Inquiry

The Treaty of Waitangi

In the first five weeks of Term 1 we did lots of learning around The Treaty of Waitangi. Here are some of the most important things I learnt?

What is the Treaty of Waitangi? it is an agreement to MAori and Europeans to not fight and share the land. It is also for Europeans not to take the land by force.

What did the Treaty try to achieve? to keep the pakeha from killin the Maori and then take their land

Who played an important part in the whole Treaty process and what part did they play? (You could name up to 5 people and why they are important) James Busby: helped by the way he got the chiefs to sign the Treaty and he put up a big marquee. William Colenzo: He thought that the maori did not understand the treaty. Henry Williams James Cook

Was the Treaty successful in its goals? Why or why not? No because more and more Europeans came to New Zealand and they didn't know about the Treaty and so they killed Maori and took their land. The Maori sold their land for weapons and guns (trade)

Is the Treaty important today? Why / Why not?

What does the Treaty mean for you today?

Should there be a Maori All Black team? Justify your answer (give reasons for your answer)

Term 2 2010 **__ Understanding Our Native Bush Area and the Relationships Within it __**

My Reflection

The 3 most interesting things I have learnt are:

When the man told us how old tuatara are and what types of special animals we have in New Zealand. And also learning about biodiversity.

Two new words and their meanings, I have learnt are:

Biodiversity and it means different types of plants and animals and population which are the new bourns or children.

I most enjoyed: going to the kiwi house and studying the special animals in New Zealand.

The things that helped me most with my learning were: the information from the kiwi house, the internet because it gave me lots of other information and books.

I found it hard to understand about how biodiversity works and what it does to help us and the native bush.

I would find it easier to learn if we used the internet more and the books more so that it will be clearer.

I would also like you to know that I liked the bit when the man told us how old the

tuatara is and when we did the possum survey and the bird survey. My reflection on science 22/9/10 When I did my science experiments I thought it was kind of boring because all I did was stand there most of the time but I had to watch the experiments closely so that I could take it all in and write up my investigation. It was hard for me to stay on task because everyone else had something fun to do. It was hard for me to look for my experiment on the web. I  didn't use my self management because half of the things I did I needed Mrs.Couper and Mrs.Plowman. I liked it when we were in groups because when we were individual we had to think for ourselves and it took longer, but when we are in groups we could all each think of something and share it with everyone. We can also do one part each and it would make it easyer