7M1 Global Studies
Weekly outline
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Students mustMark as done
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Success Criteria
This week students will become familiar the concepts of migration and cultural diversity in New Zealand history, and the lesson it teaches us about the importance of tolerance and inclusion.-
Students mustMark as done
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Success Criteria:
Students will become familiar with different types of culture (material and non-material) as well as New Zealand icons.
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Students will be presenting their Kiwi Icons to the class. The third lesson will be on Nepalese culture.
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Success Criteria
This week we will focus on the concept of cultural identity in order to help us to better understand who we are and where we fit into New Zealand society. Students will become familiar basic vocabulary and ideas related to identity and what it means to live in a multicultural society.
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Cultural Assimilation and the Power of a Name
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Follow the instructions as outlined in the attached file.
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Your assessment is due at the end of this week!
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Over the next 2 weeks (weeks 10 and 11) we will look at a foreign culture – the !Kung bushpeople of Southern Africa and their way of life. The !Kung have over the course of a couple of hundred years, passed from the hunter-gatherer stage to the modern age, but it has created many challenges for their culture, which is faced with extinction. The !Kung are one of the few people in the world who speak using a variety of clicking sounds made with their mouths – which we will also examine in class.
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Current Events analysis will be the focus of this week.
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Global Studies Unit Overview (Year 7 Term 2)
We are beginning the new unit and will look at famous scientists and their discoveries.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... early explanations by the first astronomers about the origin and nature of the universe.
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Students will gain an understanding of how early astronomers in different cultures attempted to understand the nature of the universe. For tens of thousands of years, human beings have been fascinated by the patterns of stars in the sky above Earth. Early on, they noticed that the Moon changed shape from night to night as well as its position among the stars. People in different cultures wanted to figure out what was happening, so they studied the skies and made observations and measurements. This week we are going to learn about some of the most influential astronomers who made major early contributions to understanding the world around them.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... early explanations by the first astronomers about the origin and nature of the universe.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING... early explanations by the first astronomers about the origin and nature of the universe.
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Success criteria
By the end of this week students will have a basic understanding of how time periods are identified, chronology and be able to construct a timeline over multiple centuries. -
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This week we will continue to sharpen our timeline construction skills. Given that students will not be in class Lesson 1 - I would like you to complete the Current Event Activity. During class 2 and 3 we will focus on timelines but this is best done in class and in person.
For Monday's Current Event you have 2 choiuces - a Basic or Advanced Current Event. I would like everyone to try the Advanced, but if you find it too difficult, do the Basic. -
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Success Criteria:
At the end of this week, students will have a basic understanding of Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) in relation to astronomy, and how Māori used the stars to navigate the ocean, plant crops by season of the year, harvest kaimoana, and to tell the time.
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Week 7
Sputnik’s Launch Begins the Space Race to the MoonSuccess Criteria: Students will become familiar with the basic story of the space race between Russia and the United States and be able to describe the fear it created. They will able be able to identify the impact it had on the animal rights movement.
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The 1938 Martian Invasion Scare:
A Lesson in Critical Thinking: Would you have been Fooled?
This lesson is about a how a radio play airing in 1938, frightened many Americans into believing that the world was being invaded by Martians! It is a study in critical thinking. There were several different actions that listeners could have done to quickly figure out that the broadcast was fake. How did it happen? Could it happen again? Could such a scare ever occur in New Zealand? This lesson will help to answer these and other questions.
Success criteria: Students will be able to critically evaluate information that is presented by media outlets and will be able to identify key factors that determine whether or not a particular source is credible and the event in question actually happened or not.
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Current Events - Pluto, Space Junk & Doing Chores at Home
Success Criteria: At the end of the week, students will be able to explain why Pluto should not be classified as a planet, the danger space junk poses to our future, and how doing household chores is good for your brain.
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A Story about the Incredible Women Behind the Space Race
Success Criteria: By the end of the week, students will become familiar
with the term racial segregation, and be able to identify examples of
segregation that occurred in the United States and New Zealand.
We are going to watch the movie ‘Hidden Figures’ which is based on the book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. It is the true story of three African-American women at NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). There names are 1) Katherine Johnson, 2) Dorothy Vaughan, and 3) Mary Jackson.
The movie took place at a time in the United States when African Americans in many parts of the country, were segregated (separated). In some places there were
separate swimming pools, water fountains and even toilets. We will be watching the movie in class – if you are away, you can access the film by going to Google Drive, Shared Drives, Library, Movies, then type into the search bar – ‘Hidden Figures.’
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
Consumer Education
Year 7 - Week 1:
The Week of July 25 to July 31, 2022
Success Criteria: Students will be able to recite basic definitions that surround the term ‘Consumerism’ and be aware of the many products and services that they consume on a daily basis. They will also have a greater awareness of the way certain companies target children to consume unhealthy products and whether it is morally appropriate.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
How to Read Food Labels
Success criteria:
Students will become familiar key terms and concepts pertaining to food labels and they will be able to recite key definitions and ideas by the end of the week.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
Lessons: How Supermarkets get you to buy more than you intended to buySuccess Criteria:Students are going to become familiar with the different ways that major supermarkets getyou to buy items that you never intended to buy, and they will be able to give specificexamples of selling strategies that are used by these stores. -
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
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EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
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This week students will be presenting their Consumer Education posters or brochures to the class to help prepare them for the Parent Afternoon later in the week.
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING what our rights and responsibilities are and connecting these to our identity as consumers
- We are EXPLORING how to make informed decisions when it comes to the buying of goods and services
- We are EXPLORING consumerr rights under the law.
- We are exploring key terms that surround food labels and the importance of understanding basic terms and concepts.
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Success Criteria:
Students will gain a basic understanding of the origins of Halloween in the United States, and they will be able to identify where some of the traditions associated with this celebration. They will also be able to list key health and safety aspects of Halloween.
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Students mustMark as done
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Success Criteria: Students will be able to describe the origin of the Halloween costume and how they have changed over time. They will also be able to list key features of several different scientific explanations as to why people see ghosts.
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Success Criteria
This week we will continue to focus our theme of Halloween traditions in different cultural settings. We will be creating our own hybrid holiday. We will also explore currentr events in New Zealand. By the end of the week students will be able to identify key symptoms of the current outbreak of tic disorders that have affected some Kiwi students, and be able to explain what is driving it, in addition to identify key features of Halloween-like celebrations.
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Success Criteria:
By the end of the week, students will be familiar with key factors that pull them towards doing the right thing, and factors that push them into misbehavior. We will approach this issue by looking at a case study of an Auckland Head Boy who ended up in trouble with the law - after seeming having evertything going for him.
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