Inquiry

 More websites to get information from

Migrants/settling in NZ:

http://www.theprow.org.nz/immigration-stories/  Some good simple kids stories

http://www.enz.org/living-in-new-zealand.html

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/history-of-immigration The history of immigration in NZ

http://www.nzonscreen.com/ Could provide some video stories of migrants. You’ll need to screen these for appropriateness.

http://www.refugeehealth.govt.nz/ (has other links on the site).

http://www.globaleducation.edu.au/teaching-activity/refugees-up.html

http://twobillionmiles.com/  - World Vision refugee simulation

https://www.unicef.org.nz/learn/school-room/conflict-and-refugees - Year 10 Social Sciences unit with activities, a video and case studies that can be adapted.

https://www.worldvision.org.nz/media/72322/refugees_and_displaced_people.pdf - World Vision refugee topic sheet

https://www.worldvision.org.nz/media/72307/children_of_war.pdf - World Vision Children of War topic sheet

http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home - The UN Refugee Agency

https://www.redcross.org.nz/what-we-do/in-new-zealand/refugee-services/resources/ Red Cross link

http://www.doingourbit.co.nz/p/the-issue.html - NZ refugees per capita

http://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2015/06/18/the-countries-with-the-most-refugees-per-1000-inhabitants-infographic/#2715e4857a0b255fe7072c0a -
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 Try these sites for your inquiry.

http://www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies 

http://freerice.com/index.php

www.unhcr.org

 http://www.globaleducation.edu.au/global-issues/global-issues-overview.html

http://www.icrc.org/eng/

 http://www.msf.org

http://reliefweb.int

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 A child friendly search engine that will give information suitable to children. Try it!

https://ryanorilio.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/finally-a-kid-friendly-search-engine/
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Going Global Inquiry Unit

Essential Questions to direct children's inquiry

Why do people move countries?

- Who is an asylum seeker or refugee?

- Who are some famous refugees?

- Why might people leave their homeland to seek refuge/asylum?

-What challenges might people face as they migrate to a new country to live or to work?

- What effect has the movement of people around our planet had on interactions?

-What challenges might people/governments face as members of a global community?

-How have people responded to discrimination and loss of/protection of cultural identity?

-How might people retain their cultural identities when settling in a new country (festivals etc)

- Where do migrants get support or help?

- What are human rights?  How did they come about?

- What do we know about immigration, immigration detention, belonging, advocacy, myths, conventions, statistics and trends?

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