:New Zealand's Forest World
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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus: Extracting information from poster, key, and information card. 
Resources: New Zealand Forest poster and key, bird photo, Spotted Shag information card.
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Questions / instructions:

Show the student the poster and key.
I want you to have a good look at this poster called New Zealand’s Forest World, and the key that goes with this poster.
Point out the key.

Poster
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Key
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Specific Year 4 key
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Specific Year 8 key
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% responses
2000 ('97)
y4
y8
1. How do you think this key is used?

Prompt: If student is unsure, tell them at this point.


I want you to use the poster and the key to answer some questions.
not scored
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 Point to the New Zealand Pigeon on the poster.

2. Find the name of this bird then show me where you found it.
NZ pigeon/kereru/pigeon/wood pigeon
92 (91)
98 (99)
pointed to bird name on key
92 (91)
94 (96)

Show the word card “Nikau Palm”

3. I want to know what a Nikau Palm looks like. I know it is a native tree.

Use the key to show me how to find the picture of the Nikau Palm on the poster.
found Nikau Palm on key
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98 (98)
found graphic
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98 (98)
found Nikau Palm on poster
•
97 (98)
4. Choose any butterfly on the poster and point to it.

Now use the key to find out what its name is and show me where it says that.
chose butterfly
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99 (99)
named correctly
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98 (99)
used key
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100 (100)
Show photo of the bird.

5. Here is a photograph of a bird.

Use the poster and key to find the name of the bird, then show me where you found that.
Stitch Bird
38 (46)
62 (64)

Show information card of Spotted Shag.
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6. Here is an information card about the Spotted Shag.

This bird is not on the chart.

Why do you think it is not there?

found on sea shore
(not a forest bird)

74 (52)
86 (77)
Commentary
Year 8 students enjoyed very high success on most parts of this task. Year 4 students had a simplified key (shown opposite). Year 4 students scored lower on the four parts they attempted. There is little indication of change between 1997 and 2001 in overall performance.
 
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