Rerenga ki te Ao Tawhiti | Voyaging to Far Horizons

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4
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Description

This term, our focus is on haerenga | journeys: past journeys across te Moananui a Kiwa | the Pacific, and future journeys to Mars. Expect to combine:

  • Physics (e.g., forces, space/time);  
  • Matauranga Māori (e.g. navigation with the stars and waka design);
  • Biology (e.g. growing food in space)
  • Earth Science (e.g. plate tectonics)
  • Astronomy (e.g. solar system, Big Bang); with
  • Ethical questions (e.g.  "We could colonise Mars, but should we?")

As usual, be ready to commit to literacy (reading and note taking), numeracy, group work and a "hands-on" practical session once a week.

You will need: a device, or an exercise book and something to write with