Technology
: Te Ähua o te Karetao — Puppet Makeup
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Approach: One to one
Focus: Investigating and describing how a hand puppet has been designed and assembled.
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Resources: Parrot hand puppet.

Questions / instructions:
Here is a puppet that someone has made.
Have a good look at it to see how it has been made.
Anei he karetao kua hangaia e tëtahi atu.
Äta titiro i pëheatia te hanga.

Give the puppet to the student. Encourage them to have a good look at it and how it has been made, without suggesting any clues.
Now I would like you to explain to me how somebody went about making this.
Try to describe all of the things they would do — starting from before they actually began to make the puppet — then the things they did as they were making it.
Nä, whakamäramatia mai i pëheatia te hanga i tënei mea, e tëtahi atu. Körerotia mai ngä ähuatanga katoa e pä ana ki te hanga karetao. Me tïmata ki ngä whakaritenga i mua i te hanga, ä, ka körero mö ngä mahi i te wä e hanga ana te karetao.
     
% responses
GEd
MI
 
mentioned conceiving idea/mental image
21
10
mentioned developing or finding appropriate pattern 28 15
Selection of materials    
  mentioned required materials: 7 or more 32 14
  4–6 51 62
1–3 16 22
did not mention materials 1 2
discussed important characteristics of materials; other than colour 22 21
Preparing components to fit design
cutting, shaping, painting		    
  detailed description: all steps 0 2
  some steps 19 15
some basic detail 30 21
vague outline 39 22
other 12 40
Joining components    
  detailed full description 4 7
covered some steps, omitted others 16 17
some basic detail 38 28
vague outline 35 22
other 7 26
mentioned hinging for mouth mechanism 17 25
Total score: 11–15 7 7
  8–10 27 15
5–7 38 35
0–4 28 43
Commentary:
The results achieved by Mäori students in general education (GEd) and Mäori immersion (MI) settings were not statistically significantly different.
 
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