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Time-Travel Investigators Worksheet

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🎭 Part 1: Your Historical Role

1. What historical role have you been assigned? Circle one:

Māori rangatira (chief)

European explorer

Māori woman

Missionary

Ship's captain

European settler

2. Write three key facts about your historical figure:
3. What would have been important to your character? What did they care about?

🔍 Part 2: Source Analysis

4. Look at your primary source materials. What emotions can you identify? Check all that apply:

Curiosity

Fear

Excitement

Confusion

Hope

Concern

5. What motivated your historical figure? What evidence from the sources supports this?
6. Match the historical events with their significance:
1. Captain Cook's arrival
2. Te Tiriti o Waitangi
3. Early trade
A. Agreement between Māori and Crown
B. First recorded European contact
C. Exchange of goods and ideas

📰 Part 3: News Report Planning

7. Complete these sentence starters for your news report:

Opening: I witnessed ________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Feelings: Our people felt ____________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Significance: This event was important because ________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

8. What key historical facts will you include in your report? List at least 3:
9. How will you show your character's perspective? Describe their voice and body language:

🤝 Part 4: Multiple Perspectives

10. Fill in the blanks about different viewpoints:

During early Māori-European contact, __________ people had different experiences. Māori may have felt _____________ about new arrivals, while Europeans might have been _____________ about the new land. Understanding _____________ perspectives helps us learn about our history.

11. Why is it important to understand different viewpoints in history? Circle the best answers:

It helps us understand the full story

Only one perspective matters

It builds empathy and respect

It shows how events affected different people

12. After hearing other groups' news reports, what new understanding do you have about early Māori-European contact?

💭 Part 5: Reflection

13. How did stepping into someone else's shoes help you understand history better?
14. What values are important when learning about different cultures and peoples? Check all that apply:

Respect

Empathy

Understanding

Justice

Truth

Community

15. How can understanding our history help us build a better community today?

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