Whaling and Sealing in New Zealand: A History Mystery Scavenger Hunt Activity

Description

• Part 1: Students will read ten short passages revealing the question of their next “clue” or code word. After finding each code word, students must write them on their answer sheet.
• Part 2: Using the code word on each clue card, students unscramble the letters in the grey-shaded boxes to reveal the final word.

• The stories of groups of people from different periods in our history convey their reasons for and experiences of migration. These stories have shaped their culture and identity in Aotearoa New Zealand.

• People interact with places, resources, and environments for personal, social, cultural, economic, and spiritual reasons.
• People’s actions can have long-term positive and negative environmental impacts on places, the people who live in them, and the wider world.
• People adapted their technologies and tools to the new environment of Aotearoa New Zealand.

• Traditional Māori economies were finely tuned to the resources within each rohe, which provided the basis for trade between iwi.
• There were complicated economic relationships between iwi and early newcomers as newcomers sought resources.
• Explore examples of economic relationships between coastal iwi and early newcomers such as sealers, whalers, and traders.

• People can experience inclusion or exclusion in different situations, which has consequences for them and for society.
• Over time people from a wide range of cultures have participated in and contributed to Aotearoa New Zealand, while retaining and adapting their distinctive identities. The histories of Chinese, Indian, and other Asian communities, Pacific communities, refugee and faith-based communities, disability communities, and the Deaf community demonstrate how this has been experienced. Some have met barriers.