๐ Week 1: Environmental Detective Checklist
Unit 9: Environmental Mฤtauranga โ Protecting Our Taiao
"How Do We Fix What's Broken in Our Environment?" โ Detective work to identify real environmental problems at your school.
๐ต๏ธ Mission: You are environmental detectives investigating what's broken in your school environment. Look for specific problems you can see, measure, and potentially fix. Use both your eyes (like traditional Mฤori observation) and tools (like modern science).
๐ซ Investigation Team:
Names: ________________________
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Date: __________________________
Names: ________________________
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Date: __________________________
๐ Mฤori Principle:
Kaitiakitanga โ Our role as guardians of the environment
Traditional Mฤori would observe nature closely to detect changes and problems.
Kaitiakitanga โ Our role as guardians of the environment
Traditional Mฤori would observe nature closely to detect changes and problems.
๐ง Water Issues (Wai)
Polluted water sources โ Look for murky, smelly, or discolored water
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
Water wastage โ Dripping taps, running hoses, overflowing gutters
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
Poor stormwater management โ Erosion, flooding, blocked drains
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
๐๏ธ Waste Issues (Para)
Litter and debris โ Paper, plastic, food waste in inappropriate places
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
Inefficient recycling โ Wrong items in bins, overflowing bins, no compost
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
๐ฑ Biodiversity Issues (Taiao Rauropi)
Lack of native plants โ Mostly exotic species, few or no native trees/plants
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
Invasive weeds โ Weeds choking out native plants, destroying habitat
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
Poor habitat quality โ No bird nesting sites, no food sources, no shelter
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
โก Energy Issues (Hiko)
Energy wastage โ Lights left on, heating/cooling inefficient, old equipment
What you observed:
Severity:
Minor
Moderate
Severe
๐ธ Photo location: ________________________________
๐ฏ Investigation Summary
1. Which problem seems most urgent? Why?
2. Which problem could your team realistically help fix?
3. What traditional Mฤori approach might help address this problem?
๐ Next Steps:
- Share your findings with the class
- Vote on the most important problems to investigate further
- Form teams around specific environmental issues
- Begin planning how to measure and track your chosen problem