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We can be scientists! – Slideshow

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Find out how we can work as scientists to learn more about the birds in our rohe – and how we can make them count!

Please check the speaker notes that accompany the slides. They contain activity instructions, prompting questions and teaching suggestions.

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This slideshow has suggested activities to encourage tauira to think about the birds in our local area – past and present – and what we need to do to help them.

Linked resources

The resources referenced in the Slideshow/PPT notes section are: 

  • Slide 2: Manu – past, present and future – SLH 

  • Slide 4: Titiro whakamuri Haere whakamua questionnaire – SLH 

  • Slide 5: The Story of Tūī | Ngā Kōrero O Te Tūī – article and The Story of Tūī | Ngā Kōrero O Te Tūī – video series – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research 

  • Slide 10: Ake Ake – forever and ever – SLH 

  • Slide 12: He Paki Taonga i a Māui: Ko te Pakanga a ngā Manu | Battle of the Birds – video Te Papa Tongarewa 

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Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 17 June 2024Size: 5.83 MB
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