Amazing+Race

__ Friday 29th April __
Bay of Plenty brochure





Amazing race reflection

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**L.I. We are learning to develop effective questions and draw conclusions from our findings.** S.C. We will have


 * used a variety of questions from the 7 servants
 * used a variety of open and closed questions to extract relevant information

**Who is a New Zealander?**


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Survey

What sports to we play?
 * Rugby
 * Netball
 * Volley ball
 * Swimming
 * Basketball

Where do you come from?
 * New Zealand
 * Australia
 * UK
 * USA
 * Other

Where do you like to go on holiday?
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**The New Zealand Economy** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">L.I. Students will be able to describe a New Zealand industry and what impacts it has on the economy, environment and the future of New Zealand.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"> S.C. We will be able to


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 * <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">explain in detail about why our chosen New Zealand industry is important to the future of New Zealand
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">What it means to my family <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">At the moment the economy isn’t very good, so its getting harder to live because food, petrol and most things we need are going up and the wages are staying the same. <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;">At the moment we are trying to sell our house, but we have had about three buyers that can’t get a mortgaged because banks wont lead any money.


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1. Chose an industry2. Unpack what you need to know3. Develop key questions about your industry relating to the L.I. & S.C4. Research your questions, use a variety of sources e.g. books, internet, interview experts via phone/e-mail/in person5. Keep a record in your 'Amazing Race' Wiki page of your findings6. Develop a class presentation in the role of your chosen industry e.g. 'come as a farmer and tell us all about ...'

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Tourism

<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Questions

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 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What are the main tourist attractions in NZ?
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What is the average amount of money that tourism brings to the economy each year and what effect does it make?
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Is tourism one of the main industry in the economy and what would happen to the economy if we didn’t have tourism?
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What type of attractions do we have in NZ and do they effect the environment?
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Does tourism effect the economy and how much?

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Tourism New Zealand ** ==

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The New Zealand 100 percent pure New Zealand brand has given New Zealand a international reputation of environmental and economical responsible destination. The campaign was started in 1999 in Queenstown and over the years been shown all over the world. ** ==

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">New Zealand is marketed as a clean, green country and is a tourist destination for the world and around the country. Most of the attractions in New Zealand promote the nature and maori culture in New Zealand, so it does no harm to the environment. The environment is very important to the tourism industry because most of the attraction are to do with nature. ** ==

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The number 1 tourist attraction is fiordland national park located by the milford sounds. This place is number 1 because of it’s amazing flowing water falls, the forest and the open field around the mountains. This is also popular because it is one of the most biggest park in the world. ** ==

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The industry is fast growing and the New Zealand’s international visitors have doubled since 1993 and are expected to grow more. During 2006, 2.4 million international visitors arrived in New Zealand. ** ==

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">The tourism industry of New Zealand is one of the largest export sectors in New Zealand,with about 2 million tourist visiting each year, but instead of making products and selling it over seas like other industries, tourism brings it’s customers to New Zealand. The product we sell is the places, food, culture and the experience. ** ==

==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;">Tourism is very important to the future of the economy. The industry contributes 18.6 billion dollars each year to the economy. 8.3 billion international and 10.3 billion domestic. Tourism contributes 10 percent of the gross domestic product or GDP and employs 1 in 10 people living in New Zealand. ** ==

Prensentation

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