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Curriculum Connections
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Learning Areas
Phase 4
Curriculum Phase
⚠️ Check these before you plan from them. This unit teaches Years 9–10, which is Phase 4. Statements below tagged with another phase were drawn from the wrong band — they are quoted accurately but describe a different stage of learning, so do not cite them in a unit plan. The Phase 4 alignment has not been written yet; until it is, use the lesson bodies, which teach at the right level.
Each statement below is quoted verbatim from Te Mātaiaho (the New Zealand Curriculum). Connections are audited links between this unit's resources and the national curriculum — no paraphrasing, no generated alignment. This unit has 13 audited connections in total — the 5 strongest are shown below.
Core connection
"Planning tools help organise steps and resources during"
Where this is taught
Strong support
"Identifying examples of mis-, dis-, and malinformation in digital content, explaining why they are misleading or harmful and describing strategies (e.g. cross-checking sources, using fact-checking tools) to reduce their impact"
Strong support
"Respectful integration of whanaungatanga and manaakitanga are essential to creative practice. This content is to be taught across Years 7 and 8. Observing and responding"
Where this is taught
Strong support
"Designing and developing an outcome through spatial and product design, materials, foods, biotechnology, systems, or digital tools"
Where this is taught
Strong support
"Designing and developing an outcome through spatial and product design, materials, foods, biotechnology, systems, or digital tools"