The shaping of us!

As part of our inquiry this term we are looking into our identity as New Zealanders. We are shaped by the country we live in and so it is important to inquire into what has shaped our country. We explored what significant events the students already knew about. Then they attempted to put them in order. This helped us see that we know of some things in our history but also that there are many things we don't know about. Here are the events the students identified:

Taupo eruptions
Maori arrived in NZ
Moas became extinct
Europeans arrived in NZ
Treaty of Waitangi
Mt Tarawera eruption
Wars between British and Maori
Kate Sheppard got women the vote
World war 1 and 2
Edmund Hilary climbed Mt Everest
Auckland Harbour Bridge was built
Rugby world cup
Dawn raids
East coast earthquake
Christchurch earthquake (by far the event students were most familiar with)
Kaikoura earthquake

We are going to explore a number of events in NZ's history and identify how those events have shaped our culture and values today.