Looking at Money and Locally Sold Products

Me, Beyond My Digital World

Term 4, Weeks 1-2, 2010

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e-Learners Team at Putauaki

We are learning to understand the look and worth of money around the world with an emphasis on locally sold products

Decide on which pieces of money you will photograph.Make a list of 3-5 locally sold products that the notes and/or coins can buy.Collect the products so that you can photograph these alongside your money.

Include written information about the currency and the products in your slides.Whaea Jeanette will upload the one class project to Slideshare.Our slideshare project will then be posted or linked to www.onedayonearth.orgOver the next few weeks we visit those who have contributed to the project. We will compare and contrast how other currencies relates to New Zealand money.

e-Learners Team at Putauaki

Term 4, Weeks 1-2, 2010

What we need to mention about Kawerau that will help you understand more about our locally grown and sold products.

Kawerau is located in the North Island of New Zealand.

Kawerau is a small country town in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

The temperature in Kawerau can reach up to 30 degrees Celsius.

The climate in Kawerau is generally warm.

The season at the moment is late Spring.

Fruit and vegetables as locally grown and sold products flourish in Kawerau because we are well-sheltered and have great weather a lot of the time.

NZD$1.80 = 1 Avocado

An avocado is a type of fruit that can be sliced up

and put into salads or sandwiches.

NZD$3.90 = 1 Bunch of Asparagus

Asparagus is a green vegetable that can be

steamed.

NZD$3.80 = 1 Whole Cabbage

A green cabbage is similar to a lettuce. It can be

put into a coleslaw, boiled or roasted.

NZD$5.90 = 1 Dozen Eggs

Eggs come from chickens and can be eaten raw,

poached, boiled or scrambled.

NZD$4 = 1 kg Granny Smith Apples

SPECIMEN

Granny Smith Apples are a type of fruit that are green.

Depending on taste, these apples can be sour or sweet.

NZD$3.80 = 1 kg Kiwifruit

Kiwifruit are a New Zealand fruit that can be

eaten raw. Kiwifruit are gold or green and furry.

NZD$5 = 1 kg Kumara

SPECIMEN

Kumara are purple or orange vegetables that be

cut then deep fried to make chips.

NZD$3 = 1 Iceberg Lettuce

Lettuce is a green leafed vegetable that is eaten

raw and put into summer salads.

NZD$3.60 = 1 kg Mandarins

Mandarins are an orange fruit. Mandarins are

small and sour.

NZD$4.90 = 500g PortabelloMushrooms

Portabello mushrooms are round vegetables with

stems that can be fried, stem and used in many ways.

NZD$4 = 1 kg Onions

Onions are layered vegetables that can be peeled. Onions

give off an unpleasant odour that sting eyes when chopped.

NZD$4 = 1 kg Pears

Pears are green or brown fruits that can be eaten

raw or cooked.

NZD$5.80 = 1 kg Potatoes

Potatoes are well-used vegetables that are harvested

early December.

NZD$4 = 1 kg Oranges

SPECIMEN

Oranges are round fruits that are generally eaten

raw and grow in trees.

NZD$4 = 1 Bunch Spring Onions

Spring Onions are long, thin vegetables that are cut up

and put into salads or as added as toppings on pizza.

NZD$7.00 = 1 kg Tomatoes

Tomatoes are red fruits that are mistaken as

vegetables. Tomatoes grow on vines.

NZD$5 = 1 kg Mince

Mince is a type of ground meat that is cooked

and made into patties, loaves or stew.

NZD$8.20 = 1 kg Pork Bones

Pork Bones are bones with meat on them that

are boiled with potatoes, cabbage or watercress.

NZD$3.60 = 6 Cheese Bread Buns

Cheese Bread Buns are made on the premises

of our local supermarket New World in Kawerau.

NZD$2 = 1 x 500ml Water

Water is the best liquid to drink. We are lucky to

have a good supply here in Kawerau.

We have learnt that…

‘in season’ fruits and vegetables are cheap and

the best time to buy in bulk.

Saving money is important for a long term goal.

Some specials are not always the best buy.

Coupons and Fly Buys points are a great way

to save money and get rewards.

We have a lot of locally produced and sold

fruits and vegetables in Kawerau.

Our Next Learning Steps

use what we now know about New Zealand

currency to create K-Town play money

research historical places for our next project

Create a K-Town O-poly game (as a Young

Enterprise Project)

Share what we think and do with Berwick Primary

and schools from the rest of the world via

www.onedayonearth.org