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__**Yr10 Social Studies**__

Monday period 3 Wednesday period 1

This Term we have looked at Kiwiana (what it means to be a Kiwi), decision making, and goal setting.
 * Term One**

We watched the documentary 'Supersize Me' where Morgan Spurlock decides to eat nothing but McDonalds for 30days. This was in response to a court case where two teenage girls in America sued McDonalds, claiming it made them obese - they lost the case because the Judge ruled no one forced them to eat McDonalds. He went to the doctor and had health checks before, during and after his 'challenge' and the results will amaze you. So bad was the effect of his diet that his doctor recommended he stop after only two weeks, or risk dying. We used this documentary as a springboard to learn about healthy foods and how nutrients are used by our bodies.
 * Term Two - Health**

This term we are looking at different cultures/countries. We have started off with Egypt and so far have looked at the importance of the river Nile to the Egyptians (how it provides water, food and protection) and the Pharoahs - especially Ramses II and King Tut.
 * Term Three**

Left: Felucas (carrying tourists) sailing on the Nile river. Right: An aerial shot shows the impact of the Nile in a country which is basically a desert.



On the left is the actual mummified face of the boy Pharoah, King Tut. On the right is his golden funeral mask which is on display in the Cairo Museum.

Next we looked at the Maasai and how they live, dress and what they do for work.



and Kalahari Bushmen cultures and finished the unit by watching the very entertaining (and also educational) movie 'The Gods Must be Crazy'. Even though it was filmed in the eighties the humor was still appreciated by the yr10s and they had an opportunity to see how the bushmen of the Kalahari live, hunt, play and talk using clicking sounds interspersed with words. They also got to see the impact of technology on a culture that had never seen items that we consider everyday. A simple glass bottle caused a village to start fighting as they couldnt explain what it was but found many uses for it and in the end everyone wanted it at once. The first time they saw a plane or a 4WD they explained them using the understanding they had.