Technology
: He Tukinati — Nut Cracker
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Approach: One to one
Focus: Describe the features of two different nutcrackers and evaluating them.
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Resources: 2 nut crackers, bag of walnuts.
Questions / instructions:
In this activity you will be investigating how a nut cracker works and finding out how useful it is.
I tënei mahi ka tühura koe, ka pëhea rä te tukinati e mahi i täna mahi, ä, me tö rangahau hoki i töna whäinga pai.
 
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1. Try to crack open the shell of this nut using only your hands.
    How did your hands feel trying to crack the nut shell open?
    Me tahuri [try/ tarai] koe ki te tuki i te anga o tënei nati mä öu ringaringa anake.
     I pëhea te rongo o öu ringaringa i a koe e tahuri ana ki te tuki i te nati kia huaki?
 
Give student the metal nut cracker.    
2. Have you ever used one of these?
     Kua whakamahi anö koe i tënei?
yes 28 41
3. Put the nut in the nut cracker and try to crack the shell open.
    How did your hands feel using this nut cracker?
    Kuhuna atu te nati, ä, ka tahuri ai ki te tuki, kia huaki mai te anga.
     I pëhea oü ringaringa, i a koe e whakamahi ana i te tukinati?
   
4. How useful do you think the nut cracker is?
     Why?
     Pëhea rawa te whäipainga o te tukinati?
     He aha ai?
   
  Responses to 3 & 4 it cracks nut 57 38
  it’s easy to use (doesn’t hurt hand) 33 30
it’s easy to control amount of cracking 1 0
Give student the wooden nut cracker.    
5. Have you ever used one of these?
    Kua whakamahi anö koe i tënei?
yes 7 14
6. Now try to crack the shell with this nut cracker. How do your hands feel using this nut cracker?
    Kuhuna atu te nati, ä, ka tahuri ai ki te tuki, kia huaki mai te anga. I pëhea oü ringaringa, i a koe e whakamahi ana i te tukinati?
   
7. How useful do you think this nut cracker is?
    Why?
    Pëhea rawa te whäipainga o te tukinati?
    He aha ai?
   
  Responses to 6 & 7 it cracks nut 26 27
  it’s easy to use (doesn’t hurt hand) 28 32
it’s easy to control amount of cracking 3 0
fragments are contained 14 8
8. Can you describe the differences between the two nut crackers and how they work?
     He aha ngä rerekëtanga o te tukinati maitai, me te tukinati räkau, ä, pëhea hoki te whakamahi i ia tukinati?
   
  different material (metal vs. wood) 24 3
different visual design 15 3
operating principle (screw vs. lever) 80 76
9. Do you think one of these nut crackers is better than the other?
     Which one?
     Ki öu whakaaro, he pai kë atu tëtahi ki tëtahi?
     Ko tëhea te mea pai?
   
  Choice: wooden
57 55
  metal 32 34
none 11 11
    Why?
    He aha ai?
   
  Explanation: strong justification 3 3
  moderate justification 48 33
limited justification 40 45
no justification 9 19
10.Why do you think we have different types of nut crackers?
      Ki öu whakaaro he aha te take i whiwhi ai tätou i ëtahi momo tukinati rerekë?
   
  different consumer preferences, resources 70 44
inventors come up with new ideas 15 0
companies, individuals competing for market share 1 0
11.What do you think people in the future might use to crack open nuts?
      Ä ngä rä e heke mai ana, he aha rä te mea ka whakamahia e te tangata hei huaki nati?
   
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Commentary:
Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly higher than did Mäori students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings.
The most substantial differences occurred in the explanations.
 
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