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Understanding the Big Picture - Skills, Processes and Technology in Industry
NEW ZEALANDS COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do shers know where to nd the right kind of sh?
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
Ways people participate in economic activity
The scale of the seafood industry in New Zealand
Technology, skills and processes used in the seafood industry
New Zealands shers supply local and global demand
Ask, The sea is so big, how do shers
know where to nd the right sh?
Play Fish Market in groups. Which aspects
of the game relate to the concept of
supply and demand? This BrainPOP video
might be helpful.
Identify the connection between supply
and demand and the commercial
seafood industry.
List the ve sectors of the industry; the
deepwater group, inshore, aquaculture,
paua and rock lobster.
Use the Treaty 2 U resource to
explain the iwi role in owning and
managing sheries.
Compile a Pinterest board with images
that represent students knowledge
about Commercial Fishing in
New Zealand.
Divide the class Pinterest brainstorm
on the commercial shing industry into
categories (eg. vessels, shing methods,
processing, iwi sheries etc.)
Research the industry. Explore Seafood
New Zealand, Te Ohu Kaimoana and
websites of commercial
shing companies.
Add any categories that are missing.
Collaborate on Google Doc to produce
a class Bubble Map for each category.
Show what you know about the industry
from your investigation so far.
Use diferent colours to indicate if the
contribution on the Bubble Map is from
a students general knowledge or from
research and is; a fact, an opinion or
needs to be validated.
Prepare interview questions for a
commercial sher. Use the Bubble Maps.
Which categories have less information
or information that needs validating?
Question ideas include; How do you
know which type of sh to catch and
where to nd them? Do you ever get
lost at sea?
Schedule a Skype interview with a
commercial shing boat. For help with
this, contact Seafood New Zealand at
info@seafood.org.nz
Record the interview.
Locate the vessel on a map and calculate
the distance it has travelled.
Review the interview and complete or
change the Bubble Maps accordingly.
Ask
Discuss
Outline
Recall
Estimate
Listen
Categorise
Investigate
Show
Identify
Choose
Distinguish
Recommend
Validate
Compile
Modify
Explain
Interpret
TRY THIS WITH
Years 6 - 8
Students who have an interest
in careers involving the sea
Students who love understanding
the big picture
Students can check that they have successfully completed the task by:
Correctly identifying relevant questions
for the interview.
Clarifying information during the
interview to ensure understanding.
Checking they have utilised all
the information from the interview.
Community engagement
Treaty of Waitangi
Integrity
Innovation, inquiry
and curiosity
Excellence
Participating and
contributing
Managing self
Relating to others
Social Science
Science
Supply
Demand
Vessel
Commercial
Supply and Demand
BrainPOP video
Treaty 2 U
Commerical Fishing
Fact Sheet
Fish Market