Social Sciences Friday Resources
February 2016
Welcome!
Kia ora Social Scientists
Welcome back to the new school year! We hope that your term has started well and that you all had a relaxing and refreshing break over the Christmas/New Year period. Our first Friday resources for the year has a number of links that provide great topics for discussion and also strategies for use with your classes. Remember, if you come across an awesome resource that you think others would appreciate then please email the link through to Gill
Julia Roberts is Mother Nature
Auckland: a melting pot
Get the Gist
A Day in Pompeii
Amnesty Issues
Human Rights Education Resources
Many teachers cover Human Rights at Year 10, to support your courses covering this you could consider signing up for Amnesty Internationals free human rights unit plans which can be found on their site
Diving between two continents
National Library galleries
The National Library of New Zealand has some wonderful photographic collections in its Primary Sources galleries. Here's a link to the History of Wellington, but topics range from Women in Aotearoa to New Zealand cartoons.
Most amazing guide to leadership ever!
About Us
Your Social Sciences team is:
Gill Hanna - National Co-ordinator, Social Sciences/Geography (Northern/Central North)
Lara Hearn-Rollo - National Co-ordinator, Social Sciences (Central South/Southern)
Carol Jarman - Facilitator Social Sciences/History (Northern/Central North)
Mary Greenland- Facilitator Social Sciences/History (Southern)