Rangi Matamua, a lecturer in the Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies at Waikato University, and Greta Dromgool share ways to incorporate te reo Māori alongside teaching science.
Video and slideshow presentation of ideas and resources.
A curation of resources that have been translated into te reo Māori and a number of resources that feature both te reo Māori and English.
The article includes an index and explanations of what is in the different curations. Makes it easy to scan resources and select links.
A list of links to the wide range of resources including articles, teaching and learning activities and videos.
The article includes an index and explanations of what is in the different curations. Makes it easy to scan resources and select links.
A short and simple explanation.
Many people have realised that mātauranga Māori contains potentially useful knowledge, for example, about utilising and preserving the environment.
This article explains kaitiakitanga and mana whakahaere within the context of the Waikato River.
This article explains the concept of tikanga within the context of the Waikato river. The article contains six videos in which people share their personal connections to the river.
Rongoā is the traditional Māori healing system. Rongoā is a holistic practice that often includes using the medicinal properties of New Zealand native plants.
The NZ Ministry of Health has a list of ministry-funded rongoā Māori providers: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/populations/maori-health/rongoa-maori-traditional-maori-healing
This card game uses some native plants that are used for rongoā Māori and medical uses for the plants.
The native plant photos are also useful identification tools when going on a 'plant hunt' around the school grounds.
Wharenui construction, waka making, woodcarving and weaving require a high degree of precision. Find out how this happened prior to hardware stores and measuring tapes. Really interesting and lots of reo!
A collection of resources from Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa. The resources are in te reo Māori and English.
This article has a handy kuputaka table and links to the articles in te reo Māori and English.
He whānui tonu ngā mōhio o ngā tūpuna Māori ki ngā hekaheka me ngā painga anō o ētahi. He kai ētahi, he rongoā ētahi, mō te tā moko ētahi, hei tahu ahi kē ētahi.
A quiz about Māori knowledge and uses of fungi. English version is here: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2678-maori-knowledge-and
I tēnei mahi nei, ka whakapakari te ākonga i ōna pūkenga āta tirotiro me ōna mātauranga pūtaiao. Ka kohia, ka whakamāoritia anō hoki he raraunga, ka whakamāoritia hoki he whakaaturanga.
Use observation skills and practise your te reo Māori. English version is here: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2674-observing-fungi.
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He pai te patapatainga nei hei mahi tuatahi e kitea ai e pēhea rawa ana te mōhio o ngā ākonga ki te hekaheka, hei aromatawai whakakapi rānei, hei mahi hāhau pārekareka rānei e tūtaki ai ngā ākonga ki ētahi o ngā āhuatanga, ngā wāhanga me ngā painga o te hekaheka.
Use this quiz as an introductory tool, summative assessment or as an engaging treasure hunt. English version:
Pāwhiria ngā ingoa o ngā hekaheka i roto i te mahi pāhekoheko, kia mōhio ai koe i pēhea te whakamahi a ngā tūpuna i aua hekaheka, ā, kitea ai aua hekaheka i hea.
An interactive that shows how early Māori used different fungi for food and medicine. English version: https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/image_
This PLD session covers a range of contexts that, if used in the classroom, would introduce students to range of te reo words and concepts. Examples include Matariki, maramataka and tātai arorangi.
This Connected journal article includes te reo Māori and traditional practices regarding weaving.
This Connected journal article includes te reo Māori and shows the value of a holistic approach to science investigations – one that combines mātauranga Māori with science.
Discover a range of resources connected to mātauranga and the Living World strand of the NZ curriculum.
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In this recorded webinar, discover how two amazing primary teachers have woven pūtaiao into their programmes.
Glossary of Māori words associated with the intertidal zone.
This article explores concepts such as mana atua, mauri and te mana o te taiao, and actions we can take to support Papatūānuku.