Key Concepts - Terms and Definitions

Globalization: To me, globalization means like worldwide and like it involves the majority of the world. Globalization actually means the world becoming interconnected by trade and culture exchange. An example of something that has affected us globally is COVID-19. It has spread rapidly around the world so it makes it a global issue. 🌍🌎🌏


Modernisation: To me, modernisation means like everything has become more advanced and like what we live in now is different to the society from like 50 years ago. Modernization actually means the transformation of a traditional society into a modern one. An example is that back in the day's phones had wires and you'd only use them for calls but in the modern world we have phones everywhere and they give off different uses.

Perspectives: To me perspectives is like having your own opinion on a given topic and that the opinions may differ from person to person. Perspectives actually means a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something. An example of a perspective is like elections because you may think one party is the obvious choice because you see that they can help change the society but someone else may think that a different party is the better option because they don't think things need to be changed.

Lockdown Holiday

Social Studies New Term Lockdown Paragraph:

Something I found interesting is that the roads are much quieter and probably how I see
people walking around the evening time. Something I found challenging is not being able
to see my family in Glen Innes because I am in Manukau staying with my dad(My parents
are together but mum looks after my nana). I do not like digital learning because I don’t
usually do homework and this feels like I’m doing homework. It is very different from what
I’m used to but also very alike because it just feels like the summer holidays except we can
’t go anywhere as a family and we have done more cooking because fast foods are closed.

Last Friday I saw an ambulance in the driveway of my next-door neighbours, however, I
don’t think it was that serious because no one was carried out on the stretcher. I find that
spending time with family is enjoyable because we get to watch movies together and
playing cards. I like playing Crash and P’s & A’s but we always the card game beanie (These are card games).

Made in Taiwan Sketch Board

Task -  Sketch board: Create a Sketch board showing the 5 stages of Nate and Oscars Journey. 

They go to a cafe and swab the DNA from their mouth. They send the DNA to Oxford University and waited for the results	They then set off to Mahia in the waka Taka Temu, where they visit Nathan’s Parents to open the results that they got back from Oxford.	They then travel to the Cook Islands which was the waka Taka Temu last destination before New Zealand.
Once in Samoa, they visit Oscar’s family village to see his mother and grandma to open his envelope and see the DNA results.	In Vanuatu, they visit an old grave land and see how most of the bodies have no heads. They also look at some old patterns which are called Lapita	In Taiwan, they meet Niwa, who shows them a museum where they learn more about their ancestors and that conclude the story.

Nathan & Oscar's Adventure

From what I have from watched I learnt that nathan and oscar backtracked their dna and decided to travel back to where their ancestors are said to come from. I learnt that samoan and maori people may have come from Taiwan and that the patterns from Vanuatu are called Lapita. Something I found interesting is that we actually came from somewhere in asia and that the name of the ancestors were called lapita. I would recommend this to other student if they want to learn more about this culture and where they came from.

ABL at Tamaki College

Activity 1: The Social Network

For this activity, please think about what you have learned in class about being cybersmart.

On your blog provide five rules that people should follow when sharing pictures and/or streaming videos online.

Activity 2: Fighting For Freedom

For this activity, please think about an issue you would protest over (non-violently, of course!).

On your blog, explain the issue clearly and tell us why it is so important to you.

Activity 3: The Columbian Exchange

For this activity, please think of someone who has had a positive impact on your life. Who is this person? What did they do that was positive?

On your blog, please tell us about this person.