Aspects of Technology
 : Pürerehua, Pëpepe Ränei? – Butterfly or Moth?
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Approach: Station

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Focus: Comprehending meaning, analysing
Resources:   A3 poster, computer program on laptop computer
Kupu: pühuru = feathery
töpü = pair
Questions/instructions:
He mahi rorohiko tënei. Pänuihia te käri i mua i te whakamahinga i te rorohiko.

Päwhiria te pütohu Pürerehua, Pëpepe Ränei?
Whäia ngä tohutohu a te rorohiko.		 This activity uses the computer. Read the poster before you use the computer.

Click on the button that says Butterfly or Moth?
The computer will tell you what to do.
butterfly or moth
He rite te ähua o te pürerehua me te pëpepe, engari he rerekëtanga anö hoki.
He maha ake ngä tae o te nuinga o ngä pürerehua. Rere ai te pürerehua i te awatea, rere ai te pëpepe i te pö.
I te pö, käore e kite ana tëtahi pëpepe i tëtahi. Mä te kakara kë e rongo ai te pëpepe täne i te uwha. Ka wiriwiri te pëpepe i mua i tana rere. Mä te wiriwiri e mahana ai töna tinana.
Ka tau ana te pëpepe, ka mahora öna parirau. Ka pipiri ngä parirau o te nuinga o ngä pürerehua ina whakatä ana. Ka tau ana te pürerehua me te pëpepe, maumau ana te pupuri a ngä matikuku o ö rätou waewae.
He poi kei te pito o te pühihi o te pürerehua. He pühuru te pühihi o te pëpepe.
E rua ngä parirau töpü o te pürerehua me te pëpepe, mä konei e rere rangi ai. Nä te nunui o ngä karu ka kite rätou i ngä tae maha. Ka kai te pürerehua me te pëpepe i
te waihonga reka o te putiputi.
Ka whakawhänautia ngä hua a te pürerehua me te pëpepe i runga i ngä otaota, ä, ka puta ngä hua hei anuhe.		 Butterfly or Moth?
Butterflies and moths look alike, but there are ways of telling them apart.
Butterflies are usually more colourful than moths. Butterflies fly around during the day, while most moths fly at night.
At night, moths cannot use what they look like to find each other. Instead the male finds the female by her scent. Moths often shiver before they fly. The shivering helps to warm up their bodies.
When a moth lands it spreads out its wings. Most butterflies rest with their wings pressed together. When butterflies and moths land they hold on tight using hooks on their feet.
A butterfly’s antenna has a blob at its end. The antenna of a moth is feathery.
Both butterflies and moths have 2 pairs of wings, which they use to fly through the air. They have large eyes that allow them to see in colour. Butterflies and moths feed on the sugary nectar made by flowers.
Butterflies and moths lay their eggs on plants. Their eggs hatch into caterpillars.
 
% responses
1. E rua ngä töpü parirau o te...
  Which insect has 2 pairs of wings?
both
40
2. Rërere ai a wai i te awatea?
  Which insect comes out in daylight?
butterfly
64
3. Ko wai te mea ka mahora öna parirau ina whakatä ana?
  Which insect rests with its wings out?
moth
52
4. Ko wai te mea ka kimi te täne i te uwha mä töna kakara?
  Which male insect finds a female by her scent?
moth
60
5. He poi kei te pito o te pühihi...
  Which insect has a blob on the end of its antenna?
butterfly
50
6. Mä öna parirau e rere ai...
  Which insect uses its wings to fly?
both
55
7. Ko wai te mea ka kai i te waihonga o te putiputi?
  Which insect feeds on flower nectar?
both
50
8. Ko wai te mea e pipiri ana ngä parirau ina whakatä ana?
  Which insect rests with its wings together?
butterfly
57
9. He pühuru te ähua o ngä pühihi...
  Which insect has feathery antenna?
moth
55
10. Ka puta he anuhe mai i ngä hua...    
  Which insect has eggs that hatch into caterpillars?
both
43
11. He matikuku kei ngä waewae o...
  Which insect has hooks on its feet?
both
52
12. Ko wai te mea ka wiriwiri i mua i tana rerenga atu?
  Which insect shivers before it flies?
moth
76
13. Ko wai te mea e kite ana i ngä tae maha?
  Which insect sees in colour?
both
14
14. Ko wai te mea ke rërere haere i te pö?
  Which insect comes out at night?
moth
76
 
Total score:
14
0
 
12–13
10
10–11
14
8–9
26
6–7
19
4–5
21
0–3
10
Commentary:
Performance was quite weak on this task, with half of the students answering no more than half of the questions correctly. The use of the computer to indicate and record student response may have been a contributing factor to the low scores.
 
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