Rations Challenge
Key details
Cost: $7.50 per student
Programme duration: 70-80 minutes
To book, contact:
Chris Davey, BA, Dip Tchg
Education Officer
Phone: (03) 343 9517
Overview
Suitable for Y5-8 students
Learn about rationing and ration packs in World War Two, then split into teams to cook and eat a contemporary New Zealand Defence Force ration pack. During the scenario, teams must work together to complete their mission within the given timeframe. A great decision-making and cooperative skills programme.
- Technology: Technological Knowledge, Nature of Technology
- Health: Physical Safety, Food and Nutrition
- Social Sciences: Continuity and Change, Economic World
- English: Listening, Reading, and Viewing
- Key Competencies: All
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