D2.Geo.5.9-12 | Applying Disciplinary Concepts & Tools
Grades 9-12
Evaluate how political and economic decisions throughout time have influenced cultural and environmental characteristics of various places and regions.
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D2.Geo.5.9-12 | Applying Disciplinary Concepts & Tools
Grades 9-12
Evaluate how political and economic decisions throughout time have influenced cultural and environmental characteristics of various places and regions.
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Mā te rauhiringa tātou e ora: Powerful Solutions: How do we provide sustainable energy to communities?

Learn about the energy all around us through a hands-on power generating lab, a web app exploring resilient energy mixes, and stories about Māui’s innovation. In Te Reo Māori, the unit title translates to "It is through positive energy that we thrive." This unit connects to Māori leadership in self-sufficiency and sustainability as inspiration for the future of energy engineering!
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Lessons: 1, 3
In Lesson 1, students learn about the history of energy usage in New Zealand. They reflect on the impact of colonization on the Māori people's relationship to energy consumption and generation, and how the arrival of the British shaped resource use in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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3 lessons and 6 supporting media items.
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
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