Local history: Gold mining in Waiuta

Local history

Henry Hudson discovers Delaware bay.

This was a twenty minute activity and we had to include a radio.

A rocket is launched to Venus.

This was a twenty minute activity, enjoy.

Two Russian planes explode.

This was a 20 minute activity, enjoy!

Cook finds Australia

On this day in history lieutenant James Cook, captain of HMB Endeavour, claimed the eastern portion of the Australian continent for the British Crown in 1770, naming it New South Wales.

here is a video of his whole journey

Huge snowstorm hits nz

I remember this snowstorm hitting our school and I was only six or seven. we got to go home early because otherwise the buses couldn't make it on the road. it hit our school on a Wednesday and I was on our little monorail when it hit. I am very surprised I can remember all this.

Hurricane belle hits america.

This was a twenty minute activity. today's learning objective was to find a figurative meaning in the article, here it is 'the hurricane ran'

Mine explosion.

This was a 20 minute activity, enjoy.

Satellite launched into orbit to take first photos of the earth.

Plane crashes in jungle

Sudden thunderstorm causes a plane crash.

On this day in history in 1985 a thunderstorm causes a plane to crash at the Dallas/Fort worth airport in Texas. it kills 135 people. in the video the person with the lighting bolt is the thunderstorm. this was done in 20 minutes.

Hurricane sinks Spanish treasurer ships.

On this day in history 1715 a hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida. it sinks 10 Spanish treasurer ships and kills about 1000 people. all the gold and silver fell overboard. some coins still wash up on the beaches of Florida today. the ships had just left Cuba and where on there way to Spain.

A passenger plane and a fighter jet collide in midair.

Grasshopper attack

This event is important because it shows the power that lots of things can have on something huge. it shows combined, even little things an be huge.

Two ocean liners collide

On this day in history, Machu Picchu discovered.

If I was to find out more I would find out how the Incas built it.