What is climate change and how will it affect our city? Help to future proof our planet through fun activities that investigate how we can respond to climate change.
Risk analysis and management information (RAMS) will be sent out once a programme booking is confirmed. If you require this at any other stage please email LTA@ccc.govt.nz or contact us.
Year level | 5 to 13 |
Curriculum Level | 2 to 8 |
Availability | Year-round |
Times | 9.30am to 12noon or 12.15pm to 2.30pm |
Site | Ōtākaro River, corner of Manchester Street and Cambridge Terrace. |
Cost | Free |
Number of students | Maximum of 35 |
Special requirements | None |
What is climate change and how will it affect our city?
Help to future proof our planet through fun activities that investigate how we can respond to climate change.
Students will learn about the role of transport, energy, food, and clothing, and leave the programme feeling empowered to make a difference.
We are learning to:
Students will use oral, written, and visual texts to understand key terms.
Students will use creative, critical, and metacognitive processes to consider the consequence and real-life meanings of climate change.
Students will be encouraged to manage themselves both in groups and independently.
Students will problem-solve to come up with solutions to tasks.
Students will be expected to work together in different grouping arrangements and to maintain effective interactions with their peers in a range of contexts offered through a variety of activities.
Sustainability: Exploring the long term impact of social, cultural, scientific, technological, economic or political practices on society and the environment.
Citizenship: Exploring what it means to be a citizen and to contribute to the development and wellbeing of society
Curriculum area | Strand and level | Objective |
Science Pūtaiao |
Nature of Science Levels 3 to 8 |
Investigating in science Communicating in science Participating and contributing |
Living World Levels 3 to 8 |
Life processes Ecology Evolution |
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Planet Earth and Beyond Level 3 to 8 |
Earth systems Interacting systems |
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Social Sciences Tikanga ā-Iwi |
Levels 3 to 5 | Social studies |
Levels 6 to 8 | Geography |
Subject | Standard |
Agricultural and horticultural science | 1.5 AS90160 |
Chemistry | 1.3 AS90932 |
Geography | 1.3 AS91009 1.6 AS91012 1.7 AS91013 1.8 AS91014 |
Science | 1.6 AS90945 1.12 AS90951 1.14 AS90953 |
Social Studies | 1.4 AS91042 1.5 AS91043 |
Subject | Standard |
Agricultural and horticultural science | 2.10 AS91298 |
Earth and space science | 2.2 AS91188 2.3 AS91189 2.5 AS91191 |
Education for sustainability | 2.1 AS90810 2.2 AS90811 2.3 AS90813 2.6 AS90814 2.4 AS91733 2.5 AS91734 |
Geography | 2.6 AS91245 2.7 AS91246 2.8 AS91247 |
Social studies | 2.4 AS91282 2.5 AS91283 |
Subject | Standard |
Agricultural and horticultural science | 3.5 AS91532 |
Business studies | 3.6 AS90848 |
Chemistry | 3.3 AS91389 |
Earth and space science | 3.2 AS91411 3.5 AS91414 |
Education for sustainability | 3.1 AS90828 3.4 AS90831 3.2 AS91735 3.3 AS91736 |
Geography | 3.3 AS91428 3.6 AS91431 3.7 AS91432 3.8 AS91433 |
Social studies | 3.1 AS91596 3.4 AS91599 3.5 AS91600 |