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Curriculum Connections
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Learning Area
Phase 3 · Phase 4
Curriculum Phases
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 30 audited connections in total — the 3 strongest are shown below (two physics-handout collisions were removed from this display by hand on 2026-08-30).
Core connection
"Evaluating ways humans can positively impact ecosystems and communicating actions that support kaitiakitanga (e.g. planting trees, composting, recycling, growing food, planting native species)"
Where this is taught
Core connection
"Constructing models of species interactions using food webs, nutrient cycles, or habitat maps to explain the interconnected nature of ecosystems"
Where this is taught
Core connection
"Indigenous knowledge systems, such as mātauranga Māori, are often founded on long-term observations of environmental patterns. For example, ngā tohu o te taiao can be used to monitor seasonal changes and ecosystem health."