weblinks are not 'live' on the fishbone diagram but are listed below:
      a) https://teara.govt.nz/en/te-tiriti-o-waitangi-the-treaty-of-waitangi/print   (Te Ara)
      b)  .  (Highly Contentious)
      c)  https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/19/leaked-ministry-doc-warns-bill-could-break-spirit-and-text-of-treaty/  (Spirit of the Treaty)



    6. Session 3: 'Do Now: '3-Minute Visual History' video of the voyages of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (discussion). 
    7. 'Kahoot 'Treaty of Waitangi' by Whaea Katarena.  Insert link here... 
    8. Discussion map splintered research activity - write your name in one square on the whiteboard. Be ready to share your brief answer from your exercise book orally with the class. 



    9. Fast finishers, using the information presented in the School journal, 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' pdf and the most current Treaty developments in the media, construct a 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' timeline on Canva. 


    Mahi Kāinga (Homework/Further Learning):
    Please continue working on your 'Te Tiriti o Waitangi' timeline on Canva for homework this week.  Export your completed timeline as a pdf and submit onto Google Classroom for marking by Friday of Week 3.