Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
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Te Tapa Ingoa
This article explores how early Māori went about naming and grouping the plants and animals they found around them. It explains what this process reveals about Māori ways of viewing the world and the framework provided by whakapapa. It prompts comparisons with the Linnaean system for naming and grouping organisms and describes an example of Māori and Pākehā working together and drawing on knowledge from both systems.
Series: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 3
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Nature of science, Living world
In: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Publication date: December 2020
Trees, Seas, and Soil
This article examines how different processes combine to affect the balance of carbon in the atmosphere. It explains that the increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is having a huge effect on climate – an effect that can be reduced, as carbon is finite. Carbon sinks, in the form of forests, the ocean, and soils, could help to balance the carbon levels in the atmosphere. However, each form has its own complications. The article concludes that human use of fossil fuels needs to be reduced to protect the carbon sinks around us.
Series: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 3
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Nature of science, Material world
In: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Publication date: December 2020
Raʻui: Giving It Back to the Gods
This article explores a scientific issue from a Pacific worldview. It describes how the people of the Cook Islands have attempted to manage and protect their marine resources with the tradition of ra‘ui. The article highlights the very real issues that make success difficult and the diversity and validity of different people’s perspectives on ra‘ui.
Series: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 3
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Nature of science, Living world
In: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Publication date: December 2020
Life in Aotearoa New Zealand
This article describes the evolutionary development of life in Aotearoa New Zealand and addresses the question of why our flora and fauna are so distinct. It introduces and explains the concepts of evolution and adaptation and offers a brief overview of how the land itself changed over many millions of years.
Series: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Learning area: English, Science
Curriculum level: 3
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Nature of science, Living world
In: Connected 2020 Level 3 – Kaitiakitanga
Publication date: December 2020