Session 1 · TRACE: Causes & Consequences
Choropleth maps: growing or shrinking?
- 10 minWhat is a choropleth map? Areas shaded darker or lighter depending on a number, like the percentage change in population.
- 25 minChoropleth map (Activity: 'Shade the change'): use Stats NZ census counts for suburbs or districts to work out growth or decline, then shade a map using a five-step colour key.
- 10 minCauses and consequences: why is one area growing and another shrinking? What happens to schools, shops, marae and sports clubs in each?
- 5 minLink it to the whole study: which waves of migration explain the pattern?
Session 2 · TRACE: Evaluate
Present the mapped account
- 15 minFinish your mapped account: flow map, choropleth map, street survey, and two or three recorded stories (with consent).
- 15 minPerspectives: how might a long-time resident, a new migrant, a business owner, the council and mana whenua each see the change? Add a perspectives panel.
- 15 minPresent to your audience. Invite the people you interviewed.
- 5 minPrivate reflection: what does belonging mean to you, and what could you do to help someone new belong?
Getting started
Give groups a choropleth template with the areas drawn and a colour key started.
Stretch
Build a population pyramid for your district and one for its Māori population from Stats NZ data. What different futures do they show?
Checkpoint
Your mapped account shows where people came from, how the place changed, and the voices of people who moved, and you can weigh different perspectives on the change.
Activities for this week
- Shade the change: Which places are growing, which are shrinking, and why?
Useful this week
- Migration ↗ Up-to-date numbers of people arriving in and leaving New Zealand.
- Place and ethnic group summaries ↗ Census data for Whanganui and any other place, for your choropleth maps.
- DigitalNZ ↗ Old photos and newspapers to compare how your street has changed.
- CensusAtSchool ↗ Ideas for collecting and presenting your own class data fairly.