Writer: Craig Blacklock.
Time Frame: Five to six lessons.
Released May 2007
Important: Teachers should check the NZQA website for the current Assessment Specifications.
Social Studies Curriculum Links
The video footage in this DVD makes a number of links to the New Zealand Social Studies Curriculum at Level 5 (Years 9 & 10). The following areas are suggested links:
Strands
Culture & Heritage
- The effects of cultural interaction on cultures and societies.
Place & Environment
- Why people move between places and the consequences of this for the people and the places.
- Why particular places and environments are significant for people.
Time, Continuity & Change
- How past events have influenced relationships within and between groups of people and continue to influence them.
- How the ideas and actions of individuals and groups that have shaped the lives and experiences of people are viewed through time.
Resources & Economic Activities
- Factors that influence people’s access to resources goods and services.
- The changing nature of work and the consequences of this for individuals and for society.
Processes
Settings
Perspectives
Essential Learning About New Zealand Society
- The subsequent migration, settlement, life and interaction of British and other cultural groups in various areas of New Zealand over time.
- European cultures, heritages and the influence of these heritages on New Zealand’s social, cultural, political, and religious beliefs and systems.
- Major events in New Zealand’s history.
- People in New Zealand’s History.
- The physical environment of New Zealand and how people interact with the landscape.
- Changing patterns of resources and land use.
- Changing patterns of economic activity and trade.
- The nature and organisation of paid and unpaid work.
Senior Geography Prescription & External Assessment Links
Year 11 Geography
Prescribed Common Topic: Resources and Their Use:
- The study of the use of renewable resources. One New Zealand farming type as an example.
- The study of the extraction of non-renewable resources. One Australian or New Zealand mineral as an example.
In these studies candidates must cover the distribution patterns and systems of operating of the farming type and mineral extraction. They should be able to identify the issues related to the past, present, and future use of these resources.
Non-Renewable Resources: An Australian or New Zealand Mineral Focus Questions
- What are Australia or NZ’s mineral resources?
- In what part of Australia or NZ is the selected mineral activity located?
- Why is the mining activity located there?
- How does the system of mineral extraction operate?
- What kinds of environmental problems have arisen from the mining activity and what measures have been taken to solve them?
- How is this mining activity an example of the use of non-renewable resources?
Achievement Standard
Geography AS1.3 - 90204(2) Examine resource use in a farming or mining context 3 Credits
This achievement standard involves the examination of resource use in a farming or mining context. It requires knowledge of distribution pattern(s), how a farming or mining operation functions as a system, and perceptions about sustainability of resources and environmental impacts.
Outline
This unit has been developed with the purpose of providing a suggested framework for covering course content with particular emphasis on using the New Zealand Film Archive’s DVDs. The lesson structure is intended as a guideline only. Teachers should tailor their lessons to their students and use their own established resources in conjunction with this DVD during these lessons.
- Lesson 1: Otago Gold Part One
- Lesson 2: Otago Gold Part Two
- Lesson 3: The Chinese Miners
- Lesson 4: The Environmental Impact of Gold Mining Part One
- Lesson 5: The Environmental Impact of Gold Mining Part Two
Resources
Themes
While teachers will be tailoring their lessons around their chosen achievement standard, there are five broad geographic themes that can be studied in greater or lesser depth:
- In what part of NZ is gold mining activity located?
- Why is the gold mining activity located there?
- How does the gold mining extraction system operate?
- What kinds of environmental problems have arisen from gold mining?
- What measures have been taken to deal with the environmental problems?
Key Content
This unit was devised to offer teachers a framework for using the New Zealand Film Archive’s DVDs. It also assumes the teacher will have access to supporting materials and other resources such as text books, the internet or guest speakers for example.
Relevant Film Archive Footage
This is really the heart of the unit. It is intended to act as a guide for the classroom teacher, indicating relevant footage on the DVDs that could be used in the classroom to illustrate a point or create a discussion or debate. There are a number of suggested discussion starters for teachers to use.
Assessment Options
A formative assessment task suitable for Year 9 and 10 Social Studies is attached to this unit.
Useful Links
Te Ara - The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
Any Questions
New Zealand’s History on Line
Sources of Information
Ministry of Education 1990 Syllabus for Schools: Geography Forms 5-7.
Learning Media: Wellington.
Ministry of Education 1997 Social Studies in the New Zealand Curriculum. Learning Media: Wellington.
NZQA Website www.nzqa.govt.nz/
