Berry and his friends have been having fun at the airport.
Check out the photos of Berry and his friends riding on the Fire Truck and read the diary to find out what happened when they got caught by the Wildlife Officer.
Now I am in Christchurch with Andrew and some cool friends of his. We are going to be exploring Christchurch International Airport for the next three days. We have special security passes that allow us to go “airside”. This means we get to visit parts of the airport where the public aren’t allowed to go.
So follow our adventures as we investigate Christchurch Airport and see how it all works!
Till tomorrow
Berry
Monday. Berry finds a comfy spot with good views on the plane from Auckland to Christchurch. Image: LEARNZ.
Airport! - International Gateway to Christchurch. Term 3 starting 9 September 2014.
It's been a long 10-hour flight! You've completed your arrival card and your Boeing 777 aircraft has taxied up to the air bridge.
Welcome to Christchurch International Airport! During this field trip you will journey as an international traveller through the airport terminal. You will present yourself and your passport to Immigration staff at border control, claim your luggage, get sniffed by an MPI detector dog and see how Customs work to keep our country safe.
You will discover the airport is one large community supporting you as a traveller, arranging freight movements and contributing to the economy of the city, region and country. You also have special and rare permission to ride in a state-of-the-art fire truck, see how well prepared the airport is for emergencies and explore how the environment is cared for.
Airports are fascinating places and on this trip you will get to visit places the public aren't allowed.
Where you will go?
Your journey starts on your arrival at 9.45am, Tuesday 9 September on an international flight from Singapore. We have arranged special security clearance so you can go 'airside' and see behind the scenes to discover how airports really work!
In preparation for this field trip you will inquire into:
our border and border control
immigration
tourism
biosecurity
air traffic control
communities
environmental protection
During the field trip you will:
play the part of an international traveller
join the hunt for illegal imports
ride in a massive fire truck
see how air traffic control works
re-fuel a plane
park a Boeing 777 (well almost!)
observe how wildlife is managed and how the airport helps protect our environment from contamination
Main Learning Areas
Mathematics and Statistics Levels 3-5; Science: Planet Earth and Beyond Levels 2-5, Physical World Levels 2-4, Material World Levels 2-4, Living World Levels 2-5; Social Studies: Place and Environment Levels 2-4; Technology Levels 1-3
Key Competencies, Literacy and Numeracy
By their nature, LEARNZ field trips encourage development of the Key Competencies of Thinking, Using language, symbols and text, Managing self, Relating to others, and Participating and contributing. Teachers continually remind us of this in their evaluation comments. LEARNZ field trips have support and activities for Literacy, with opportunities to develop skills in Listening, Reading and Viewing and in Speaking, Writing and Presenting. LEARNZ field trips have support and activities for Numeracy, encouraging the development of skills in Number and Algebra, in Statistics and in Geometry and Measurement.