Waikato Dairy Farming Curriculum

All LEARNZ field trips targeting secondary schools are closely linked to the New Zealand curriculum, in particular geography and science. They can also be used by other subject teachers, as well as primary and intermediate schools.

The New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) 2007

Values and Key Competencies

The Waikato Dairy Farming field trip encourages, models and explores the values of community and participation, and ecological sustainability. See page 10 NZC (2007).

This trip also contributes to the development of all five key competencies, particularly:
Thinking - ask questions and challenge the basis of assumptions and perceptions. 
Using language, symbols and texts - confidently use ICT to access and provide information and to communicate with others.
Participating and contributing - understand the importance of balancing rights, roles and responsibilities and of contributing to the quality and sustainability of social, cultural, physical and economic environments.
See pages 12-13 NZC (2007).

Science

Living World
  • Life processes L2 - L8
  • Ecology L2 - L8
Planet Earth and Beyond
  • Earth systems L2 - L8
  • Interacting systems L2 - L8

Social Sciences

  • Social Studies: Place and Environment - Resources and Economic Activities L4 - L8
  • Geography L6 - L8

Assessment Areas

Agriculture

Geography

  • Level 1

    1.3 Examine resource use in a farming or mining context (AS90204)

    1.6 Examine a contemporary geographic issue and evaluate courses of action (AS90207)

  • Level 2

    2.6 Explain a contemporary geographic issue and evaluate courses of action (AS90336)

  • Level 3

    3.6 Analyse a contemporary geographic issue and evaluate courses of action (AS90706)


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