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Interactive, self-marking activities

These activities test domain knowledge from the Background pages [1] and assist students to develop higher levels of inquiry. 

1. Finding Your Place in the World
Activity 1 - Finding Your Place in the World
 [2]

2. Mapping Our World
Activity 2 - Mapping our world
 [3]

3. GPS
Activity 3 - GPS
 [4]

4. Adding More Information to Maps with GIS
Activity 4 - Adding More Information to Maps with GIS
 [5]

5. Topographic Maps
Activity 5 - Topographic Maps
 [6]

6. Surveying
Activity 6 - Surveying
 [7]

7. Navigation at Sea
Activity 7 - Navigation at Sea
 [8]

8. Air Navigation
Activity 8 - Air Navigation
 [9]

Other activities

Curriculum Area Strand Background Pages Learning Outcome Activity

Social Studies
Level 3-5

Place and Environment
Continuity and Change
Identity, Culture and Organisation

 All
  • Use map reading skills
  • Use google maps to answer questions about location
  • Develop awareness of how and when geospatial information is used
  • Read, model and use topographic maps

Mathematics

Curriculum Strand Background Pages Learning Outcomes Activity

Mathematics
Level 3-4

Mathematics
Level 5-6

Number and Algebra
Statistics

Geometry

[19]All
  • Students will be able to apply number strategies and number knowledge to a range of problems related to their LEARNZ virtual field trip
  • Students will be able to apply laws of trignometry to a surveying context

More things to try

  • diaries and journals - keep your own field trip diary - Word [26] (13k) | PDF [27] (k) | Google doc [28].
  • LEARNZ field trip Web Quest. This print-and-copy task helps students become familiar with the Where are We website functions. It also assists students with their inquiry skills, particularly information gathering and asking good questions. Students need to have an internet connection and their class login - Word [29] (845k) | PDF [30] (671k) | Google doc [31].
  • field trip audioconference activity. Students can work on this activity while they listen to live or recorded audioconferences - Word [32] (25k) | PDF [33] (167k) | Google doc [34]. Notes from these pages could be shared to help put together the class audioconference summary.
  • A simple activity for students to build connections between words and improve their vocabulary. Students could enter words from the field trip glossary into http://graphwords.com/ [35].

Post field trip activity

How much have I learnt? - Word [36] | PDF [37] | Google doc [38]

Source URL: https://www.learnz.org.nz/location162/activities

Links
[1] http://www.learnz.org.nz/location162/bg-standard
[2] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a01-finding-your-place-in-the-world/quiz.html
[3] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a02-mapping-our-world/quiz.html
[4] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a03-gps/quiz.html
[5] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a04-adding-more-information-to-maps-with-gis/quiz.html
[6] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a05-topographic-maps/quiz.html
[7] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a06-surveying/quiz.html
[8] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a07-navigation-at-sea/quiz.html
[9] http://activities.learnz.org.nz/lc162/a08-air-navigation/quiz.html
[10] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/the-language-of-location_0.doc
[11] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/the-language-of-location_0.pdf
[12] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fh0eEfX38n-AU29IhXIEfG4zm4jvNLKhapLDTuVvN-U/edit?usp=sharing
[13] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/reading-maps-and-using-geospatial-data-wellington_0.doc
[14] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/reading-maps-and-using-geospatial-data-wellington_1.pdf
[15] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YYYa-p3i0YMwXgvycHss08ZvRxJMAvp8_lqhveLb0nE/edit?usp=sharing
[16] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/topographic-maps_0.doc
[17] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/topographic-maps_0.pdf
[18] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VHX0fdTeV_rejY8hX1-uvS_Moz4jcSZ0vul8l5wtO-Y/edit?usp=sharing
[19] https://www.learnz.org.nz/javascript%3AgetPage%28%27geospatial143%27%2C%27bg%27%2C%27index%27%2C%27%27%29%3B
[20] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/field-trip-number-challenge_1.doc
[21] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/field-trip-number-challenge_1.pdf
[22] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T2SWgORomObQyV8G6ZtdJrOZnuHW06kD7jTNxCO5tXc/edit?usp=sharing
[23] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/surveying-math-problem_1.doc
[24] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/surveying-math-problem_1.pdf
[25] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wGIWrUrbCwk4luJpbyRhojT8EiOOg8dNws8ETglfji0/edit?usp=sharing
[26] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/Diaries%20and%20Journals.docx
[27] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/Diaries%20and%20Journals.pdf
[28] https://docs.google.com/document/d/17R4NPdWekoUxDUyVquOr1_5uuKvKF7Nnb7NkPEHMg_4/edit?usp=sharing
[29] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/shelleys-web-quest.doc
[30] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/shelleys-web-quest.pdf
[31] https://docs.google.com/document/d/19QKf3M0c3MD8TqYKbrAFyXXDY8g9h00lwRz7Nhy4xcE/edit?usp=sharing
[32] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/audio-activity_3.doc
[33] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/audio-activity_1.pdf
[34] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tfBwuvECwUrV6KW1WZcCYAgTYuIkEbEg6dJ6UaUrYRM/edit?usp=sharing
[35] http://graphwords.com/
[36] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/post-field-trip-questions_0.docx
[37] https://www.learnz.org.nz/sites/learnz.org.nz/files/post-field-trip-questions_0.pdf
[38] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EIthjRxLT9E1W3G4PgzJHnDjs3RQuZQ0tM8Afxm2Ow0/edit?usp=sharing