IGICONIC GAMESSENIOR // FUTURE LEARNING
TERM 1Year 8 Term 1
YEAR 8IMAGINE · PLAN · BUILD · ACT
WORLD 01 · MEDIA CITY

YEAR 8 · TERM 1

REALITY CHECK

How can I tell what is true and make my own choices?

Media · identity · digital life · money · relationships

TERM 1 · 9 MISSIONS

Your mission board.

Analyse, compare, evaluate, design and defend your decisions.
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COMPLETE
01 ⌁ READY

WEEK 1

The Story Behind the Story

What changes when you compare the coverage?Advanced media literacy: triangulation, provenance, uncertainty and editorial judgement.ENTER MISSION →
02 ⌁ READY

WEEK 2

Feed Engine

Can an algorithm be useful and still cause problems?Algorithms, data collection/storage, AI recommendation, security, bias and suitability.ENTER MISSION →
03 ⌁ READY

WEEK 3

Persuasion Lab

When does persuasion become manipulation?Influencers, sponsorship, targeted persuasion, design nudges, stereotypes and consumer autonomy.ENTER MISSION →
04 ⌁ READY

WEEK 4

Money Under Pressure

What does a financial choice cost over time?Debt, credit, payment methods, inflation and consumer decisions.ENTER MISSION →
05 ⌁ READY

WEEK 5

Human Systems

How do body systems and choices interact?Respiratory, circulatory, digestive and endocrine systems; nutrition; body image; health misinformation.ENTER MISSION →
06 ⌁ READY

WEEK 6

Consent, Pressure & Power

How do you recognise when choice is being taken away?Consent, power imbalance, coercion, grooming patterns, private-image safety, privacy, reporting and trusted support.ENTER MISSION →
07 ⌁ READY

WEEK 7

The Newsroom: Context Matters

Can two accurate stories still create different impressions?Current-events research and editorial responsibility.ENTER MISSION →
08 ⌁ READY

WEEK 8

Publish or Pull It?

What responsibility comes with having an audience?Creator ethics, attribution, privacy, accessibility and unintended impact.ENTER MISSION →
09 ⌁ READY

WEEK 9

Reality Check: Case Closed

Can you make a judgement under uncertainty?Media, AI, finance, wellbeing, relationships and digital citizenship.ENTER MISSION →
MĪHARO Book 5: TE MĀRAMATANGA — Clarity, by Niva Gram

MĪHARO · BOOK 5 · TERM 1 READING

TE MĀRAMATANGA

Clarity

Part 1: The Split

Read one chapter alongside each of this term’s nine Homework Club missions. Reading is optional and saves your progress on this device. READ PART 1 →

PROJECT HQ · TERM 1

THE REALITY PROJECT

Make something that helps other rangatahi check facts and make safe choices about life, money and the internet.
1IDEA
2RESEARCH
3PLAN
4BUILD
5TEST
6IMPROVE
7PRESENT

YEAR 8 · SENIOR HOMEWORK CLUB

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