Reading: Week 9 Term 2
This Week’s Text: Discovering Matariki
WALT: Self monitor when reading texts to make sure we understand what we are reading.
LEARN:
Prior Knowledge Task: Word Study
What I think it means
What I know it means
I can use it in a sentence
Pleiades
i think it means like growing crops.
it means like the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology.
i know that the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology.
Ranginui
I think its a legand
it means like According to Māori myth, Ranginui played a pivotal role in the birth of the sun, moon, planets, stars and constellations – collectively called Te Whānau Mārama (the family of light).
i know that According to Māori myth, Ranginui played a pivotal role in the birth of the sun, moon, planets, stars and constellations – collectively called Te Whānau Mārama (the family of light).
cluster
I think it means a group of peolepe.
it menas like a group of peoeple that look up in to the sky.
it menas like a group of peoeple that look up in to the sky.
productive
i think it means like growing plants.
it means like producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities
and i know that producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities
navigate
Comprehension: Did I understand?
When does Matariki rise every year?Early june and late may
The myth about Ranginui and Papatūānuku is just “one of many Matariki myths” (P. 3). Do some research and write a summary of another myth that tells the story of Matariki. The heavens
Matariki is the Māori name for the small cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, in the Taurus constellation. In New Zealand it comes into view low on the north-eastern horizon, appearing in the tail of the Milky Way in the last days of May or in early June, just before dawn. This heralds the Māori New Year.
Historically, why was Matariki such an important time for Māori? it was inportant
because they make kites and go fishing
How is Matariki remembered now in the 21st Century?it was remeberd because of the
seven sisters.
How did observing the stars help Māori with planting crops? because over night it gets warm then the plants grow long.
Why is Matariki so important to New Zealanders?Because its a goood day for growing
Do some research and fill in the gaps with the correct information:
Matariki is associated with the star system Pleiades; the Pleiades are about ____ light years away and were formed approximately ____ million years ago. There are a total of ____ stars in the cluster, but is dominated by young hot ____ stars, up to 14 of which can be seen with the naked eye. Matariki is the heliacal rising of the '_____ Sisters', a star cluster seen in late ____, early June.
Extra for early finishers:
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Can you find the different names for Matariki in these different Pacific languages? You will need to do some research to find these.
Cook Islands: ____________
Gambier Islands: ___________
Samoan: __________
Hawaiian: ___________
Tongan: ___________
Marquesan: ____________
Research the constellation of Matariki and find out how old the stars are and where they are in their star life cycle.
