Ka mua, Ka muri

Whakatauki;

Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua 

I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past. 

This whakataukī or 'proverb' speaks to Māori perspectives of time, where the past, the present and the future are viewed as intertwined, and life as a continuous process.

Life in the Future

4. Complete the Worksheets - What will life be like in 2100?

a) read the predictions

b) For each prediction - Identify which type/area of Science might be involved in this prediction, and give your own likelihood score out of 10.

c) Give your own probability and comments on the other predictions.

d) Write down 3 of your own predictions for the future of Earth in 2100.

Life on Mars??

1) Our Place in the Universe - Where does Earth fit?

Using the images below and the information to give a summary of the important things about Earth's position in the Solar System, and draw a labelled diagram to illustrate this.

4) Survival on Mars

Copy down this question and write your answer. If you were dropped on Mars right now, what would kill you first? Why?

5) Survival systems needed on Mars; 

Identify the problem faced in terms of each survival system below and what we might be able to do to overcome it.

Copy down each survival system, then next to it record your answers.

🌬️ Air & Atmosphere - How could we make breathable air? (link to photosynthesis and oxygen generation)

💧 Water Supply - Where could we find or recycle water on Mars?

🌾 Food Production - Could plants grow in Martian soil?

🏠 Shelter & Protection - What materials protect from radiation and cold?

☀️ Energy & Power - What power sources could we use (solar, nuclear, wind)?

What can Earth’s ecosystems teach us about designing habitats on Mars?

How do sustainability principles (recycling, renewable energy, closed systems) apply?

Ngā pēhanga ki te taiao - Pressures on the Environment 

A) Video Questions

Select 3 questions to answer from the video you watched, write the questions & answers in your books.

• • What was the main message or theme of the video?

  • How did the video make you feel?

  • Did you agree with the actions or decisions of the video?

  • Was there anything you didn’t like about the video? Why?

  • What part of the video was most interesting to you? Why?

  • Did the video change your opinion on anything? What?

  • Was there a scene that made you happy, sad, angry, or excited? Why?

  • Did your emotions change throughout the video? If so, how?

  • Are there any careers or professions related to the content of the video? Are any of these jobs you could see yourself doing?

  • How can you apply what you learned from the video in your daily life?

B) Prior Knowledge

1. Copy and complete the summary sentence below about what you know about the pressures humans have put on our taiao.

Our taiao and whenua have been negatively impacted by human activities such as .....

2. Read the statement below - explain in your own words what you think it means?

C) Getting some ideas

d) Introducing some key vocabulary

> Watch the video below about Climate change.

> Complete the questions on the paper copy of the Climate change introduction sheet.

> Finish up by finding definitions for Climate change and Greenhouse effect and adding them to the sheet.

I Waho, i te Moana

B) Ocean acidification - acidic oceans

Looking at the 4 images below write a short paragraph to explain how our oceans are becoming more acidic.

Include the following key words:

Acid, pH, Carbon Dioxide, emissions, carbonic acid, absorb/absorption, 

C) Impacts of Ocean acidification

Using the information from the images below, answer the following questions;

1) What types of marine organisms are mostly impacted by ocean acidification? (identify a minimum of 4 organisms)

2) How does more acidic oceans cause problems for shellfish?

3) Why does this result in shellfish being smaller?

4) How can this effect a marine food web/ ecosystem?

Protecting Papatūānuku

Whakarongo ki te taiao - Listen to the environment