Chapter Graphic : Kiri Huawhenua — Vege Peelings
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Approach: One to one
Focus: Evaluate and justify different approaches to organic waste disposal.
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Resources: Video showing four ways to dispose of vegetable peelings, 4 photos.

Questions / instructions:
In this activity I want you to think about different ways of getting rid of vegetable waste. We'll start by watching a video.
I tënei mahi me whakaaro ake koe ki ngä ähuatanga rerekë hei tuku para huawhenua. Tirohia te rïpene ataata.

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The video showed four different ways of getting rid of some vegetable peelings — put them in a rubbish bag, throw them on a compost heap, put them in a waste disposal unit or feeding them to the animals.
E whä ngä ähuatanga rerekë hei maka para huawhenua i whakaaturia e te rïpene ataata — kuhua ki roto i te pëke para, whiua ki runga pü wairäkau [compost heap], kuhua ki roto i te mïhini kanioro [waste disposal unit], whängaitia ränei ki ngä kararehe.

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GEd
MI
1. Which of these ways do you think is a very good way to get rid of the vegetable peelings?
Ki öu whakaaro ko ëhea o ënei ähuatanga he tino pai mö te maka kiri huawhenua?
11
15
 
rubbish bag
compost heap
33
25
waste disposal
10
4
feeding to animals
46
56
2. What happens to the vegetable peelings when you get rid of them in that way?
Ka aha ngä kiri huawhenua ki te whiua përätia?
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3. Why is that a very good way to get rid of the peelings?
He aha i tino pai ai tënei ähuatanga mö te whiu kiri?
20
11
 
good understanding of process
some useful idea/s
40
62
4. Which of these ways do you think is not a very good way for getting rid of vegetable peelings?
Ko ëhea o ënei ähuatanga ëhara i te mahi tino pai mö te whiu kiri huawhenua?
40
47
 
rubbish bag
compost heap
25
24
waste disposal unit
31
25
feeding to animals
4
4
5. Why is that not a very good way for getting rid of vegetable peelings?
He aha i kore ai i tino pai tërä ähuatanga mö te maka kiri huawhenua?
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6. What happens to the vegetable peelings when you get rid of them in that way?
Ka aha ngä kiri huawhenua ki te makaina përätia?
10
9
 
Considerations of immediate and long-term consequences, hygiene, pollution, conservation, convenience, cost.
good awareness of waste issues
some awareness
53
53
Commentary:
Overall, the results achieved by GEd (General Education) and MI (Mäori Immersion) students were not statistically significantly different.
 
 
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