Aoraki/Mt Cook teaching resource
Published:
2010
Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park is the ideal case study area for students investigating the geography of the South Island glaciated high country.
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Students complete transect lines in the Hooker Valley
Cover, contents, Rohe - iwi links (PDF, 481K)
Section A: The glaciated environment (PDF, 1282K)
- Geology
- Glaciers
- Glacial features
- Glacial processes - erosion, transportation and deposition
- Human modification of the glaciation process
Section B: Climate and ecology (PDF, 438K)
- Weather
- Profile of a no'wester
- Plants
- Birds
- Insects and small animals
Students have the opportunity to re-enact an alpine search and rescue operation
Section C: Tourism (PDF, 2,997K)
- What is tourism?
- Access
- Attractions
- Facilities and amenities
- Preservation versus use
- Environmental care code
Summary
Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park provides an awesome environment for students to gain a deeper understanding of the proccesses that formed the natural landscape and how people have interacted with it over time. It has the potential to be a rich experiential education site.
This learning resource includes activities that support the development of values and key competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum (2007) through the Level 7 Social Sciences achievement objectives.
It has been updated in 2010 and is now available in full colour.
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Copyright 2010 Department of Conservation
Cover image: Mueller and Hooker glaciers Photo: C R Smith
ISBN 978-0-478-14548-9
ISBN 978-0-478-14549-6 (PDF)