Tui/Kowhai Research

For the past few weeks in Te Ngahere for panui (reading) we have been researching the native and endemic species of New Zealand. In our panui groups we choose a bird, insect or tree to research. We made a presentation to show our learning, I had to include questions such as: is the Tui endemic or native, What is the Tui’s diet and where does the Tui live. Our learning intention was to make a connection between what we already know and what we have read. My group did a Tui as our first inquiry topic, and when we had finished the whole class had to share what they had learnt about their animal that they researched. I think I did well including lots of interesting facts. What I think I could do better would be to talk more clearly so that the whole class can hear. I really enjoyed learning about the Tui and also hearing about what others had learnt.

For my second presentation my group did the Kowhai tree, some questions we had to include was is the Kowhai tree endemic or native, What helps the Kowhai tree grow and what is the Kowhai trees role the the ngahere. I think my group did better for our second presentation because we spoke clearer and the information was more accurate. What I think I could do better would be to present it in a more interesting way.