: He Kauwhata Ngärara — Bug Graph
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Approach:  Station  
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Focus: Constructing a graph 
Resources: Circle to start graph in recording book, 3 butterflies, ruler, 5 spiders, 2 caterpillars, ruler

Questions/instructions:

Tekau ngä ngärara kei roto i te pëke.
He anuhe ëtahi, he pürerehua ëtahi,
he püngäwerewere ëtahi.

Tuhia he kauwhata hei whakaatu i ngä momo ngärara.



There are 10 bugs in the bag.
There are caterpillars, butterflies and spiders.

Make a pie graph to show the different types of bugs.

 


 
% responses
diagram uses sectors

83

sectors labelled accurately

68

3 sectors of correct proportions

38

3 sectors, but proportions incorrect

12

10 sectors

5

 

Total score:
6

38

4–5

17

2–3

15

0–1

30

Commentary:
Most students knew the format for a pie graph, but many did not manage to present three correctly proportioned sectors, labelled appropriately.

 

BUG GRAPH – MIE STUDENT EXAMPLES (important note - these are examples ONLY, not exemplars):
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