Matariki by Xaiver

Our tasks are being focused around the Matariki New Year. For the past weeks we have been writing about information about the Maori New Year Matariki. We also made a slideshow based on information and facts about Matariki. Something I learnt during this task was that Matariki was a star cluster, I also learnt that Matariki means eyes of god and Marariki means little eyes, another fact I learnt about Matariki is that it is one of the closest star clusters to earth. I found this activity interesting because I learnt many things about Matariki that I wasn’t aware of before. Link to the slideshow

Winter Solstice by Sanujan and Joshua W

Sanujan and Joshua W have made an animation of the Winter Solstice. They have added in interesting facts. They have also added in how the Northern Hemisphere is currently Summer and the Southern Hemisphere is Winter.  Using their smart searching skills they have made a reference slide with their websites they have used. 

Winter and Summer Solstice by Shannon and Fraidoon

This animation was created by Shannon and Fraidoon. They have explained the process of how the earth orbits around the sun. Did you know that it takes one whole year for the earth to orbit right around the sun? They have done a great job making this creative animation. 

Matariki Information Posters

Deannika's Matariki Poster

Pah Nwee's Matariki Presentation

 

 Pah Nwee read the story 'Celebrating Matariki'. After reading the story he made this information poster that shows the facts he learnt.

Tienira's Matariki Presentation

Asmah, Kapri and Mahdia's Matariki Presentation

Asmah, Kapri and Mahdia have done a fabulous job of working collaboratively to create this informative presentation about Matariki. 

Henry's Matariki Poster

These are some facts Henry found out about Matariki after reading the article 'Matariki Returns' with my reading group. One thing he didn't know was that Matariki is a sign to Maori that the hunting season is over.

Leila's Matariki Poster

This is my Matariki poster I have created for reading. We were put into our groups and we had to answer the questions then write facts down about Matariki. After we had finish the answers and questions, we had to create a matariki poster using Google draw. This is my poster I have finished.

Rowling Groups's Matariki Glossary

This is our collaboratively created glossary for Matariki. Rowling reading group worked together to create this presentation after reading an article about how Matariki is celebrated in the far north of the North Island of New Zealand.