Field Trip 1

Welcome to Smart Motorways, a series of two virtual field trips in 2015 and 2016 focusing on technology, social science and sustainability. We all rely on well formed roads to get where we're going easily, safely and with less congestion. During this field trip you will see how a motorway can be designed and made smart so people can arrive at their destinations safely, more quickly and with less stress!

This LEARNZ Smart Motorways 1 virtual field trip begins with Prepare Students which gets your class ready for the field trip. Teachers, look for your section on the left-side menu of this site called Teacher Support.

Content for this first field trip is for 25-27 August 2015.

For more about the Field Trip Plan and the second field trip - go to Field Trip Home.

Field Trip 1 - August 2015

Monday 24 August

Travel Day

Read the diary where Andrew travels from Kerikeri to Wellington to begin the first Smart Motorways field trip.

Tuesday 25 August

Planning

Meet the Mayor of Wellington and find out from experts why this Smart Motorway is being built and how it is being planned.
Get the questions for today's audioconferences.
Listen to the recordings for today's audioconferences.
Watch the videos for Tuesday and have a go at the video question sheet.
Read Andrew's diary for Tuesday.

Wednesday 26 August

Construction

Step out on to the construction site in busy Wellington to see how the Smart Motorway is developing.
Get the questions for today's audioconferences.
Listen to the recordings for today's audioconferences.
Watch the videos for Wednesday and have a go at the video question sheet.
Read Andrew's diary for Wednesday.

Thursday 27 August

Technology

Explore the likely effects of the smart motorway on driver behaviour, travel times, driver stress and what changes might happen in Wellington city.
Get the questions for today's audioconferences.
Listen to the recordings for today's audioconferences.
Watch the videos for Thursday and have a go at the video question sheet.
Read Andrew's diary for Thursday.

The field trip experience for Smart Motorways 1 is made up of a number of components which take place from Tuesday 25 August - Thursday 27 August 2015. All the links for Field Trip 1 components in the table below go to pages that are updated daily during the field trip. They remain on this website and can be used after the date of the live field trip.

Field Trip 1 August 2015	Description
Audioconferences	Students speak to put questions live to experts who are on location during the field trip. Audioconferences can also be listened to live via the Internet audiostream or from a recording.
Diaries	The LEARNZ Field Trip Teacher writes a detailed diary for students to read, accompanied by 10 captioned images for each day of the field trip - including the travel day on Monday.
Experts and Careers	Students meet each expert involved in this field trip via a profile page and short video. Potential career and training paths can also be explored on these pages.
Photo Gallery	All website and field trip photos are available in one easy-to-use location, where students can browse, enlarge, read captions and select to further their interest and learning.
Videos	Short, curriculum-rich videos with questions and answers are made on each day of the field trip and uploaded in the evening for viewing the following day.

Field Trip 1

Field Trip 1 - August 2015

Contact

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