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Achievement
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Science
in the New Zealand Curriculum - Living World - 6.4 |
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Investigate
a New Zealand example of how people apply biological principles
to plant and animal management. |
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NCEA
Internal Achievement Standard - Science 1.2
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Research,
with direction, how science and technology are related. |
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Fact
Sheets |
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How
to help us |
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Marine
biosecurity management |
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Marine
biosecurity research programmes |
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Marine
pests in New Zealand |
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Marine
pests threatening our waters |
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The
organisational structure of marine biosecurity in New
Zealand |
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Protecting
our marine biodiversity |
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What
is marine biodiversity? |
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Activities. |
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Introduction
- what is biodiversity? |
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Read
the fact sheet "What is marine biodiversity?"
In
groups or as a class, discuss, create, and display a
definition of biodiversity.
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Marine
biodiversity and marine farming. |
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Human
activity can threaten biodiversity, but we can maintain
some species through marine farming. For example, wild
stocks of seahorses are harvested and sold as Asian aphrodisiacs,
reducing their numbers, but if we farm seahorses for export,
we can conserve the wild stocks.
Individually
or in small groups, research the potential of a New
Zealand marine species to be farmed and sold. Use the
fact sheets as a starting point. You may also find useful
information on NIWA's Aquaculture Update Online www.niwa.co.nz/pubs/au/archive)
Your
research should cover:
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a
description of the chosen species, including its life
cycle, adaptations, and so on |
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a
description of the marine farming techniques involved
and the reasons for developing the techniques. |
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the
costs and benefits of the marine farming technique. |
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a
discussion of the relevant links between science and technology. |
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a
range of appropriate information from a range of referenced
sources.. |
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Your
research could be presented as a written report, newspaper
article, seminar, poster, website, multimedia presentation,
and so on. |
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Useful
Links. |
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www.niwa.co.nz/edu/students. |
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Undaria
- gorse of the sea?. (Link to Department of Conservation
NZ web site) |
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