Hot Topics - 2006
Each TKI Hot Topic is a collection of web resources based around an interesting and topical subject, designed to help you to integrate ICT into your classroom. A new Hot Topic is published regularly on TKI.
Latest Hot Topic: Matariki
Hot Topics - 2006
Christmas
(Dec)
Wind-up the school year with your students, by exploring the plethora of Christmas-related sites available through Te Kete Ipurangi.
Te Reo Māori
(Nov)
This Hot Topic outlines the numerous resources available on Te Kete Ipurangi, that support the teaching and learning of te reo Māori in New Zealand classrooms.
Labour Day
(Oct)
This Hot Topic provides students with an opportunity to investigate why it is that there is a public hoilday on the fourth Monday of every October. Learn about the workers’ union movement, Samuel Parnell, and the eight-hour working day.
Our Currency
(Jul)
From 31 July 2006 the current 50, 20, and 10 cent coins will be replaced with smaller and lighter coins, and the 5 cent coin will begin to be phased out. Now might be a good time to get your students learning about currency, the many forms it takes, and how money is designed.
Peace Week
(Jul)
Peace Week is an opportunity for schools throughout New Zealand to organise fun and informative peace activities and events based around a broad range of peace-related topics. This Hot Topic suggests ways for your school to participate, and provides links to get you started.
Matariki
(Jun)
In early June, the constellation of stars known as Matariki rises approximately half an hour before the sun. Approaching the shortest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, Matariki marks the time when the sun, drifting north, turns around when it reaches Matariki and starts moving south again. This Hot Topic provides material to support the teaching of Matariki in your classroom.
Queen Elizabeth II
(Apr)
With the recent celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s 80th birthday, and with the official Queen’s Birthday Weekend approaching, now might be an ideal time to reflect on New Zealand’s status as a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.
Celebrating Mozart’s 250th birthday
(Mar)
It has been 250 years since Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria. This Hot Topic contains resources that you can use with your classes to study the man, his music, and his lasting impact.
The Commonwealth Games
(Feb)
The Australian city of Melbourne will host the Commonwealth Games between the 15 and 26 March 2006. This Hot Topic provides some starting points and information on the Games, and some resources for further study.