Volcano City

1. Understand

Key concepts:

• Interconnectedness: Understand how the volcanic landscape of Auckland is interconnected with cultural, historical, and social aspects.

• Impact: Grasp how geological phenomena like volcanic activity have shaped and continue to influence human activity and societal development.

• Cultural significance: Recognise the deep cultural connections that Māori communities attach to volcanic landscapes and how historical narratives, including Māori perspectives, explain and relate to volcanic features.

2. Know

Information and facts:

• Geological knowledge: Details about the formation, structure, and history of Auckland’s volcanic field.

• Cultural histories: Knowledge of the stories and historical events linked to the volcanoes, from both Māori and Pākehā perspectives.

• Societal responses: Insight into how past and present societies have responded to the challenges and opportunities presented by the volcanic landscape.

3. Do

Skills and applications:

• Analytical skills: Analyse and interpret data regarding volcanic activity and its impacts.

• Critical thinking: Evaluate the effectiveness of current procedures on volcanic hazard preparedness.

• Creative expression: Create projects or presentations that incorporate learning about the volcanic field in a creative way, such as digital storytelling, art projects, or simulations.

• Processes and participation: Engage in activities that simulate the decision-making processes involved in managing volcanic risks.

• Narratives of Aotearoa New Zealand: Construct and present narratives that show an understanding of different perspectives on Auckland’s volcanoes.

Learning area: Nature of science

Achievement objectives:

• Investigate in science: Ākonga can explore how and why volcanoes form, specifically looking at tectonic plate movements and volcanic activity.

• Communicating in science: Engage with and share scientific information about the volcanic features and history of Auckland.

Learning area: Planet Earth and Beyond

Achievement objectives:

• Earth systems: Understand how the Earth’s surface is shaped by geological processes, including volcanic activity.

• Interacting systems: Explore how volcanic activity affects and is affected by other Earth systems (atmospheric, hydrospheric, and biospheric).

Achievement objectives:

• Natural environments: Study the physical processes that shape natural environments and how these environments influence human activity and vice versa.

• Contemporary issues: Examine the impact of volcanic hazards on urban areas and how these are managed.

Achievement objectives:

• Technological products: Develop understanding of how technological products such as seismic monitoring equipment are used to predict and respond to volcanic eruptions.

• Technological systems: Learn about the systems in place for volcanic monitoring and emergency response in Auckland.

Achievement objectives:

• Tauanga | Statistics: Use statistical methods to analyse data related to volcanic activity, such as frequency and magnitude of past eruptions.

• Ine | measurement: Calculate lava flow distances, eruption sizes, and map out safe zones based on volcanic activity data.

Achievement objectives:

• Explore and develop ideas: Ākonga can create artistic interpretations of volcanic landscapes and eruptions.

• Communicate and interpret: Discuss and display how volcanic landscapes have been represented in various art forms, and what these representations communicate about human interactions with these landscapes.

Achievement objectives:

• Personal health and physical development: Understand the health implications of living in a volcanic area, including respiratory issues from volcanic ash and the importance of physical preparedness for evacuations.