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Mātauranga and the Living World

Join Greta Dromgool from the Science Learning Hub and Yvonne Taura (Ngāiterangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Uenuku, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) as they explore mātauranga resources related to the Living World.

The Hub has a growing collection of articles, activities and interactives related to mātai koiora/biology. In this session we will discover resources on topics such as ngā hekaheka/fungi, ngā pepe/moths and rongoā that have been designed to build your knowledge and confidence to incorporate mātauranga Māori into your teaching. Several of these resources are available in te reo Māori.

I am teaching in a wharekura, this was great help.

Kaiako

This session is in te reo Pākehā and will be of interest to teachers of all levels.

Mātauranga and the Living World

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This is an edited recording of the webinar Mātauranga and the Living World.

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Thanks very much I am looking forward to looking through more of the hub resources and see what resonates with my tamariki's interest

Kaiako

Mātauranga and the Living World – slideshow

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This slideshow, from the webinar Mātauranga and the Living World, provides additional support for the video tutorial.

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TopicSlideshow number(s)Video timecode

Introducing the Science Learning Hub

1-2

00:00

Index

3

1:04

Introducing Yvonne Taura and our purpose

4-6

1:28

Mātauranga on the Hub

7-13

6:02

Whakapapa

14

12:03

Kaitiakitanga

15

14:31

Harakeke

16-18

19:02

Rongoā

19-22

24:00

Ngā Hekeheka/Fungi

23-25

27:17

Ahi Pepe/Mothnet

26

29:37

SLH links, keep in touch and thanks

27-29

33:23

Good to get some ideas of where to start!

Participant

Related content

Meet Yvonne Taura, kairangahau Māori, with whom we collaborated to create our repo resources.

For an introduction to mātauranga and science, read this article and discover many more resources in our Mātauranga Māori topic.

Explore the Ngā Hekaheka related resource collection mentioned in this webinar. Make a copy of the collection, then you can add additional content, notes, share and collaborate with others, and more.

Related recorded webinars include:

  • Mātauranga Māori

  • Opportunities for using te reo Māori

  • Te Repo – wetlands as a context for learning

  • Whakanui pūtaiao

  • Tame Malcolm – indigenous pest management

  • Kaitiakitanga with Tame Malcolm

  • Te Kāhui o Matariki and the environment

  • Animals of Aotearoa

Living World

If it is the Living World strand that you want to learn more about, check out our articles listing resources about the rocky shore, life cycles and insects.

Useful links

To explore different aspects of research utilising science and mātauranga Māori, have a look at our Pinterest curation of resources here.

Read this article by Dr Georgina Stewart, her aim is to unpack the issues implicit in the current trends to incorporate Māori knowledge in the secondary science curriculum and help science teachers see the new standards in a more balanced and optimistic way.
Stewart, G. (2022). Mātauranga Māori and secondary science teaching: 2022. 
Teachers’ Work, 19(2), 84-90. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v19i2.359.

Watch this Mātauranga Māori in Education, Education Hub webinar recording with Dr Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal (Marutūahu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngā Puhi) from 2023.

Acknowledgement

The Science Learning Hub would like to thank Yvonne Taura for her contribution to this webinar.

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Published: 27 November 2019
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