Tahatai Coast School
45 Evans Road
Papamoa, New Zealand 
 

Our class will be researching New Zealand this week so we can be more informed and better able to correspond with our new ePals.

We will form 5 teams of 3 members to divide up the research.

Teams will be responsible for creating a power-point presentation on one aspect of New Zealand society. Teams will make a 3 to 5 slide presentation using at least 3 resources. Resources must be cited by each group on each of the individual slides.

Teams should use what they have learned about Evaluating and Using Internet resources in determining whether the resource is a credible one.

A grade for the weeks project will be given at the culmination of the teams' presentation.

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Groups:

Economy/Industry
Brittni
Riley
Megan

History
Whitney
Dustin
Matt

Geography
Hannah
Luke
Abbe

Statistics
Taylor
Chanse
Bailey

Culture
Tanner
Kelsey
Tre

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Teams should research and evaluate resources related to their assigned topic to learn as much about this aspect of New Zealand Society as possible. Following is a list of ideas related to each topic the team should investigate.

Statistics
population density
major cities
average income
health care plans

Culture
food
music
education
clothing
folklore
religion

Geography
weather
landscape/terrain
pictures
time zone
international date line
animals

History
settlement
ancestory
people
language

Economy/Industry
jobs
travel
leisure/recreation
housing
government
type of money

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Your team will have 2 days to research your topic and how it relates to New Zealand society.

Participation grades will be given on a daily basis according to the grade rubric.

Teams will present their topic on Thursday. The entire class will put all of the information together to be put up on the class website at the culmination of the project.

Look over the grade rubric carefully, stay on task, and divide up the work. Make sure that each individuals is doing his/her own part.

Good Luck - Have fun learning about New Zealand!

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Evaluation Rubric

North Harrison School District cannot control the content of non-district, linked websites. Parents should familiarize themselves with these resources and supervise their students whenever they are on the internet.