Haere mai,
welcome to Social Sciences Online
This site offers supporting resources and information for teachers of social sciences in Aotearoa.
"The social sciences learning area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and responsible citizens."
The New Zealand Curriculum, 2007
Featured resources
Hītori Māori | Māori history
Māori history encompasses the complete history of peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand, from the earliest Polynesian navigators, to those who interacted with English colonists, to the occupiers of land and the settlers of grievances, through to the movers, the shakers, and the everyday people of our communities today.
Pūtaratara
Resources to support years 9–10 are available on the suite of Consumer Protection school resources, aiming to equip students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to be informed and confident consumers.
Climate change resources
This section of NZC Online provides links to two climate change resources.
- Climate Change Learning Programme – Teacher resource (level 4)
- Climate Change Learning Programme – Wellbeing Guide
Building conceptual understandings
Concepts are embedded in all the social studies achievement objectives across the four conceptual strands of The New Zealand Curriculum. They are an essential part of teaching and learning in social studies.