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BLUE PENGUINS & OTHER SEABIRDS Activities for Exploration and Action for Schools and Community Groups BLUE PENGUINS & OTHER SEABIRDS Activities for exploration and action for schools and community groups produced by THE WEST COAST BLUE PENGUIN TRUST Penguin Storm i CONTENTS Acknowledgements �. iv Introduction . 1 Why Should You Study Blue Penguins? . .��. 1 Developing Action Competence. .��. 1 Interested in Taking Action For Other Seabirds? . .��. 1 How To Use This Resource �. 2 Curriculum Overview – Connection To The New Zealand Curriculum �. 3 Curriculum Matrix . .��. 4 Action Framework �. 6 ACTIVITIES Penguin Storm. 9 Mapping your Beach . .��. .10 Word Hunt. 11 Word Hunt Resource Sheet. .��. 12 Sound Map . .��. 13 Sound Map Resource Sheet �. 14 Making Tracks �. 15 Plaster of Paris Tracks . .��. 16 Who Can You See? . 17 Data Collection Sheet . 18 Drawing Blue Penguins �. 19 Help Kororā! . .��. 21 Blue Penguins’ Yearly Activities . .��. 23 Blue Penguin Yearly Activity Resource Sheet. 24 The Battle of the Birds �. 26 Web of Life . .��. 27 Web of Life Resorce Sheet . .��. 28 Which Seabird am I? �. 29 Which Seabird Am I Resource Sheet 1 �. 30 Which Seabird Am I Resource Sheet 2. .��. 31 The Seabird Shuffle �. 32 Kororā Survey �. 33 Scope it Out! �. 35 Vision Statement �. 36 Explore Alternatives . 37 ‘Waddle’ You Do? Taking Action for Kororā! . .��. 38 Develop an Action Plan. .��. 40 Sample Blue Penguin Action Plan . 42 Penguin Action Plan. 43 Reflect on Change: Measure, Document, Share and Celebrate . 44 FACT SHEET: Blue Penguin Eudyptula minor �. 45 MĀori Perspectives of Kororā . .��. 50 Penguin Vocabulary – Glossary . .��. 51 Recommended Resources . 53 LEARNZ Videos & Relevant Activities . 56 produced by THE WEST COAST BLUE PENGUIN TRUST Penguin Storm iii Contents © 2014 West Coast Penguin Trust Published November 2014 Bibliographic reference: West Coast Penguin Trust 2014. “Blue Penguins & Other Seabirds. Activities for exploration and action for schools and community groups”. This document should be cited as West Coast Penguin Trust (2014) Blue Penguins & Other Seabirds. Activities for exploration and action for schools and community groups”. West Coast Penguin Trust PO Box 63 Hokitika New Zealand www.bluepenguin.org.nz Reproduction, adaptation, or issuing of this publication for education or other non-commercial purposes, by electronic or other means, is authorised without prior permission of the copyright holder(s). Any reproduction in full or in part of this publication must mention the title and credit West Coast Penguin Trust as the copyright owner. Reproduction, adaptation or issuing of this publication, by electronic or other means, for re-sale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder(s). Written by Zoë Watson Designed & printed by West Coast Print Printed on sustainable stock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The West Coast Penguin Trust gratefully acknowledges the people who contributed to and trialled the resource as it was being developed. Some material was adapted from existing resources published by: The Enviroschools Foundation, WWF-New Zealand, Phillip Island Nature Parks, Department of Conservation, Joseph Cornell, New Zealand Picture Book Collection, New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, Environment Southland The West Coast Penguin Trust gratefully acknowledges the use of graphics from The Enviroschools Foundation’s Enviroschools Kit. The development of this resource would not have been possible without the financial support of the Lottery Grants Board, Holcim (New Zealand) Limited and Pub Charity. Penguin Storm produced by THE WEST COAST BLUE PENGUIN TRUST iv Contents INTRODUCTION Welcome to the West Coast Penguin Trust’s blue penguin and other seabird education resource. Our intention in developing this resource is to support you in: • Quality teaching and learning about blue penguins and other seabirds • Meaningful learning experiences in nature • Learning and taking action for the protection and conservation of blue penguins, other seabirds and their environment WHY SHOULD YOU STUDY BLUE PENGUINS? Children and adults alike light up with the mention of penguins. They are a captivating topic for schools as they combine the draw-card of a charismatic, cute and animated species found in most coastal areas of New Zealand. And they need our help. The blue penguin, Eudyptula minor, is the world’s smallest penguin. Their population is declining throughout New Zealand. On the West Coast it is estimated that blue penguins only number in the high hundreds to low thousands. Blue penguins need your help to provide protection from predators, traffic and coastal development. The West Coast Penguin Trust is a charitable trust formed in 2006 by local residents concerned at the decline in blue penguin populations. The Trust promotes the awareness and enjoyment of blue penguins and other seabirds through participation in community events, media liaison and school education programmes from Karamea to Haast. People are part of the problem and people are part of the solution. By learning more about blue penguins and other threatened seabirds, you can do more to ensure their survival! DEVELOPING ACTION COMPETENCE Environmental education is an action-focused approach to learning that engages students in the physical, social, cultural and political aspects of their environment. Learning occurs not just about the environment, and in the environment, but has an action focus for the environment. This resource is therefore not just learning about blue penguins. It’s about getting children to think about what they can do to take action to protect blue penguins and other seabirds and to participate in action to improve their environment. INTERESTED IN TAKING ACTION FOR OTHER SEABIRDS? We have developed this resource to be flexible so that if there is another seabird you want to focus your learning on, you can! The majority of activities are readily adaptable for the seabird of your choice. Please check out the WCPT’s website for more information on seabirds http://www.bluepenguin.org.nz/west-coast-seabirds/ produced by THE WEST COAST BLUE PENGUIN TRUST 1 Introduction HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE This resource is a multi-curriculum, inquiry-based learning resource for schools and community groups. It uses an inquiry framework that offers opportunities to increase knowledge about blue penguins and other seabirds and it enables children to develop ‘action competency’ or the ability to take action in response to new learning and to contribute to social change. The activities in the pack are designed to support good teaching and learning and can help your students to achieve the objectives of several learning areas. Activities are designed to meet the needs of level 2 (years 3-5) teachers and their students but can be used or adapted to meet the needs of other levels as well as home school children, cubs and scouts, brownies and guides, children’s holiday programme activities and other similar groups. Suggested learning outcomes are outlined for each learning activity and you are encouraged to adapt the activities to meet the needs of the children in your class or group. We have used the English name for blue penguin and the Māori name, kororā, interchangeably in this resource and we encourage you to use both as well. We acknowledge that your time is limited and have designed this resource to be easily accessible as well as flexible so you can use it to best meet your needs. You may choose to implement a programme of learning in the sequence suggested, or you can pick and choose from the activities in the resource and adapt them as required. Many of the tasks do not take long and we encourage you to bring your own teaching strengths and experience to the learning and include your own activities. Key to Symbols Activities are coded on the top right corner of the pages in this resource. Anytime you see this symbol, it means the page is: Recommended for photocopying Field Trip Activity Classroom/School Activity Linked to LEARNZ video* * www.bluepenguin.org.nz/education/LEARNZvideos and see pg 56 New Zealand Curriculum Learning Areas are indicated by: E English A Arts M Mathematics & Statistics S Science SS Social Sciences T Technology Can’t get to the beach? Most of our field trip activities have suggestions for adaptations if a visit to the beach is not possible. Online resource The education resource is available online at www.bluepenguin.org.nz/education and will be updated as and when new material is available. The West Coast Penguin Trust welcomes examples of your work and projects to share with other schools and groups through the education section of the website. Please send stories and photos to [email protected]. produced by THE WEST COAST BLUE PENGUIN TRUST 2 How To Use This Resource CURRICULUM OVERVIEW – CONNECTION TO THE NEW ZEALAND CURRICULUM Mission Statement Key Concepts To foster an appreciation of kororā and other seabirds by engaging a) Kororā are a unique and precious taonga school children, teachers, parents and the wider community in b) Our community is part of the blue penguins’ ecosystem an inquiry that encourages taking action for the protection and c) Our behaviour can affect the ability of kororā to survive and thrive conservation of kororā and other seabirds and their environment. d) Care and concern for coastal habitats as a place that support life e) People can work with nature to create healthy kororā and seabird habitat Vision Principles Values Key Competencies • Confident • High expectations • Innovation, inquiry and • Thinking • Connected • Treaty of Waitangi curiosity • Using language, symbols and • Actively involved • Cultural diversity • Diversity texts • Lifelong learners • Learning to learn • Community and participation • Managing self • Community engagement • Ecological sustainability • Relating to others • Future focus • Integrity • Participating and contributing Learning Areas English Science Social Sciences The Arts Technology Mathematics & Achievement A/Os: Nature of A/Os: Understand A/Os: Drama; Visual A/Os: Technological Statistics Objectives (A/Os): Science; Living how places influence Arts Practice A/Os: Geometry Listening, Reading & World people and.
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