Learning from the Tangata Whenua
James Ataria works a bit differently from most other scientists. As a scientist, he thinks carefully about how evidence should be collected and critiqued. But, unlike many other scientists, he also uses Māori cultural knowledge to help his work.
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Series: Connected 2015 Level 2 – Have You Checked?
Category: Non-fiction
Strand: Nature of science
Learning from the Tangata Whenua
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Connected 2015 Level 2 - Have You Checked?
In this Connected series there are four articles ("Operation Duck Pond"; "Why Do Our Muscles Get Tired?"; "Heat It Up"; "Learning from the Tangata Whenua").
1 of 4Why Do Our Muscles Get Tired?
Have you noticed that exercising a lot can make you feel tired or sore? Sometimes when we exercise very hard, our muscles use oxygen faster than our body can supply it. This is called muscle fatigue. Moana and Oscar carry out a simple investigation to discover more about muscle fatigue.
2 of 4Operation Duck Pond
Nathan Burkepile is a scientist who wants to know what kind of pond ducks like best. Volunteers (citizen scientists) from around the country collect data for Nathan to analyse. Nathan works with the citizen scientists to make sure that the data they collect is reliable.
3 of 4Heat It Up
Students Paige and Sabitra design an experiment to test whether their solar oven would work better if they paint it black on the inside.
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