WEEK 1
WORLD 02 · WHENUA & POWER
YEAR 8 · TERM 2
POWER & PLACE
Who makes decisions in our communities? How do those choices affect our lives?
Aotearoa · history · civics · geography · economyTERM 2 · 9 MISSIONS
Your mission board.
Analyse, compare, evaluate, design and defend your decisions.0OF 9
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01 ⌖ READY
02 ⌖ READY
WEEK 2
Empire & Resistance
Why did empires expand, and what happened to the people already there?European imperial expansion c.1750–1914, colonisation and an India case study; Indigenous impacts and resistance.ENTER MISSION → 03 ⌖ READY
WEEK 3
Who Holds Power?
What stops one part of government becoming too powerful?Constitutional arrangements, parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy, legislature, executive, judiciary and comparative government structures.ENTER MISSION → 04 ⌖ READY
WEEK 4
Population Shift
What changes when populations grow, shrink or move?Birth/death rates, demographic transition, age structure, migration and effects on services/resources.ENTER MISSION → 05 ⌖ READY
WEEK 5
Money, Tax & Economy
Where does money move in an economy?Credit/debt, inflation, tax and public services, consumer rights, employment and household trade-offs.ENTER MISSION → 06 ⌖ READY
WEEK 6
Government Lab
How do rules, institutions and rights interact?Constitutional rules, Parliament, Executive, Judiciary, Governor-General, rights scrutiny and civic participation.ENTER MISSION → 07 ⌖ READY
WEEK 7
Hazard Lab
Why can the same hazard produce very different outcomes?Natural hazards, exposure, vulnerability, resilience, direct and indirect impacts, preparedness and infrastructure systems.ENTER MISSION → 08 ⌖ READY
WEEK 8
People on the Move
How does migration reshape both origin and destination?Internal and international migration, push/pull factors, population distribution, place and limits of generalisation.ENTER MISSION → 09 ⌖ READY
WEEK 9
Power & Place Summit
Can you defend an interpretation without pretending the evidence is simple?Independent synthesis of history, civics, economy, geography, institutions, population and place.ENTER MISSION →
MĪHARO · BOOK 5 · TERM 2 READING
TE MĀRAMATANGA
ClarityPart 2: Aurora
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 2 →
PROJECT HQ · TERM 2
OUR PLACE · OUR STORY
Pick a story from Aotearoa. Check the facts. Share it as a video, podcast, website or display.1IDEA
2RESEARCH
3PLAN
4BUILD
5TEST
6IMPROVE
7PRESENT