Village sustainability and management

Introduction

Aoraki/Mount Cook village is a unique residential area situated within a national park.

Students learn how DOC operates all the village services in line with its sustainable park management plan, including the award-winning water supply system, and see how a village can address the impact of human habitation on unique biological systems

Level

Year groups: 1-13
Curriculum levels: 1-8

Learning areas

Learning Area*

Discipline

Strand/AO

Biology

Consuming resources, cellular life A.S. 1.5, 2.4

Chemistry

Use of chemistry in technology A.S. 1.2

English

Viewing

Ideas – making meaning and connections

Geography

Understand the consequences of human interaction in the environment

A.S. 1.3, 1.6, 2.6

Health and PE

Healthy communities and environments D1, D4

Maths

Statistics – statistical investigation

Physics

Application of physics A.S 1.2

Science

Living World

Ecology, Humans and micro-organisms

A.S. 1.1

Physical World

Physical inquiry and physics concepts

Social Studies

Understand systems of government (local body)

Maths

Statistics

Statistical investigation

Technology

Technological Practice PP, ODE, CTO

*If you have another learning area you wish to explore, we can adapt. 

      Learning objectives

      Students will:

      • appreciate what and how unique sustainable systems are used in managing impacts in the village and park
      • be introduced to a problem-solving approach to waste management and gather data for further use at school.

      Key competencies

      Thinking, participating and contributing

      Details

      Location: Emergency services building, Kitchener Drive, Aoraki/Mount Cook Village
      Duration: 1 hour
      Hazard level: Moderate
      Hazard alert: Vehicles and machinery operating in the vicinity
      Cost: LEOTC fee