Friday resources for March 13th 2015
Kia ora Social Scientists
Some resources sent in by teachers around the country to engage and inspire your
students!
1. For those of you following Cyclone Pam with your classes check out these two
links: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11416435
and http://www.meteoearth.com/#/,168.21,36.45,2.50,20,1,1,0,0,0,time=1424391420
(Thanks Nigel Cato, Birkenhead College, and Alice Davidson, St Dominics)
2. This TKI site is excellent if you are looking for any resources and teaching ideas
related to ANZAC Day:
www.nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Curriculum-resources/National-events-and-the-NZC/AnzacDay-Lest-we-forget
3. Michael Fullan (visiting academic) shared this entertaining advert with us before
discussing learning in the digital age. It’s only 30 secs long but would make a great
intro to any discussion about the place of technology in our world today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAd3FrFGbco
4. A collection of stunning national geographic photographs highlighting the natural
world. An introduction to a discussion about sustainability perhaps?
http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/stories/behindadventure/?utm_source=NatGeocom&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=inside_20150305&
utm_campaign=Content
5. This timelapse sequence showing the retreat of Fox Glacier over the course of one
year (Jan 2014 – Jan 2015) is incredible! Note the movement of the scree slope as
well. Thanks to Sarah Robinson – Timaru Girls High
http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/66173578/fox-glacier-retreat-shown-intimelapse
6. Te Ara has this wonderful site with hundreds of biographies of significant New
Zealanders – a great resource for any historical inquiry.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies
7. Teaching contour lines? Check out the latest gadget! Maybe all classrooms in the
future could have one of these . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b6VXzcMzls&spfreload=10
(Thanks Allan Robinson – Te Kura/Correspondence School)
8. This interactive map appeared in the NZ Herald last week. It looks at the
distribution of Auckland’s Asian population. Would be suitable for social studies when
looking at the impact of migration on places, or geography if wanting to look at
spatial patterns. (Thanks to Phil Hornblow – Macleans College)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11414457