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| Focus: Recognise from prior knowledge a selection of birds, define the term "native bird," and identify those that fit in this category. | ||||||||||||
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Questions / instructions:
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| 1. Look at the bird pictures. Match the birds in the pictures with their names on the chart. Write the number of the bird beside its name. |
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bird
names
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number
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native
birds
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fantail
(pïwakawaka)
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4
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80
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94
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thrush (tiutiu, korohea)
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6
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30
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45
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shag
(kawau)
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2
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46
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63
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sparrow
(tiu)
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3
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43
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63
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waxeye
(tauhou)
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8
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36
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50
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pükeko
(pükeko)
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5
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62
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80
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woodpigeon
(kererü)
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1
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42
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64
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kingfisher (kötare)
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7
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51
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68
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Some of these birds are native to New Zealand. What do we mean by "native" birds? |
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not
introduced to NZ
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found
only in NZ
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28
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| 3.
Tick the birds that you think are native to New Zealand. Put your ticks in the "native birds" column. |
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Results
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| Commentary: With the exception of the fantail and the pukeko, students struggled to match the bird names and pictures. The meaning of "native" proved challenging for NEMP staff and markers, as well as students, with the most common misconception being that native birds were orginally or currently found only in New Zealand. |
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