Explore our collection of ready-to-use sustainability resource packs based on NZ School Journal texts.
Resources are organised by the four pillars of sustainability: 🌿 Nature – 💰 Economy – 👥 Society – ❤️ Wellbeing
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SL4 201911 Chinese New Zealanders
Students read and discuss the Level 4 November 2019 School Journal article, ‘Chinese New Zealanders’, an article about Chinese migrants to Aotearoa from the 1860’s to today and the racism they have experienced from the dominant cultural framework within New Zealand and what they have done to mitigate that.
NL2 June 2024 The Great Rat-catching Competition
The Great Rat-catching Competition introduces students to the efforts of the children of Halfmoon Bay School on Rakiura Stewart Island to reduce rat numbers and protect native wildlife. Students read and discuss the Level 2 School Journal article and then “think sustainably” as they explore how introduced predators affect ecosystems, biodiversity, and predator-free initiatives. Through discussion, inquiry, and problem-solving activities, students learn how communities can work together to protect native species and habitats.
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EconomyEL2 201108 Power
$5.00 Add to cartStudents ‘think sustainably’ as they learn and explore deeper thinking about power generation and its environmental impacts by sequentially working through the student project sheet.
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EconomyEL2 201308 Backyard Chooks
$5.00 Add to cart‘Backyard Chooks’ introduces students to growing their ‘eggs’ at home and the steps needed to make that happen. The same process can be inferred when examining other foods that can be grown and consumed at home.
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EconomyEL2 201811 The Plastic-free Challenge
$5.00 Add to cartThe Plastic-free Challenge engages students with the real-world issue of plastic pollution and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Inspired by students from Motueka South School, learners explore how small actions can create big environmental change while developing critical thinking, research, discussion, and problem-solving skills through a focused worksheet and engaging School Journal text.
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EconomyEL3 201206 Living on a shoestring
$5.00 Add to cart‘Living on a shoestring’ introduces students to some key ideas about the choices we make when buying grocery items – differentiating between needs and wants and the associated monetary and environmental costs behind them.
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EconomyEL3 201409 Mahinga Kai Crusaders
$5.00 Add to cart‘Mahinga Kai Crusaders’ introduces students to some key facts and issues surrounding the disappearance of traditional Maori food gathering sites – and how that relates to gathering food today for all of us.
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EL3 201409 The Ski Trip
$5.00 Add to cart‘The Ski Trip’ introduces students to some key ideas about how to save money through setting goals, being creative and having a positive attitude towards saving.
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EconomyEL3 201411 Up the Pipe
$5.00 Add to cart‘Up the Pipe’ introduces students to some key facts about ‘wastewater’, its’ composition and how it can have a negative impact on our natural environment. Alternative products and their ingredients are explored through research and experimentation.
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