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Relating Economic Processes to National Identity and Reputation
BUILDING NATIONAL PRIDE NEW ZEALAND FISH TO THE WORLD
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Where in the world do New Zealand sh go?
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
The reach of the New Zealand seafood industry
High quality exports help build our national identity and reputation
Factors that inuence the export industry
Ask students what happens to sh and
shellsh after they have been harvested
and processed?
Introduce the term export. Relate this
to the seafood industry. Use the New
Zealand Seafood Industry Fact Sheet to
make the connection between exports,
the creation of jobs and our economy.
Explain that New Zealand seafood is
purchased all over the world.
View New Zealands seafood industry
infographic from Statistics New Zealand.
Who might buy our seafood in each of
these countries? What do they use it for?
List ideas on a list tool such as Wunderlist.
Identify reasons our export partners
change over time.
Watch the TedEd video Seafood
New Zealand. Discuss how exporting
quality products builds our national
identity in the world and gives us a
good reputation.
List three countries New Zealand exports
seafood to.
Review sources students can use to nd
out where our seafood and seafood
products go and how they are used. Ask
an expert, locate images, use a website or
search a Twitter feed.
Discuss the importance of current data
and validating information.
Choose a country that imports our
seafood and seafood products. Who uses
them and how do they use them? Include
interesting uses other than food.
Attempt to locate where the seafood
product is from in New Zealand, where
it was packaged, where it is exported to
and where it ends up.
Use Google Earth to create a virtual tour
that shows the journey of the seafood
product to get from the ocean to the
consumer in another country.
Remember to include as many stages as
possible on the journey.
Plot the tours on a collaborative map
with other groups to develop a picture
of New Zealands seafood exports.
Label the tour carefully to help explain
the progress of the export on its journey.
View the tours as a class with explanations
from each group. Discuss any questions
and add to the tours if class members
have extra information.
Identify
Recall
Dene
Indicate
Review
Record
Classify
Connect
Group
Relationships
List
Compile
Transform
Mark
Explain
Construct
Choose
Develop
TRY THIS WITH
Years 7 - 9
Students who have an interest in maps
and geography
Students who love learning about
New Zealands place in the world
Students can check that they have successfully completed the task by:
Including relevant labels on their
Google Earth tour.
Recording at least three stages on
the journey of their seafood product.
Ensuring they have researched
widely using a range of sources.
Future focus
Coherence
Excellence
Innovation, inquiry and
curiosity
Thinking
Managing self
Social Sciences
Science
Export
National identity
Import
Harvest
New Zealands seafood
industry infographic
Commercial Fishing
Fact Sheet
Seafood New Zealand
video