Approach: One
to one |
Focus:
Describe the
features of two different nutcrackers and evaluating them. |
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1.2MB |
Resources:
2 nut crackers, bag
of walnuts. |
Questions
/ instructions:
In this activity you will be investigating how a nut cracker works
and finding out how useful it is.
I tënei mahi ka tühura koe, ka pëhea
rä te tukinati e mahi i täna mahi, ä, me tö
rangahau hoki i töna whäinga pai. |
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%
responses |
GEd |
MI |
1.
Try to crack open the shell of this nut using only your hands.
How did your hands feel trying to crack the nut shell
open?
Me tahuri [try/ tarai]
koe ki te tuki i te anga o tënei nati mä öu ringaringa
anake.
I pëhea te rongo o öu ringaringa i
a koe e tahuri ana ki te tuki i te nati kia huaki? |
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Give
student the metal nut cracker. |
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2.
Have you ever used one of these?
Kua whakamahi anö
koe i tënei?
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yes
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28 |
41 |
3.
Put the nut in the nut cracker and try to crack the shell open.
How did your hands feel using this nut cracker?
Kuhuna atu te nati, ä,
ka tahuri ai ki te tuki, kia huaki mai te anga.
I pëhea oü ringaringa, i a koe e whakamahi
ana i te tukinati? |
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4.
How useful do you think the nut cracker is?
Why?
Pëhea rawa te
whäipainga o te tukinati?
He aha ai? |
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Responses
to 3 & 4 |
it
cracks nut |
57 |
38 |
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its
easy to use (doesnt hurt hand) |
33 |
30 |
its
easy to control amount of cracking |
1 |
0 |
Give
student the wooden nut cracker. |
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5.
Have you ever used one of these?
Kua whakamahi anö koe
i tënei? |
yes
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7 |
14 |
6.
Now try to crack the shell with this nut cracker. How do your hands feel
using this nut cracker?
Kuhuna atu te nati, ä,
ka tahuri ai ki te tuki, kia huaki mai te anga. I pëhea oü ringaringa,
i a koe e whakamahi ana i te tukinati? |
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7.
How useful do you think this nut cracker is?
Why?
Pëhea rawa te whäipainga
o te tukinati?
He aha ai? |
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Responses
to 6 & 7 |
it
cracks nut |
26 |
27 |
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its
easy to use (doesnt hurt hand) |
28 |
32 |
its
easy to control amount of cracking |
3 |
0 |
fragments
are contained |
14 |
8 |
8.
Can you describe the differences between the two nut crackers and how
they work?
He aha ngä rerekëtanga
o te tukinati maitai, me te tukinati räkau, ä, pëhea hoki
te whakamahi i ia tukinati? |
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different
material (metal vs. wood) |
24 |
3 |
different
visual design |
15 |
3 |
operating
principle (screw vs. lever) |
80 |
76 |
9.
Do you think one of these nut crackers is better than the other?
Which one?
Ki öu whakaaro,
he pai kë atu tëtahi ki tëtahi?
Ko tëhea te mea pai? |
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Choice: |
wooden
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57 |
55 |
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metal
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32 |
34 |
none
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11 |
11 |
Why?
He aha ai? |
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Explanation: |
strong
justification |
3 |
3 |
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moderate
justification |
48 |
33 |
limited
justification |
40 |
45 |
no
justification |
9 |
19 |
10.Why
do you think we have different types of nut crackers?
Ki öu whakaaro
he aha te take i whiwhi ai tätou i ëtahi momo tukinati rerekë? |
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different
consumer preferences, resources |
70 |
44 |
inventors
come up with new ideas |
15 |
0 |
companies,
individuals competing for market share |
1 |
0 |
11.What
do you think people in the future might use to crack open nuts?
Ä ngä
rä e heke mai ana, he aha rä te mea ka whakamahia e te tangata
hei huaki nati? |
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marked] |
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Commentary:
Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically
significantly higher than did Mäori students in Mäori immersion
(MI) settings.
The most substantial differences occurred in the explanations. |