GOLD MINING TASK #1

WHERE IS GOLD FOUND Te Ara -The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

IN NEW ZEALAND? TASK: where was gold found in New Zealand?

1) Click on the link below to find out where gold

has been found in New Zealand.

2) DRAW where you can find gold on the map (you

will find the map at the “Go to” zone.

3) Extra for Experts: find out the difference

between each gold field and write down what you
have learnt.

teara.govt.nz/en/map/8458/new-zealands-goldfields
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Te Ara -The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
IN THE BEGINNING.... TASK: Find out where gold was first
discovered in New Zealand
1852 1861 1865 TASK

1) Click on the links to find the

information you need, read over it
before you start filling in your timeline.
1856 1864 1867
2) Fill out the timeline sheet by writing
down where gold was discovered.

3) EXTRA for experts: using Google Maps,

teara.govt.nz/en/gold-and-gold- choose 3 different places to go visit!
mining/page-1 teara.govt.nz/en/gold-and-gold-mining
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PHOTO STUDY
TASK: using photos and our thinking
skills to understand life for a gold
miner.

1) There are 10 different photos in the

“go to” zone, you are to choose at What do you think they are doing in this photo? What tools are they using? What
would it be like to be a miner?
What would life be like as a child in a mining family? List all the things that are different
and the same.

least 2 different photos to study in

detail.

2) Paste the photo in your Everyday

book and answer the questions in
the caption

All the photos can be found on the

Te Ara Encyclopaedia page here Explain what is happening in this picture, where is the gold? How are they mining it? Label and
show with arrows how this machinery works. How did they build the bridge? Explain how these men are looking for gold. What is the process? Label and draw using arrows
what is happening.
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TASK: use your research
skills to find at least 10
FACT FINDING interesting facts about
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gold mining in New
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1) When you are reading
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through the
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Gold mining in New Zealand Ara Encyclopedia, find
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facts to rewrite in your
own words. Use the
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“Did you know” boxes
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to keep your
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readable!