A Virtual Field Trip to Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill

Social Studies Online

Learning Outcomes:
Students will:
Suggest how the shape and features of a volcanic cone like Maungakiekie might influence what people do on and around it.
Examine the effects of people's activities on Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill and its surrounding area.

Let's think
What sort of activities do people engage in on and around Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill?
How might these activities affect the volcanic cone and the surrounding area?

At each stop think about how each activity that you see might affect Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill and its surrounding area.

Fill in the PMI Chart as you go or when you get back to class.

Here are some examples of the sort of questions you could ask.

• What are some of the good (positive) things that could result from people walking their dogs in Cornwall Park?
• What are some of the bad (negative) things that could result from people walking their dogs in Cornwall Park?
• What are some of the good (positive) things that could result from farming the park?
• What are some of the bad (negative) things that could result from farming the park?

Let's roll
On your bikes or your roller blades or your scooter and let's roll.

First stop
We'll start at the Cornwall Park Visitors Centre in Huia Lodge where you can find all sorts of information about the history of the Park and how people have influenced the place in the past.

You can find out about the Maori pa with its many terraces, fortifications like this ditch and bank and gardens in and around the craters.

You can find out about Sir John Logan Campbell and the influence he had on the Park with his vision of tree lined avenues; a monument to the Maori people on the summit of Maungakiekie; his farm which still operates in Cornwall Park; and his gift of Cornwall Park to the people of New Zealand.

Second stop
Next door to Huia Lodge is the Kiosk which is a restaurant serving Victorian Teas and delicious ice creams (and lots of other goodies besides).

Third stop
People come to the park with their dogs. You will see short dogs, big dogs, well behaved dogs, mad dogs.

Fourth stop
People come to Cornwall Park for picnics and BBQs. The facilities are free and lots of people come and use them, especially at weekends and during the summer.

Fifth stop
The farm runs Simmental cattle as well as 500 Perendale and Texel Cross sheep.

Sixth stop
People take part in quite a few sports in and around the Park. At the Archery Club they learn to use bows and arrows.

Seventh stop
People come to Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill and Cornwall Park to walk or to ride their wheels. Mostly they stay on the sealed roads but sometimes they go on to the historic sites like the ditch and bank fortifications.

Eighth stop
Tourists and visitors come to Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill and Cornwall Park in their thousands. They climb (or drive) to the summit to enjoy the awesome views of Tamaki Makaurau/Auckland.

Ninth stop
Trundle on back down the hill to the Observatory where you can learn all about astronomy and space at the Stardome.

Tenth stop
The playground complete with flying fox and skateboard bowl.