Resource Centre

Social Studies Online

The Day I Was Born
This site describes a project in which students use the Internet to collect data about what was happening in the world on the day they were born, record their data, and write a summary of their information. Great beginning of the year project when teachers are looking for new ideas.
Levels 1 to 4

Discover Kohinga Taonga
This is a free online resource site for all New Zealand schools. It is a treasure trove of New Zealand art, music, Maori and historical resources. It contains photographs, paintings, posters, essays as well as video and sound clips that reflect our unique heritage. An excellent section on historical posters is available.
Levels 3 to 8

eNZed Ancient and Modern History
Links to sites dealing with aspects of New Zealand history. Very useful for ELANZS.
Levels 1 to 8

The First Fleet Database
The First Fleet Database contains information about the convicts who were transported to Australia on the First Fleet that landed at Botany Bay in 1788. It's now available for free. And it's downloadable.
Levels 1 to 8

Heritage: A Gift from the Past to the Future
A neat and tidy definition of "heritage" from UNESCO's World Heritage site.

Living Heritage Tikanga Tuku Iho
A project that aims to encourage young people to investigate their heritage and record it as an online resource. An excellent companion project to Our Place: To Matou Wahi.
Levels 1 to 8

New Zealand
An intriguingly anonymous site that touches on New Zealand History, Culture, Tourism, and Sports. Useful resource for Values Exploration.
Levels 5 to 8

Where Do Languages Come From?
The site explores the origin and spread of language and also includes activities which encourage investigation of word history, relationships between languages and dialect development.
Levels 5 to 8