Session 1 · TRACE: Evaluate
The comparison wall
- 10 minFour questions for the wall: who gained, who lost, who resisted, what changed? Agree what counts as good evidence.
- 25 minEvaluate the Silk Roads and the sea routes side by side. Place evidence cards under each question. Where was the exchange fair? Where did it turn into taking?
- 15 minWrite your cause-and-consequence panel: a claim, three pieces of evidence and a judgement that uses the words 'because' and 'however'.
Session 2 · TRACE: Evaluate
Worlds Trade exhibition
- 15 minFinish the floor map, object cards and traveller's journals. Check every card names a source.
- 25 minOpen the exhibition: guide whānau or a partner class along the routes. Ask visitors to add a sticky note answering 'What travels with trade today?'
- 10 minReflect: what is one thing in your house that you now see differently? What question are you still thinking about?
Getting started
Present with a partner, using the floor map and one object card as your main visual.
Stretch
Compare the Silk Roads with New Zealand's trade today. Who are our biggest trading partners, and what do we swap?
Checkpoint
Every panel answers the four comparison questions with evidence, and every student has guided at least one visitor.
Activities for this week
- The comparison wall: Who gained, who lost, who resisted and what changed?
Useful this week
- International Slavery Museum ↗ A museum that tells the story of enslavement, resistance and its legacy today.
- Imports and exports ↗ Real data on what New Zealand trades today, to compare with the Silk Roads.