Showcasing New Zealand
New Zealand is represented at Expo 2020 Dubai, an international event in the United Arab Emirates celebrating the things that make each country unique and sharing it with the world.
You are part of the team creating the showcase for this event. The showcase needs to include information for visitors about New Zealand's flora (plant) and fauna (bird and animal) taonga (natural treasures).
Part One
Awesome! I think just about everyone has chosen their taonga! This is great because it means I can send you information or links to sites to help you with your investigation. You will find the files in the Shared with Me part of your Drive.
Part Two
Now that you have chosen your taonga, let's do some thinking.
Create a T-chart like the one below. On the left-hand side record what you know already about your taonga. On the right-hand side record what you would like to know (think about what will be important to know to share with visitors to the expo as the expert about your taonga).
New Zealand is represented at Expo 2020 Dubai, an international event in the United Arab Emirates celebrating the things that make each country unique and sharing it with the world.
You are part of the team creating the showcase for this event. The showcase needs to include information for visitors about New Zealand's flora (plant) and fauna (bird and animal) taonga (natural treasures).
Part One
Awesome! I think just about everyone has chosen their taonga! This is great because it means I can send you information or links to sites to help you with your investigation. You will find the files in the Shared with Me part of your Drive.
Part Two
Now that you have chosen your taonga, let's do some thinking.
Create a T-chart like the one below. On the left-hand side record what you know already about your taonga. On the right-hand side record what you would like to know (think about what will be important to know to share with visitors to the expo as the expert about your taonga).
Part Three
Know it's time to investigate! Take the things that you want to know and find information to answer your questions. As the expert, you will need to know things like where your taonga is found, what it needs to survive, what it looks like, sounds like or feels like, where it lives, if it is famous for anything and interesting facts about your chosen taonga. You might find out information about how many are left in New Zealand and any projects that are underway to help save them if they are endangered.
When you are recording your information you need to practice note taking. This is when you pick out the key words and record these instead of just copying what another person has written (if you are just copying and pasting it won't help you to become an expert because you won't remember the information).
Know it's time to investigate! Take the things that you want to know and find information to answer your questions. As the expert, you will need to know things like where your taonga is found, what it needs to survive, what it looks like, sounds like or feels like, where it lives, if it is famous for anything and interesting facts about your chosen taonga. You might find out information about how many are left in New Zealand and any projects that are underway to help save them if they are endangered.
When you are recording your information you need to practice note taking. This is when you pick out the key words and record these instead of just copying what another person has written (if you are just copying and pasting it won't help you to become an expert because you won't remember the information).
Part Four
The rubric below gives you an idea of how detailed your information should be.
The rubric below gives you an idea of how detailed your information should be.
When you are collecting your information you might want to think about how you are going to present it as the expert at Expo 2020 Dubai.
You could make a book, a pamphlet, a poster, a Google Slide, a Google Site (like your blog), a video, write a song or a combination of these things . . . the choice is yours and you can have someone in your bubble help you.
You could make a book, a pamphlet, a poster, a Google Slide, a Google Site (like your blog), a video, write a song or a combination of these things . . . the choice is yours and you can have someone in your bubble help you.
Famous New Zealander
Our next focus is on a famous New Zealander. You will need to choose a famous New Zealander and go through the same process to become an expert on that person. Use this document to help you with some ideas about who you could become an expert on.
Like the New Zealand Native Taonga investigation, use this rubric to help guide you about what to include.