Aspects of Technology
 : Te Tunu Kai – Cooking
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Approach: Station  

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Focus: Evaluating decisions and consequences
Resources:   3 pictures
Questions/instructions:
Whakamahia ai e te whaea o Täne te hängi, te umu hiko me te ngaruiti hei tunu kai. He painga tö te mahi hängi, he painga tö te umu hiko, he painga anö tö te ngaruiti. Tane’s mum uses a hängi, an electric oven and a microwave. All are useful for cooking. There are good things about using each of these ways.
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1. He aha ngä painga o te mahi hängi hei tunu kai? Why is a hängi useful for cooking?
2. He aha ngä kaupapa pai mö te mahi hängi? When would you use a hängi?
 
% responses
good for cooking food for lots of people
6
doesn’t require electricity (can cook outside)
6
important for cultural/social occasions
35
doesn’t need a lot of attention during cooking
0
3. He aha ngä painga o te umu hiko hei tunu kai? Why is an electric oven useful for cooking? stove
4. He aha ngä wä pai mö te whakamahi umu hiko? When would you use an electric oven?
can control temperatures accurately
0
can cook in lots of different ways:
– including at same time
0
– not including at same time
19
5. He aha ngä painga o te ngaruiti hei tunu kai? Why is a microwave useful for cooking? microwave
6. He aha ngä wä pai mö te whakamahi ngaruiti? When would you use a microwave?
cooks quickly
37
good for defrosting, reheating
38
low energy use/doesn’t heat environment as much as stove
4
Overall extent to which student was able to justify comparisons of the three cooking methods:
  
3 or more valid comparisons
0
2 valid comparisons
2
1 valid comparison
23
no valid comparisons
75
Total score:
6–13
0
 
4–5
12
3
11
2
33
0–1
44
Commentary:
More than three quarters of the students scored no more than two out of a possible 13 marks.
 
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