The New Zealand Curriculum Learning Area Resource provides learning experiences for teacher-directed inquiry. It includes the values, key competencies, achievement objectives, learning intentions, learning experiences, thinking strategies, what if questions, ICT resources, and self-assessment examples for curriculum levels 1 to 4 in teacher-directed inquiry into how "walking benefits people, places and the planet".

The resource is designed to prepare students to develop their own questions for student-led inquiry into how "walking benefits people, places and the planet".

You can read Sue Brown's team inquiry of 'Survival of the planet' here.  Sue is from Tahatai Coast School.

Teacher-directed inquiry

Term 1: Walking and Road Safety includes learning experiences from the following New Zealand Curriculum learning areas: English(x2), Mathematics and Statistics (X2), Health and Physical Education and Technology.

Term 2: Walking and Exploring includes learning experiences from the following New Zealand Curriculum learning areas: the Arts, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social Science and Technology.

Term 3: Walking and Creating includes learning experiences from the following New Zealand Curriculum learning areas: English, the Arts, Science, Social Science, Health and Physical Education (x2).

Term 4: Walking and Helping the Planet includes learning experiences from the following New Zealand Curriculum learning areas: English, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics and Statistics, Science, Social Science and Technology.