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Panoramas

During the field trip panorama photos are taken which help students orientate themselves to the field trip environment. Panorama images will appear here during the field trip. Questions from the captions are best answered after watching videos, reading a diary, or listening to an audioconference.

Interactive panoramas

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Day 1: visit places where earthquakes have changed the land and how we can measure that change.

Day 2: visit places where surveyors work.

 Still image panoramas

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The city of Christchurch from the Port Hills just after the February 2011 earthquake. How do you think the city has changed since this photo was taken? Image: LEARNZ.

 

Tuesday 28 August 2012 

Tuesday. The view from the Port Hills as the sun sets over Christchurch. Why do you think early settlers decided to build here? Image: LEARNZ.

Wednesday 29 August 2012

Wednesday. The Greendale Fault runs under this road. Can you see how this road has changed from a flat straight road due to the 4 September  2010 Darfield earthquake? What type of fault is this? Image: LEARNZ.

Wednesday. This area of Avondale has slumped due to the earthquakes. Can you see the stop banks that have been built around the river? How do we know that this land has dropped? Image: LEARNZ.

Wednesday. Looking northwest across Christchurch from the Port Hills. How might you find out the height of the Port Hills? Image: LEARNZ.

Wednesday. Steve admires the view from Sugarloaf on the Port Hills. Why is this trig station here and what is it used for? Image: LEARNZ.

 Thursday 30 August 2012

Thursday. The Avon River in Avondale, Christchurch. What has been built around the river and why? Image: LEARNZ.

Thursday. Wigram Skies Subdivision in Christchurch. This subdivision will include 2000 sections. What do you think the large pipes are for? Image: LEARNZ.

Thursday. Houses being built in the Wigram Skies Subdivision. Can you see the white boundary pegs? What are these markers used for? Image: LEARNZ.

 Friday 31 August 2012

Friday. The Christchurch City Council Building in the centre of Christchurch. The council has been very busy since the Canterbury earthquakes; what specific work do you think the council has had to do since the quakes? Image: LEARNZ.

Friday. Work on underground services beneath Papanui Road in Merivale. SCIRT (the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team) has also been busy since it was set up to try and fix services as quickly as possible. Why do you think different companies were grouped together to form SCIRT? Image: LEARNZ.

Friday. The new plans for the city have been on display at the Christchurch City Council. What new facilities are included in these blueprints? Image: LEARNZ.