:New Zealand Encyclopedia
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Approach: Station Level: Year 4
Focus:Finding information in a CD-ROM encyclopedia.  
Resources: Laptop computer, New Zealand Encyclopedia software, timer.
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Questions/instructions

This activity uses the computer.

The computer should be displaying the Choose Tasks Card.

If it doesn’t, tell the teacher.

Click on the button that says New Zealand Encyclopedia
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You have 8 minutes to do this activity. Start the timer now.

Click on the topics button on the New Zealand Encyclopedia to find out about bats.


Try to find the Mäori word for bats.

 

Write the Mäori word for bats:
pekapeka
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Commentary
This task used the same resources as the trend task Disasters. About two thirds of the year 4 students showed that they could conduct a simple search of a computer encyclopedia.
 
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