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The birth of the modern environmental movement in New Zealand

Assessment Package
Social Studies & Aotearoa New Zealand Histories
Years 9 to 10  |  Curriculum Phase 4
Values & Viewpoints  | Decision-Making & Social Action  | Conceptual Understanding

***A resource for Aotearoa New Zealand Histories***

This self-contained assessment package is based around the Manapouri Dam issue.
The students will learn how people opposed the Government’s plans for a large hydro-power scheme and forced changes that would keep Lake Manapouri safe. 

You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$49

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Activity Sheets for practising Geographic Skills

Activity Sheets
NCEA Geography Level 1
Applying Geographic Skills

The Activity Sheets provide new questions and tasks for the NCEA Exam Resource Booklets from 2013 to 2020.

Questions have been written to include each resource contained in the booklets. Along with short-answer questions and puzzles, each Activity Sheet provides and opportunity to practise a major skill: Topographic Map Skills | Précis Maps | Climate Graphs | Multi Bar Graphs | Line Graphs | Pie Graphs | Percentage Bar Graphs | Values Exploration

The activity sheets are perfect for casual classroom use, homework or relief lessons.

$25

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Choosing a worthy New Zealander to feature on a $500 banknote

Stand-Alone Project
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning
Curriculum Levels: 3 to 5

Investigating  | Communicating | Social Decision-Making

There are hundreds of amazing and important New Zealanders who are worthy of national recognition. In this project students find out about some of these amazing Kiwis. Influential people who have done important work, created something special or represented New Zealand on the international stage. With the aim of finding a deserving candidate to feature on a proposed $500 banknote.

Kiwi Hero is a stand-alone project that teachers can run in-class or online for remote learning. You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$25

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The mysterious world of abandoned, deserted and forgotten places 

Stand-Alone Project
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning
Curriculum Levels: 3 to 5

Investigating  | Conceptual Understanding

Amazingly, there are cities in the world that lie completely empty! Some of these used to be thriving bustling places that mysteriously declined. Some of them are shiny and brand new, but nobody wants to live there. And some had to be abandoned suddenly!

Ghost Cities is a stand-alone project that teachers can use to engage students and have them investigate the interesting world of abandoned cities.  It can be run in-class or online for remote learning. You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$25

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Same planet, different lives

Stand-Alone Project
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning
Curriculum Level: 3 to 5

Investigating  | Communicating

Sometimes, our students don’t realise how lucky we are in New Zealand, and how difficult life can be in other countries. Divided World is a stand-alone project that engages students and helps them understand how different the living conditions are between countries. It might also help them appreciate life in New Zealand.  It can be run in-class or online for remote learning.

You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$35

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A simple solution to a serious problem

Assessment Package
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning

Years 7 to 10  |  Curriculum Level 4 & 5
Investigating  |  Understanding Viewpoints  |  Social Decision-Making  | Conceptual Understanding

This social studies package is based around the Play Pump. A fantastic invention to address water shortage problems in rural areas of southern Africa. It is a positive and meaningful topic that will engage students and have them investigate an issue in an overseas setting.

You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

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The birth of the modern environmental movement in New Zealand

Assessment Package
Social Studies & Aotearoa New Zealand Histories
Years 9 to 10  |  Curriculum Phase 4
Values & Viewpoints  | Decision-Making & Social Action  | Conceptual Understanding

***A resource for Aotearoa New Zealand Histories***

This self-contained assessment package is based around the Manapouri Dam issue.
The students will learn how people opposed the Government’s plans for a large hydro-power scheme and forced changes that would keep Lake Manapouri safe. 

You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$25

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Immediate Access
with Credit Card or
School Order & Invoice

The mysterious world of abandoned, deserted and forgotten places 

Stand-Alone Project
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning
Curriculum Level: 3 to 5

Investigating  | Conceptual Understanding

Amazingly, there are cities in the world that lie completely empty! Some of these used to be thriving bustling places that mysteriously declined. Some of them are shiny and brand new, but nobody wants to live there. And some had to be abandoned suddenly!

Ghost Cities is a stand-alone project that teachers can use to engage students and have them investigate the interesting world of abandoned cities. It can be run in-class or online for remote learning.

You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$25

+gst
Immediate Access
with Credit Card or
School Order & Invoice

Choosing a worthy New Zealander to feature on a $500 banknote

Stand-Alone Project
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning
Curriculum Levels: 3 to 5

Investigating  | Communicating | Social Decision-Making

There are hundreds of amazing and important New Zealanders who are worthy of national recognition. In this project students find out about some of these amazing Kiwis. Influential people who have done important work, created something special or represented New Zealand on the international stage. With the aim of finding a deserving candidate to feature on a proposed $500 banknote.

Kiwi Hero is a stand-alone project that teachers can run in-class or online for remote learning. You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$25

+gst
Immediate Access
with Credit Card or
School Order & Invoice

Same planet, different lives

Stand-Alone Project
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning
Curriculum Level: 3 to 5

Investigating  | Communicating

Sometimes, our students don’t realise how lucky we are in New Zealand, and how difficult life can be in other countries. Divided World is a stand-alone project that engages students and helps them understand how different the living conditions are between countries. It might also help them appreciate life in New Zealand.  It can be run in-class or online for remote learning.

You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$35

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Immediate Access
with Credit Card or
School Order & Invoice

A simple solution to a serious problem

Assessment Package
Social Studies or Inquiry Learning

Curriculum Level 4 & 5
Investigating  |  Understanding Viewpoints  |  Social Decision-Making  | Conceptual Understanding

This social studies package is based around the Play Pump. A fantastic invention to address water shortage problems in rural areas of southern Africa. It is a positive and meaningful topic that will engage students and have them investigate an issue in an overseas setting.  It can be run in-class or online for remote learning.

You’ll get online access to all of the necessary resources to run the task.

$49

+gst
Immediate Access
with Credit Card or
School Order & Invoice

Activity Sheets for practising Geographic Skills

Activity Sheets
NCEA Geography Level 1
Applying Geographic Skills

The Activity Sheets provide new questions and tasks for the NCEA Exam Resource Booklets from 2013 to 2020.

Questions have been written to include each resource contained in the booklets. Along with short-answer questions and puzzles, each Activity Sheet provides and opportunity to practise a major skill: Topographic Map Skills | Précis Maps | Climate Graphs | Multi Bar Graphs | Line Graphs | Pie Graphs | Percentage Bar Graphs | Values Exploration

The activity sheets are perfect for casual classroom use, homework or relief lessons.

$69

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Coffee: a product that connects and divides  

Assessment Package
NCEA Level 1 Geography
AS:91013 Describe aspects of a geographic topic at a global scale.
Global Cafe is a self-contained assessment package that examines one of the world’s most traded commodities – coffee. Students use the comprehensive full-colour resources to investigate where coffee is produced and consumed, the factors that have caused this and the implications for people 

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Off road or off limits?

Assessment Package
NCEA Level 1 Geography
AS91012: Describe aspects of a contemporary New Zealand geographic issue​
Making Tracks is a self-contained assessment package that investigates the issue of vehicle access at one of our most iconic west coast locations – Muriwai Beach. Students use the comprehensive full-colour resources to compare the viewpoints of a diverse range of people, from off-road drivers to Forest and Bird advocates and council staff and evaluate several options to resolve the conflict. 

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Precious minerals or precious land?

Assessment Package
NCEA Level 2 Geography
AS91245: Explain aspects of a Contemporary New Zealand Geographic Issue.
Gold Rush is a self-contained assessment package that investigates the proposed  mining of minerals on schedule 4 conservation land in the Coromandel Peninsula. Students use the comprehensive full-colour resources to compare the viewpoints of a diverse range of people, from mining experts, politicians and environmental groups and decide on a suitable course of action for the future. 

$10

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