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Teacher Resources
The Auckland Museum has an extensive range of teaching resources available to support your visit to the Museum and related classroom activities. Many of the following resources are currently under review and re-edited versions will be uploaded as soon as they are available.
Early Childhood | Art Education | Maori Education | Science Education | Social Science
Music Education | Technology Education | War Memorial Education
Early Childhood
Art Education
Maori Education
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Whakairo Tuturu Maori
Years 1-8. Also useful for Years 9-10. Traditional Maori carving materials, designs, techniques and background.
Last updated on: 7 May 2007 || File Size: 230 KB || Author: © 1997 Auckland Museum |
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Whakaraka
ECE - Year 10. Handgames and traditional Pastimes: Learn about traditional Maori pastimes, including tii tii torea (sticks) and poi with associated waiata.
Background Notes | Activities
Last updated on: 26 Nov 2007 || Author: © 2000 Auckland Museum |
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Raranga Tuturu Maori
This education kit will look at raranga, whatu, and kete; the weaving and plaiting arts traditionally carried out by Maori women.
Last updated on: 4 May 2007 || File Size: 356 KB || Author: © 1997 Auckland Museum |
Science Education
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New Zealand's Natural History
Year 1-8. Our inheritance from Gondwana, New Zealand's unique flora and fauna and associated activities pertinent to primary science.
Background Notes | Activities
Last updated on: 17 April 2008 || Author: © 2008 Auckland Museum |
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New Zealand's Natural History
Years 9-13. Our inheritance from Gondwana, New Zealand's unique flora and fauna and associated activities pertinent to secondary science and biology.
Background Notes | Activities
Last updated on: 17 April 2008 || Author: © 2008 Auckland Museum |
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Kiwi, Moa & More - Birds of New Zealand & the World
Years 1-13. A resource giving an overview on birds and background information on the displays in the Museum galleries.
Background Notes | Activities
Last updated on: 26 Nov 2007 || Author: © 2001 Auckland Museum |
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Dinosaurs
Years 1-10. This three part Education kit has been designed to meet the needs of a wide range of education groups and provides guidelines for learning about Dinosaurs in the Museum galleries.
The Background Notes explore a range of dinosaur-related Museum spaces including New Zealand Dinosaurs and other large mesozoic reptiles in the Origins Gallery:
Background Notes | Activities
Last updated on: 26 Nov 2007 || Author: © 2000 Auckland Museum |
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Geology at the Auckland Museum
Years 1-13. Includes information about New Zealand's split from Gondwana, earthquakes, volcanoes, Auckland's geology, rocks and minerals and much more.
Last updated on: 7 May 2007 || File Size: 604 KB || Author: © 2000 Auckland Museum |
Social Science
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Future Auckland
Years 2-10. A social studies resource aslo useful for older geography classes. Thought-provoking facts and activities about Auckland's past, present and future.
Last updated on: 8 May 2007 || File Size: 653 KB || Author: © 2001 Auckland Museum |
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Classics
Years 11-13. A social studies resource exploring Auckland Museum's classics collections.
Last updated on: 17 April 2008 || File Size: 5.52 MB || Author: © 2008 Auckland Museum |
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Auckland 1866
Years 2-10. A social studies resource with activities and information about Auckland's colonial past.
Last updated on: 8 May 2007 || File Size: 643 KB || Author: © 2000 Auckland Museum |
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Pacific Pathways
Years 1-10. A social studies resource exploring the people and cultures of the Pacific and relating these to the Museum's collections.
Last updated on: 8 May 2007 || File Size: 1198 KB || Author: © 2000 Auckland Museum |
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Pacific Pathways
Years 1-13. A social studies resource exploring the fibres and textiles of the Pacific, including Tapa, Tivaevae, Kete and more.
Last updated on: 8 May 2007 || File Size: 749 KB || Author: © 2000 Auckland Museum |
Music Education
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Music in the Museum
ECE - Year 10. An exploration of the musical instruments in Auckland Museum, and relevant activities which tie in hand-on programme available at the Museum.
Background Notes | Activities
Last updated on: 26 Nov 2007 || Author: © 2000 Auckland Museum |
Technology Education
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Fact Sheets
A range of topics including plants, insects, birds, lizards, animals
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Archived Web Resources
We have a collection of archived resource material, these kits contain useful material for educators but relate to exhibitions no longer on display at the Museum.
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