:New Zealand Native Trees
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Approach: One to one  Level: Year 8
Focus: Finding information on a poster
Resources: Poster, photo, recording book, 2 information cards
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Questions / instructions:
Show student the poster.

[See report for clearer indication of poster.]
Have a good look at this poster called New Zealand Native Trees. You are going to use this poster to answer some questions.
Point to the detail of the flowers for number 10.
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
1. Show me which tree you would see these leaves and flowers on.
 
    Record the student’s answer.
Manuka
 
75
Show photo of tree.    
2. Here is a photograph that shows different parts of another tree.
    Use the poster to find the name of the tree,
     then show me where you found it.
 
    Record the student’s answer.
Köwhai
  
92
found on poster
 
90
    Show and read information card 1.  
3. Use the poster to work out what tree the boy saw.
    Record the student’s answer.
Puriri
 
36
 
Taraire
 
15
any other response
 
49
Show information card about the Dove Tree.  
4. Here is some information about the Dove Tree. This tree is not on the poster.
    Why do you think that it is not there?
    Record the student’s answer.
mentioned that it is not native to NZ
 
82
Total score:
5
 
34

4
 
37
3
 
18
2
 
7
0–1
 
4

Commentary:
Year 8 students handled this task well except for question 3 which provided no visual clues and required careful reading of the description and scanning of the poster for matching information.
 
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