Activity T18: Animal Protection - Then and Now

Tiritiri Matangi Activity

Small map of Tiritiri Matangi - Click for LEARNZ Tiritiri Matangi homepage. Image: Heurisko Ltd

Teacher Manual P 37

Technology Level 3

Materials, Structures and Mechanisms - Environmental, Community

Created 21/09/2001

Strand C Technology and Society (AO 8)

Within a range of technological areas and contexts students should describe and identify the positive and negative effects of some instances of technologies on people's lives and the environment

  • Students research the history and purposes of animal enclosures or special areas for wildlife in their area
  • They survey the attitudes of a range of people to predator or pest control and list the positive and negative effects of different types of controls.

Read Restoration, Birds of Tiritiri Matangi and Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi.

  1. 1. Many people are interested in the conservation of native forest and coastline habitats. Tonight at home ask someone older if they know about conservation areas close to your home. Describe the location of this place.





  2. What is special about this local place?



  3. Have they visited this place or other conservation areas? What was it like?





  4. Ask one or two older people what they think of keeping some of New Zealand's natural habitats as open sanctuaries? Do they think it's a good idea? Why/why not? Would they support trapping of these animals? Why/why not? Fill in the table with your results.

     

    Person 1:


    Person 2:


    Do they think it's a good idea?

     

     

    Why/why not?

     

     

    Would they support more places like Tiritiri Matangi?

     

     

    Why/why not?

     

     


Great Barrier Island | Tiritiri Matangi

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