: He Poi
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Approach: One to one  
Focus:   Estimating weights
Resources:  He poi hautai mäwhero; he poi maitai ; he poi tënehi köwhai;
te puka whakautu; he poi kirikiti karaka
Kupu:

Questions/instructions: 

Anei ëtahi poi rerekë e whä. Mäu e whakaaro he aha te taumaha o ia poi. I mua i tö whakautu, puritia ia poi ki ö ringaringa kia ähua möhio ai koe ki te taumaha o tënä o tënä.
Hoatu ngä poi e whä ki te äkonga.
Körerotia mai öu whakaaro mö te taumaha o ia poi. Kaua e wareware ki te körero mai i te waeine, pënei i te karamu (g), te kirokaramu (kg) ränei.
Tuhia ngä whakautu a te äkonga ki te puka whakautu. Kaua e wareware ngä waeine.
 
% responses
1. Ki a koe, e hia te taumaha o te poi hautai mäwhero?
Tuhia te whakautu.

 

6 - 24g

9

< 6g

59

> 24g

17

Unit given:

grams

74
2. Ki a koe, e hia te taumaha o te poi tënehi köwhai?
Tuhia te whakautu.

 

29 - 116g

10

< 29g

50

>116g

20

Unit given:

grams

65
3. Ki a koe, e hia te taumaha o te poi kirikiti karaka?
Tuhia te whakautu.

 

82 - 328g

9

< 82g

55

> 328g

17

Unit given:

grams

60
4. Ki a koe, e hia te taumaha o te poi maitai?
Tuhia te whakautu.

 

363 - 1452g

13

< 363g

33

> 1452g or 1.452g

35

Unit given:

kilograms

63

grams

24

Ball weights:

weights in increasing sequence

78

Commentary:
A large proportion of students underestimated the weights of the various balls. This may indicate gaps in understanding the metric system for measuring weight. A large percentage of students were successfully able to sequence the balls according to weight.

 
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