: Te Motopaika — Scooter
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Approach:  One to one  
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Focus:   Motion and resistance to motion 
Resources:   Video recording on laptop computer  

Questions/instructions:

He mahi rorohiko tënei.

Ka mätakitaki koe i tëtahi whiti ataata e whakaatu ana i tëtahi tangata e eke motopaika ana. He mäma ake te eke motopaika i ëtahi papa i ëtahi papa kë atu. Mätakihia te whiti ataata, ka whakatau ai ko tëhea te papa he mämä rawa atu ki te eke motopaika, ä, ko tëhea te papa he uaua rawa atu.

Päwhiria te pätene Motopaika, ka timata te whiti ataata.
   This activity uses the computer.

In this activity you will be watching a video of a person riding a scooter. Some surfaces are easier to ride a scooter on than others. Watch the video and decide which surface was the most difficult and which was the easiest to ride on.

Click the Scooter button. The video will start.


[The surfaces were sand, grass, asphalt footpath]
 
% responses
1. Ko tëhea te papa he uaua rawa atu te eke motopaika mä tënei tangata?

What surface was the most difficult for this person to ride on?
sand

88
2. He aha i uaua rawa atu ai tënä papa ki te eke motopaika?

Why do you think that was the most difficult surface?
not marked

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3. He aha koe i möhio ai koirä te papa uaua rawa atu ki te eke motopaika?

How could you tell the sand was the most difficult to ride on?
wheels sink in and do not roll easily

56
slow speed seen

16
lots of foot pushing, hard work

24
4. Ko tëhea te papa he mämä rawa atu te eke motopaika mä tënei tangata?

What was the easiest surface for the person to ride on?
footpath

96
5. He aha koe i möhio ai ko tënä te papa mämä rawa atu ki te eke motopaika?

How could you tell that surface was the easiest to ride on?
fast speed seen

26
less foot pushing, looks easy

30

Total score:


7–8

6
5–6

30
3–4

40
0–2

24
Commentary:
Most students correctly identified the hardest and easiest surface to ride on, but fewer could identify relevant evidence for their choices.
 
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