Miners+Hut+Unit

 **__Unit Overview__** This unit based on the Miner’s Hut of Munro’s Gully was designed for primary students from Year 0 – 8. There are four separate units of work Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 & Level 4, which teachers can use as they are or they can adapt them to their specific class needs. These units are based on the New Zealand Curriculum with specific reference to the New Zealand Environmental Education Guidelines. Each unit of work has pre-visit activities, which teachers can use in their classrooms prior to their visit to ensure that children come to Lawrence with some background knowledge of the area and its history. The units also have Lawrence based activities, which relate specifically to the Miners hut up Munro’s Gully, which used to belong to miner, Andrew Dalziel. On returning to school after the visit, teachers can then use the post visit activities to reinforce learning from the visit. Throughout the unit, students will learn about the history of Munro’s Gully. They will learn stories about the Miner who lived as a hermit in the Miners hut and experience some of the activities that would have made up his daily routine. Teachers can use as many of the learning activities as they feel appropriate for their class. They can adapt any of the units and add or delete any of the suggested material. As required by the Environmental Education Guidelines students will be asked to plan and take an action which will bring improvements to either the Heritage Education project or to the community of Lawrence. Teachers will be provided with all of the planning and learning material necessary to make this unit of work a success.
 * Munro’s Gully Miner’s Hut  **



· Unit Overview · 4 Teacher’s Planning Units – Levels 1 – 4 · RAMS · Student Action Planning Sheet · List of Possible Actions · List of Resources – Teachers & Students · Biography of Presenter · Evaluation Forms – Teachers & Students · Heritage Education web-site · Possible Research & Interview Questions · Photos of the Miners Hut · Interesting Facts about Munro’s Gully <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· History of Andy Dalziel’s family <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Student Action Planning Sheet
 * List of Resources **
 * Teachers **
 * Students **

Mrs Vallory Brook was born in Lawrence and lived here until she was about 17 years old. At this time she moved to Dunedin and then later to Balclutha where she met her husband and was married. Together they later moved to Te Anau where they lived until returning to Lawrence in 2004. Upon her return to Lawrence Mrs Brook opened a business where she weaves her own fabrics, which she then makes into clothing for sale. This business is caller ‘The Weavers Croft’ and it is situated on the main street of Lawrence in Ross Place. As a child, Mrs Brook lived about one or two kilometres from Mr Andy Dalziel and she was a regular visitor to his home. (The miner’s hut) She estimates it used to be about a 20-minute walk from her home to Mr Dalziel’s. Mrs Brook’s father was not a miner but did work in a mine for a little while after WW2 when men had to do any type of work to supplement the family farm. Mrs Brook works actively within the community to preserve the history and heritage of Lawrence. She is involved with the Museum Committee, who works on the restoration of artefacts donated to museum. She is also researching ‘Victoria House’, which was situated at the top of Munro’s Gully. It no longer exists but has an amazing history. Mrs Brook is also interested in genealogy and she is researching family histories of early settlers of Lawrence, Milton and Evans Flat. She is also a member of the Cemetery Committee who works to make it easier for visitors to find unmarked graves and they work on the restoration of headstones that have fallen or been defaced.
 * Biography of Presenter – Mrs Vallory Brook **

<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· ** List of Possible Research / Interview Questions ** <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· How long have you lived in Lawrence? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Have you lived here all of your life? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Were your family miners? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· How, if at all, has the landscape changed since you were a child? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What has caused these changes? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Where did Helen Munro find gold? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Where did Andy Dalziel find his gold? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Do you know where Black Peter found his gold? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Were there any roads during the goldmining time? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· How did people get here from Dunedin? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What was your childhood like? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Can you describe a typical day in your life as a child? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What did you used to do in your spare time? e.g. games & hobbies <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What games did you play? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Can you recall a song or an action song that you used to sing or perform as a child? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What sort of technology did you have as a child? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· How did people care for their personal hygiene? How would Andy Dalziel care for his personal hygiene without a bathroom or toilet? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What clothing would Andy Dalziel have worn in order to keep warm in this cold house? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What tools would Andy Dalziel have used for his mining? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· How far did you live from the Andy Dalziel? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What is your fondest memory? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· What do you remember of his hut from the time when he was living in it? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· How do you think mining had influenced Lawrence? How does it continue to influence Lawrence? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Why is this miner’s hut important? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Who is it important to? Why? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Do you think it is important for the community of Lawrence to restore Andy Dalziel’s hut? Why or why not? <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Who would this miners hut be important to? Why and how?

** List of Possible Actions ** <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Create a brochure with the information that you have learned about Lawrence and Munro’s Gully, promoting the miners hut as a tourist attraction. Send completed copies to the Lawrence Information centre. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Organise a fundraising event at your school to raise money to assist with the restoration of the miners hut by the Historic Places Trust e.g. coin trail, mufti day etc <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Create a document which could be included on the ‘Heriatge Education' website which would encourage others school to become involved.


 * __Resources for Teachers__**