Chapter Graphic : He Manu — Birds
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Approach: Station
Focus: Recognise from prior knowledge a selection of birds, define the term "native bird," and identify those that fit in this category.
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Resources: Pictures numbered 1–8.

Questions / instructions:
1. Look at the bird pictures. Match the birds in the pictures with their names on the chart. Write the number of the bird beside its name.

Titiro ki ngä whakaahua o ngä manu. Whakaritea ngä whakaahua manu kia hängai ki ö rätou ingoa. Tuhia te tau o te whakaahua manu ki te taha o töna ingoa.

woodpigeon shag sparrow fantail
1 2 3 4
pukeko thrush kingfisher waxeye
5 6 7 8
English
Mäori
% responses
GEd
MI
Birds names
ingoa manu
number
te tau
native birds
manu mäori
95
78
fantail
pïwakawaka
4
a
thrush
tiutiu, korohea
6
a
36
12
shag
kawau
2
a
53
55
sparrow
tiu
3
a
53
14
waxeye
tauhou
8
a
42
27
pukeko
pükeko
5
a
82
92
woodpigeon
kererü
1
a
55
86
kingfisher
kötare
7
a
65
37

2. Some of these birds are native to New Zealand. What do we mean by "native" birds?

Ko ëtahi o ënei manu he manu mäori o Aotearoa. He aha te tikanga o te "manu mäori"?

2
19
 
not introduced to NZ
found only in NZ
14
28
3. Tick the birds that you think are native to New Zealand. Put your ticks in the "native birds" column.
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Commentary:
Compared to GEd (General Education) students, MI (Mäori Immersion) students performed better in naming some distinctive native birds, but worse on introduced species. Overall, MI (Mäori Immersion) students scored statistically significantly lower than GEd (General Education) students.
 
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