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  • Week 1

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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    We are EXPLORING how and why New Zealand's Biodiversity is unique and the importance of keeping New Zealand safe.We are EXPLORING threats to New Zealand biodiversity and investigating what measures are being taken to minimize these threats relative to plants, animals and viruses/bacteria.

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  • Week 2 February 5 to 11

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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    We are EXPLORING how and why New Zealand's Biodiversity is unique and the importance of keeping New Zealand safe.We are EXPLORING threats to New Zealand biodiversity and investigating what measures are being taken to minimize these threats relative to plants, animals and viruses/bacteria.

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    Biodiversity & Border Security in New Zealand


    Success Criteria

    • Students will gain a basic understanding of the topic of biosecurity and the many threats that it involves from insects and animals to bacteria and viruses and by the end of the week will be able to recount at least one significant threat from each of these three categories.


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      Week 2: Biodiversity & Border Security Assignment
      Opened: Tuesday, 6 February 2024, 12:00 AM
      Due: Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 12:00 AM

      Success Criteria

      • Students will gain a basic understanding of the topic of biosecurity and the many threats that it involves from insects and animals to bacteria and viruses and by the end of the week will be able to recount at least one significant threat from each of these three categories.


  • Week 3

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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    We are EXPLORING how and why New Zealand's Biodiversity is unique and the importance of keeping New Zealand safe.We are EXPLORING threats to New Zealand biodiversity and investigating what measures are being taken to minimize these threats relative to plants, animals and viruses/bacteria.

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    Success Criteria: 

    Students will become familiar with the threat to New Zealand from insects. By the end of the week students will be able to identify at least one major insect threat and explain the economic impact.



  • Week 4

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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    We are EXPLORING how and why New Zealand's Biodiversity is unique and the importance of keeping New Zealand safe.We are EXPLORING threats to New Zealand biodiversity and investigating what measures are being taken to minimize these threats relative to plants, animals and viruses/bacteria.

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    Biosecurity 

    Success Criteria: 

    By the end of the week students will be able to describe the threat to the New Zealand environment by the possum and at least two efforts that are underway to mitigate this threat.


  • Week 5

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    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    We are EXPLORING how and why New Zealand's Biodiversity is unique and the importance of keeping New Zealand safe.We are EXPLORING threats to New Zealand biodiversity and investigating what measures are being taken to minimize these threats relative to plants, animals and viruses/bacteria.

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    Success Criteria

    By the end of the week students will become familiar with a major invasive plant species, be able to identify it, know how to eradicate it, and be able assess the damage it causes to the Kiwi environment.


  • Week 6: Pest Poster Project

    Success Criteria: 

    By the end of week seven students will become familiar with a specific invasive species that is considered a major threat to New Zealand’s biosecurity and recount it’s origin, the harms that it poses to the ecosystem, and actions that are being taken to reduce or eliminate its presence.


  • Week 7 Year 8 Assessment on Biosecurity & Diversity

    Please follow the instructions and ask questions if you are unsure.  The assessment is due Friday of Week 9.  It must be completed as a Google Doc. 


  • Week 8 Global

    Invasive species & border security assessment continued

  • Week 9

    Assessment due this week by Thursday 3:00 PM.

  • Week 10

    Success criteria:  

    By the end of the week stduentrs will be able to recount key features of 3 current events that we will be working on in class including video game addiction, solar storms affecting on earth, and the impact of video gaming on students your age.



  • Week 11

    Poster Project Continued

    Lessons 1: Students will complete their presentations and have them ready by lesson 2 & 3– at which time they will be presenting in class.


  • 15 April - 21 April

  • 22 April - 28 April

  • Week 1 - Term 2


    Early Settlement & the Early Maori Economy

    Success Criteria:

    By the end of the week students will be able to recount and describe several different items that Maori and Europeans traded for and their usefulness.  


  • 6 May - 12 May

    The Early Maori Economy

    Success Criteria:

    By the end of this week students will be able to recount three key features of the whare, the hakari, a pa, Maori traders, and early Maori gardens.



  • Week 3

    This week

    Success Criteria:

    By the end of the week students will be able to define the 3 key principles of economics and be able to differentiate between a need and a want.

     


  • 20 May - 26 May

  • 27 May - 2 June

  • 3 June - 9 June

  • 10 June - 16 June

  • 17 June - 23 June

  • 24 June - 30 June

  • 1 July - 7 July

  • 8 July - 14 July

  • 15 July - 21 July

  • 22 July - 28 July

  • 29 July - 4 August

  • 5 August - 11 August

  • 12 August - 18 August

  • 19 August - 25 August

  • 26 August - 1 September

  • 2 September - 8 September

  • 9 September - 15 September

  • 16 September - 22 September

  • 23 September - 28 September

  • 30 September - 6 October

  • 7 October - 13 October

  • 14 October - 20 October

  • 21 October - 27 October

  • 28 October - 3 November

  • 4 November - 10 November

  • 11 November - 17 November

  • 18 November - 24 November

  • 25 November - 1 December