Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are exploring “our place” by recognising the Māori perspective on our position in space so that we understand how they developed their scientific understandings of space. 

    • We are focusing on “our place” by identifying how our position in space influences processes on earth so that we understand the relationship between the moon and the tides.  

    Kia ora...

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Name the stages of the lunar cycle. 
    • Rephrase the descriptions of the months of the Māori lunar calendar, Maramataka.
    • Explain the effects of the lunar cycle on the tides on Earth.

    Activities:

    1. Recap: Watch video about moon shape (see google classroom).
    2. Matamaraka google doc: exploring the months of the Māori Lunar Calendar (see google classroom).
    3. Education Perfect: Tides.
    4. Practise Assessment: Explain the effects of the lunar cycle on the tides on Earth (see google classroom).

    Homework:

    Education Perfect: Tides.