Extension Topic: Matariki
Interactive Display Board with Makey Makey + Scratch
Platform
Year Levels
Y5-6 (Guided)
Y7+
Duration
2+ lessons
Resources
Differentiation
Limit the scale of the project to an A4 or A3 size piece of paper.
Stretch the activity into a unit plan by spreading the workload over multiple session, focusing on research, design, programming and construction.
Zoom in on the topic and assign individual stars of the Matariki cluster to be more thoroughly researched an presented on, with their own main points on individual display boards for each whetū.
Extension
Create a virtual presentation completely in Scratch based on the same extension topic, using this guide:
About Activity
This extension topic pairs with the Interactive Display Board template activity to focus the project on Te Kāhui o Matariki, the Matariki star cluster.
Follow the template activity guide along with the content focus of the Matariki extension guide to create an interactive multimedia presentation that brings together skills in research, literacy and oratory, arts and crafts as well as digital technologies.
Learners will work independently or as a team to investigate the extension topic, distill information, capture sound, program controls, construct a display and complete a circuit that lets users interact with the presentation to learn about Te Iwa o Matariki, the nine stars of Matariki.
Use the extension topic activity guide below together with the Interactive Display Board template activity guide.
Extension Topic Activity Guide
