Moa statements 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Working with Students Further Resources This task is about identifying correct and incorrect statements about the moa. Question 1Change answer Use this drawing a moa to help you answer the following questions. Read each statement about moa and choose whether it is True or False. Use this drawing a moa to help you answer the following questions. Read each statement about moa and choose whether it is True or False. a) Moa are birds. TrueFalseTrueFalse b) Moa are extinct. TrueFalseTrueFalse c) Moa can fly. TrueFalseTrueFalse d) Moa lived in Aotearoa New Zealand. TrueFalseTrueFalse e) Some moa stood up to 3 metres tall. TrueFalseTrueFalse f) Moa are dinosaurs. TrueFalseTrueFalse g) We know about moa from bones found in caves. TrueFalseTrueFalse Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online with auto-marking. Copyright: Image: Copyright NZCER (sketch) Level: 2 Curriculum info: Science, Knowledge, Living World Keywords: evolution, birds, moa Description of task: Students are provided with a diagram of a moa and asked if each of seven sentences about moa is correct or incorrect. Answers/responses: Y5 (03/2000) a) b) c) d) e) f) g) right right wrong right right wrong right 3 correct - difficult 2 correct - very easy 1 correct - very easy Diagnostic and formative information: The students recorded over 80% correct for statements except for: b) Moa are extinct - 77%, e) Some moa stood up to 3 metres tall - 78%, and g) We know about moa from bones found in caves - 61%. Bird adaptations Moa - evidence or inference?
