: Te Täkuta Niho — Going to the Dentist
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Approach:  One to one
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Focus: Interpreting a graph 
Resources: Graph
Questions/instructions: 

Hoatu te kauwhata ki te äkonga.

He kauwhata tënei e whakaatu ana i ngä haere a te tangata ki te täkuta niho. Anei ëtahi pätai mö te kauwhata.

   Give student graph.

Here is a graph about people’s visits to the dentist.
I’m going to ask you some questions, and you will need to look at the graph to find the answers.

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1. He aha te körero e whakaaturia ana ki te kauwhata mö te maha o ngä haere a te tangata ki te täkuta niho ina pakeke haere ia?

What does the graph show about the number of visits to the dentist as people get older?
people go less often as they get older

7
2. Ko tëhea te röpü he tino iti ä rätou haere ki te täkuta niho?

Which group of people have the smallest number of visits to the dentist?
males 20-24 years old

52
3. He aha te örau o te hunga tamatäne i waenganui i te 10 me te 14 tau te pakeke, kotahi anake te wä i ia tau ka haere ki te täkuta niho?

What percentage of males aged 10–14 go to the dentist once a year?
51–52%

24
4. He aha ëtahi körero e toru e whakaaturia ana ki te kauwhata, mö te hunga kötiro i waenganui i te 10 me te 14 te pakeke?

What are three things this graph tells about dentist visits by females aged 10–14?
3 points made

0
2 points made

9
1 point made

11
 

Total score:
6

0
4–5

4
2–3

29
0–1

67
Commentary:
Most students struggled to extract information from this complex graph.
 
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