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| Questions/instructions: | |||||||||||
| 1. Look at the information about the coconut tree and how it is used in Tonga. | |||||||||||
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| 2. Now think about the harakeke / flax plant. It has many uses in New Zealand and is special to Mäori. Think about why it is important, then write your ideas on the diagram below. | |||||||||||
| %
responses 2005 (01) |
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| y4 |
y8 |
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| used
for making baskets |
57
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71
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used for making nets/snares/other traps |
12
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16 |
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| used
for making string/ropes |
8
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16 |
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| used
for making flowers/display objects/tourist items |
17
|
29 |
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used
for building/shelters/houses (walls/roofs) |
39
|
44 |
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| used
for making clothes |
23 |
30 |
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| used
as a food source |
6 |
11 |
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| used
for medicinal purposes |
4 |
3 |
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| symbol
of family |
2 |
5 |
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| habitat
for animals |
0 |
3 |
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| used
for making mats |
28
|
46 |
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| used
for making torches |
12
|
14 |
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Total
score: |
5–12 |
5
|
13 |
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4
|
12 |
23 |
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3
|
22
|
26 |
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2
|
24
|
19 |
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1
|
21
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12 |
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0
|
16
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7 |
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| Commentary: Twenty-three percent more year 8 than year 4 students identified three or more of the uses for harakeke/flax. |
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