Kōwhaiwhai

Kōwhaiwhai

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This task is about rotating a shape clockwise or anticlockwise.

Question

Kōwhaiwhai are commonly used on wharenui rafters. They represent the mana of the house, ancestors and people.
 
a)  What will this kōwhaiwhai design look like when it is rotated a quarter turn clockwise?
black and red Māori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

Question

b)  What will this Kōwhaiwhai design look like when it is rotated a three quarter turn clockwise?
black and red Māori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

Question

c)  What will this Kōwhaiwhai design look like when it is rotated a half turn clockwise?
black and red Māori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

Question

d)  What will this Kōwhaiwhai design look like when it is rotated a quarter turn anticlockwise?
black and red Māori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

    • black and red maori design

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pen and paper or online (with auto marking).
Copyright: 
black and red maori design

Images are Public Domain from Wikimedia commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maori-rafter12.svg

Levels:
1, 2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Transformation
Keywords: 
rotation, kowhaiwhai
Description of task: 
Student identify the direction and amount of rotation a shape has undergone.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' understanding of rotating through quarter turns.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Geometric thinking, sets 1-2
Geometric thinking, set 3
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
  Correct answer Y6 (11/2013)
a) B - Maori-black-red-design-sq-R.png very easy
b) C -

 

 very easy
c) A - very easy
d) C - very easy
a) - d)
All 4 correct
3 correct
very easy (86%)
very easy (94%)
Diagnostic and formative information: 
Student response Likely misconception Next steps
a) C
b) B
c) D (correct)
d) B
 The student confuses "clockwise" and "anticlockwise". The student may look at the direction that the hands on a clock move. This direction is called "clockwise".