8W2 Global Studies

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  Kia ora, welcome to your Global Studies 2020 Course Page!

  Ko Miss Steel toku ingoa - I will be your teacher this year.

  You can email me esteel@mhjc.school.nz or visit me in my class W11.

  Google Classroom code: ihyah61

  Please check MHO regularly for activities and planning. Your assessments will be linked here, at the top of the MHO page. 

  
  

  • Select activity Year 8 Assessment 1 - Global Studies, PEH, Science

    

    Year 8 Assessment 1 - Global Studies, PEH, Science Assignment

    Create an informative educational brochure of an Auckland Volcano to persuade your parents to go there on a family trip.

    
    
    

  • Select activity Year 8 Global Studies Assessment 2

    

    Year 8 Global Studies Assessment 2 Assignment

    Create a research file on infectious diseases to inform the script you write with your group for the skit. You will be creating your news story skits on either the history of infectious diseases or on myth busting false facts about covid-19.
    

• Select week Term 1: Week 1

  Term 1: Week 1
  
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by investigating its geography.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by researching its native plants and animals.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by recognising the landscape and resources it had to offer its earliest settlers.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by displaying what we know about the environment using maps

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Introductions and class expectations
  2. Getting to know Miss Steel activity
  3. Create your own "About Me" slide

  Follow Up Tasks:
  Watch or read the news to stay up to date on current events

  
  
• Select week Term 1: Week 2

  Term 1: Week 2
  
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by investigating its geography.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by researching its native plants and animals.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by recognising the landscape and resources it had to offer its earliest settlers.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by displaying what we know about the environment using maps

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Finish your "About Me" Slides
  2. Turangawaewae context introduction - mindmap
  3. Weekly Current Events Quiz
  4. Research Activity - New Zealand Geography
  5. NZ Geography Kahoot - Test your knowledge

  Follow Up Tasks:
  Watch or read the news to stay up to date on current events

  
  
• Select week Term 1: Week 3

  Term 1: Week 3
  
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by investigating its geography.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by researching its native plants and animals.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by recognising the landscape and resources it had to offer its earliest settlers.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by displaying what we know about the environment using maps

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Research Activity - New Zealand Geography
  2. NZ Geography Kahoot - Test your knowledge
  3. Learning how to use maps - Education Perfect
  4. Mapping exercise - Put your research information onto a map of NZ
  5. Weekly Current Events Quiz

  Follow Up Tasks:
  Education Perfect homework
  

  
  

  
  
• Select week Term 1: Week 4

  Term 1: Week 4
  
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by investigating its geography.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by researching its native plants and animals.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by recognising the landscape and resources it had to offer its earliest settlers.
  • We are EXPLORING Aotearoa's natural environment... by displaying what we know about the environment using maps

  Success Criteria: I can/have...

  
  

  Activities:

  1. 
     

  Follow Up Tasks:
  Education Perfect homework

  
  
• Select week Term 1: Week 5

  Term 1: Week 5

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Education Perfect Activities
  • Using scale on a map activities (google classroom)
  • Longitude and Latitude activities (google classroom)
• Select week Term 1: Week 6

  Term 1: Week 6

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Education Perfect mapping activities
  • Mapping Skills activities
    
  • Scale worksheet
• Select week Term 1: Week 7

  Term 1: Week 7

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Education Perfect Activities
  • Using scale on a map activities (google classroom)
  • Longitude and Latitude activities (google classroom)
• Select week Term 1: Week 8

  Term 1: Week 8

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Auckland volcanos
  • Research skills mini inquiry
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Term 2: Week 1

  Term 2: Week 1

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Assessment - PEH, Global, Science
• Select week Term 2: Week 2

  Term 2: Week 2

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Mangere Mountain History worksheet
  • Education perfect activities
  • Unscramble NZ volcanoes
• Select week Term 2: Week 3

  Term 2: Week 3

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • ANZAC day poster
  • ANZAC day creative card activities
  • ANZAC day biscuits
• Select week Term 2: Week 4

  Term 2: Week 4

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Education Perfect Activities - Research Skills
  • First people in NZ documentary
  • World Map Quiz
• Select week Term 2: Week 5

  Term 2: Week 5

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  • Mini Inquiry - research skills and covid-19
• Select week Term 2: Week 6

  Term 2: Week 6

  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by investigating the historical significance of them to Maori.
  • We are FOCUSING on Auckland’s volcanoes… by drawing a volcano on a map
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our researching skills
  • We are FOCUSING on our research skills… by developing our note taking skills

  
  

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Catch up time! Complete the 3 MUST activities for global studies.
  2. Your global/PEH/science assessment
  3. First People in NZ documentary and worksheet
  4. Enviro article review - 5x articles completed
• Select week Term 2: Week 7

  Term 2: Week 7
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... comparing people’s knowledge of covid-19
  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... investigating how different cultures view and treat diseases
  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... identifying the fact and fiction of disease treatments

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. New context brainstorm - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  2. Weekly Quiz!
  3. Covid-19 myths worksheet
• Select week Term 2: Week 8

  Term 2: Week 8
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... comparing people’s knowledge of covid-19
  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... investigating how different cultures view and treat diseases
  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... identifying the fact and fiction of disease treatments

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. History of diseases introduction
  2. World population growth class discussion
  3. World population history worksheet
• Select week Term 2: Week 9

  Term 2: Week 9
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... describing how people dealt with disease over time
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... identifying how animals cause infectious diseases
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Bubonic Plague
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Spanish Flu

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Completing the "World Population History" worksheet
  2. Americapox video on Edupuzzle
  3. Extension: Animal Domestication video
  4. Group disease research and presentation
• Select week Term 2: Week 10

  Term 2: Week 10
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... describing how people dealt with disease over time
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... identifying how animals cause infectious diseases
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Bubonic Plague
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Spanish Flu

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Medicine Through Time Worksheet
  2. Witch Trials Role play
• Select week Term 2: Week 11

  Term 2: Week 11
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... describing how people dealt with disease over time
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... identifying how animals cause infectious diseases
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Bubonic Plague
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Spanish Flu

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. History Mystery - Cause of the plague 
  2. Spanish flu documentary
  3. Writing practise - black plague and spanish flu
• Select week Term 2: Week 12

  Term 2: Week 12
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... describing how people dealt with disease over time
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... identifying how animals cause infectious diseases
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Bubonic Plague
  • We are FOCUSING on the history of infectious diseases by... discussing the effects of the Spanish Flu

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. Escape Room - History of Diseases
  2. Revision games (charades and pictionary)
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Term 3: Week 1

  Term 3: Week 1
  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  We are PLANNING on creating and performing a play about diseases by...

  • By working collaboratively within our groups
  • By applying our knowledge of diseases when creating our scripts
  • By practicing and developing our play in rehearsals
  • By performing our play to the class
  • By creating an informative skit

  Success Criteria:

  
  
• Select week Term 3: Week 2

  Term 3: Week 2
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... comparing people’s knowledge of covid-19
  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... investigating how different cultures view and treat diseases
  • We are EXPLORING cultural understanding of diseases by... identifying the fact and fiction of disease treatments

  Success Criteria:

  
  

  Activities:

  1. History of diseases introduction
  2. World population growth class discussion
  3. World population history worksheet
• Select week Term 3: Week 3

  Term 3: Week 3
• Select week Term 3: Week 4

  Term 3: Week 4
• Select week Term 3: Week 5

  Term 3: Week 5
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING NZ'S 2020 General Elections by researching NZ's political parties and their leaders
  • We are EXPLORING how government affects people and policies by investigating the impacts on the people and the nation
  • We are EXPLORING the functions of government including how a law is made by finding and discovering new information including key words
• Select week Term 3: Week 6

  Term 3: Week 6
• Select week Term 3: Week 7

  Term 3: Week 7
• Select week Term 3: Week 8

  Term 3: Week 8
• Select week Term 3: Week 9

  Term 3: Week 9
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on developing our ideas on how leadership is acquired so that we can discuss our points of view.
• Select week Term 3: Week 10

  Term 3: Week 10
  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING to collaborate with our political party so that we can promote our ideas on political issues in our whanau.
  • We are PLANNING to consult with our political party so that we can apply our knowledge when casting our vote and make informed decisions
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Holidays!

  Holidays!
• Select week Term 4: Week 1

  Term 4: Week 1
  
  

  PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

  • We are PLANNING to collaborate with our political party so that we can promote our ideas on political issues in our whanau.
  • We are PLANNING to consult with our political party so that we can apply our knowledge when casting our vote and make informed decisions
• Select week Term 4: Week 2

  Term 4: Week 2
• Select week Term 4: Week 3

  Term 4: Week 3
• Select week Term 4: Week 4

  Term 4: Week 4
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING cultural celebrations by recognising New Zealand's culture and traditions.
  • We are EXPLORING cultural celebrations by discovering other cultures celebrations and traditions.
• Select week Term 4: Week 5

  Term 4: Week 5
  
  

  EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

  • We are EXPLORING cultural celebrations by recognising New Zealand's culture and traditions.
  • We are EXPLORING cultural celebrations by discovering other cultures celebrations and traditions.
• Select week Term 4: Week 6

  Term 4: Week 6
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on developing a script for the culture performance showcase.
  • We are FOCUSING on identifying different cultural celebrations for events.
• Select week Term 4: Week 7

  Term 4: Week 7
  
  

  FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

  • We are FOCUSING on developing a script for the culture performance showcase.
  • We are FOCUSING on identifying different cultural celebrations for events.
• Select week Term 4: Week 8

  Term 4: Week 8
• Select week Term 4: Week 9

  Term 4: Week 9
• Select week Happy Holidays!

  Happy Holidays!