What it is
On the Go! is a Phase 3 curriculum unit of 6 fun and engaging online lessons that include climate change, road safety, and sustainable active travel.
It was developed with schools for schools and is values-based, incorporating the Māori values of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and manaakitanga (respect) throughout.
Aim
This programme aims to help students understand the impact of transport on the environment and how to become safe, responsible, respectful travel citizens.
Curriculum links
The programme aligns with Te Mātaiaho | New Zealand Curriculum Phase 3 and integrates elements from the Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and English learning areas.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the unit, students will:
- understand how human activity impacts climate change and be able to calculate and interpret the CO₂ emissions from their own travel choices
- develop their knowledge and skills to travel safely and independently as pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users in Tāmaki Makaurau
- appreciate how kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga provide a values framework for making sustainable, respectful, and environmentally responsible travel decisions.
Available resources
On the Go includes:
- 6 interactive online lessons for students, no registration required
- a teacher guide and timed lesson plans
- curriculum-links listed by lesson
- teacher assessment rubric
- student reflection rubric
- a Kahoot! quiz and extra activities for each lesson
- parent engagement — 'Beat the Whānau' quiz
- glossary.
Programme overview
Learning intention (We Are Learning To — WALT)
Identify what climate change is and why the climate is changing.
Success criteria
I can:
- interpret temperature graphs and draw conclusions about how our climate is changing
- describe the greenhouse effect
- identify the role of fossil fuels in climate change.
Learning intention (WALT)
Identify some key impacts of climate change on the world.
Success criteria
I can:
- explain how my lifestyle choices, including travel, impact the environment and identify sustainable options
- examine Earth’s polar regions and describe the changes I see
- explain the impacts of climate change on people, animals and places.
Learning intention (WALT)
Understand the personal impact an individual can have on climate change.
Success criteria
I can:
- explain what a carbon footprint is
- use mathematics to estimate the carbon dioxide emissions from a car journey to school
- explain how my lifestyle choices, including travel, impact the environment and identify sustainable options.
Learning intention (WALT)
Identify road safety rules for pedestrians, bikes and scooters and their importance.
Success criteria
I can:
- explain why we have road safety rules to follow
- identify key road safety rules for pedestrians, riding a scooter and cycling
- explain how manaakitanga (respect) applies to myself and others while travelling.
Learning intention (WALT)
Recognise actions that are polite and safe when using public transport.
Success criteria
I can:
- identify the steps needed for making a journey using public transport
- identify how I should behave and make safe choices when using public transport
- explain how manaakitanga (respect) applies to myself and others while using public transport.
Learning intention (WALT)
Plan journeys using Journey Planner.
Success criteria
I can use the AT Journey Planner to plan:
- a journey to school using public transport, walking or cycling
- a journey using a bus, train and ferry
- safe and efficient journeys across Auckland using multiple forms of transport.
On the Go! roadmap
Get started
Everything you need is on the 'On the Go!' website.
Teacher feedback
Once you have run the On the Go! programme with your students, we'd love to hear your feedback. Complete our online form and let us know what you thought.