Aspects of Technology
 : Täkaitia – Pack It Up
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Approach: Station  

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Focus: Fitness for purpose
Resources:   5 pictures of objects to be packed; 5 labelled packaging materials:
( [a] - bubble wrap; [b] - shredded paper; [c] - corrugated cardboard; [d] - expanded polystyrene foam; [e] - coloured tissue paper )
Kupu: rauangiangi = tissue paper
käri köwakawaka = corrugated card
kömämä = polystyrene
täkai mirumiru = bubble wrap
pepa ngakungaku = shredded paper
pürere kïhini = kitchen appliance
Questions/instructions: PLATES
1. E tika ana kia täkaitia ngä pereti i mua
i te kuhuna atu ki te pouaka.		 The stack of plates needs to be packaged before they are put in a box.
He aha hei täkai i ngä pereti? Tuhia te reta o te momo täkai. Write the letter of the material you would use to package the plates. 
 
% responses
a. bubble wrap
a. täkai mirumiru tick
40
b. shredded paper
e. pepa ngakungaku
c. corrugated cardboard
i. käri köwakawaka tick
17
d. expanded polystyrene foam
o. kömämä
e. coloured tissue paper
u. rauangiangi
He aha e pai ai taua täkai mö ngä pereti? What is good about that material for packing the plates?
 
justification judged to be good
8
2. E tika ana kia täkaitia ngä hü pëpi i mua i te kuhuna atu ki tëtahi köpaki. The baby booties need to be packaged before they are put in some wrapping paper for a present. Boots
He aha hei täkai i ngä hü pëpi? Tuhia te reta o te momo täkai. Write the letter of the material you would use to package the booties.
a. bubble wrap
a. täkai mirumiru
  
b. shredded paper
e. pepa ngakungaku
  
c. corrugated cardboard
i. käri köwakawaka
  
d. expanded polystyrene foam
o. kömämä
  
e. coloured tissue paper
u. rauangiangi tick
55
He aha e pai ai taua täkai mö ngä hü pëpi? What is good about that material for packing the booties?
 
justification judged to be good
4
3. E tika ana kia täkaitia te pürere kïhini i mua i te kuhuna atu ki te pouaka. The kitchen appliance needs to be packaged before it is put in a box. Toastie
He aha hei täkai i te pürere kïhini?
Tuhia te reta o te momo täkai.		 Write the letter of the material you would use to package the kitchen appliance.
a. bubble wrap
a. täkai mirumiru
b. shredded paper
e. pepa ngakungaku
c. corrugated cardboard
i. käri köwakawaka tick
41
d. expanded polystyrene foam
o. kömämätick
34
e. coloured tissue paper
u. rauangiangi
He aha e pai ai taua täkai mö te pürere kïhini? What is good about that material for packing the kitchen appliance?
 
justification judged to be good
4
4. E tika ana kia täkaitia te ipu putiputi i mua i te kuhuna atu ki te pouaka.

The vase needs to be packaged before it is put in a box.

Vase
He aha hei täkai i te ipu putiputi? Tuhia te reta o te momo täkai. Write the letter of the material you would use to package the vase.
a. bubble wrap
a. täkai mirumiru tick
28
b. shredded paper
e. pepa ngakungaku
c. corrugated cardboard
i. käri köwakawaka
d. expanded polystyrene foam
o. kömämätick
49
e. coloured tissue paper
u. rauangiangi
He aha e pai ai taua täkai mö te ipu putiputi? What is good about that material for packing the vase?
justification judged to be good
4
5. E tika ana kia täkaitia ngä täre i mua i te kuhuna atu ki te pouaka.

The dolls need to be packaged before they are put in a box.

 Dolls
He aha hei täkai i ngä täre?
Tuhia te reta o te momo täkai. 		Write the letter of the material you would use to package the plates.
a. bubble wrap
a. täkai mirumiru tick
8
b. shredded paper
e. pepa ngakungaku tick
30
c. corrugated cardboard
i. käri köwakawaka
  
d. expanded polystyrene foam
o. kömämä
  
e. coloured tissue paper
u. rauangiangi
  
He aha e pai ai taua täkai mö ngä täre? What is good about that material for packing the dolls?
 
justfication judged to be good
8
Materials Total score:
9–10
0
 
7–8
0
5–6
21
3–4
43
0–2
36
Commentary:
On average, about half of the students chose an appropriate packaging material for the items to be packaged but less than 10 percent gave a good justification for their choice.
 
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