Living Heritage -
Mapua School
Discover Tasman: The Tasbay Rocky Shore
History of McKee Domain
We are a group of students from the Junior Syndicate who participate in a Thinking Skills group every Monday afternoon. During Term 3 we researched the history of the McKee Reserve.
We created a KWHL chart to help us plan; what we already knew; what we wanted to find out; and how we could research the information.
We completed the K, W, and H columns first. Then we went and conducted our research and added our findings to the L column. We enjoyed completing our own mini inquiry.
History of the McKee Domain
| K |
W |
H |
L |
| What do we KNOW? |
What do we WANT to know? |
HOW will we learn? |
What did we LEARN? |
| The reserve is a camping ground. People can stay there in tents or buses. |
How long has the area been a reserve? |
Ask a person who knows the area or lives there. Talk to the council. |
The McKee Domain has been a reserve for nearly 60 years but it has been used as a picnic area for over 100 years. |
| The tide goes out a long way. There are rock pools and big cliffs. |
Who owns the reserve? |
Ask a person who knows the area or lives there. Talk to the council. |
The McKee Memorial Reserve Management Committee cares for the land at the reserve. |
| It is on the road to Motueka. The road is very busy. |
How did the reserve get its name? |
Ask a person who knows the area or lives there. Search the internet. Look in books. |
The McKee Reserve was named after the McKee family. They gave the land for the domain. |
| There is a playground. Lots of families like to visit the Domain. |
How old is the land? |
Talk to a geologist. Look in books. Search the internet. |
The land at the McKee Reserve is 6.5 million years old. That is very old! The gravel is over 300 metres thick in some places. |
| Sometimes the sea floods the Domain and the road during storms or high tides. |
Who gave the land for the reserve? |
Ask a person who knows the area or lives there. Talk to the council. |
The McKee family. |
| There is a nature walk through native trees. |
Is the beach a safe beach? |
Ask a person who knows the area or lives there. | Yes, lots of families enjoy going swimming at the McKee Domain. |
