Connected 2020 Level 4 - Feeling the Heat
In this Connected series there are four articles ("Wildfire"; "Pā Tūwatawata and the New Zealand Wars"; "Foulden Maar - Fossils or Food?"; "Fostering Felines").
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Connected 2020 Level 4 - Feeling the Heat
At times, themes require the introduction of concepts that students at this curriculum level may not be able to fully understand. What matters at this stage is that students begin to develop understandings that they can grow over time.
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Wildfire
The article explores wildfires. It looks at what they are, what causes them, how they affect us, and how they are affected by the climate.
1 of 4Pā Tūwatawata and the New Zealand Wars
This article describes the development of pā technology in the nineteenth century, as iwi and hapū defended themselves and their land against invasion.
2 of 4Foulden Maar - Fossils or Food?
This article explains the formation of Foulden Maar, the remains of an ancient lake formed by a volcanic eruption millions of years ago.
3 of 4Fostering Felines
This article demonstrates how students at Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate School designed a technological device to solve a community problem – how to care for the thousands of newborn kittens handed in to the SPCA each year.
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