Wednesday 11 April 2018

Social Studies - Identity

This term for social studies we have been looking at identity. We have done many activities based around who we are and where we come from. One of the things we had to do was an online treasure hunt about Greymouth.  We had to research information about Greymouth and find pictures of shops  around Greymouth. Some questions were when was the name of Mawhera changed to Greymouth. When did the first english people arrive in Greymouth. Put in three pictures of places that sell jewellery in Greymouth. Before this we were studying the census. The census is a quiz that happens every 5 years in New Zealand. It is made as a snapshot to record where New Zealand is at the moment with its population and their needs. Throughout the term we have studied subjects surrounding Ethnicity, Gender, Place of Birth and many other things. There are questions about your house and the things that your house has. Does your house have asbestos or is it clean? Do you have six people in your house or 3? Do you have 7 pets or do you have 0? A Lot of questions have to be answered and it takes about 20 minutes to answer all of them. This year the census was online. The previous years the census has been in letter form and if you couldn't complete it in letter form someone would come round to your house and help you answer the questions.

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