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Geometry and Te Whare

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Geometry and Te Whare

Te Whare Tapa Whā and geometric shapes

📚 Part 1: Understanding Te Whare Tapa Whā

1. Te Whare Tapa Whā has four pillars of well-being. Match each pillar to its meaning:
Taha Tinana
Taha Hinengaro
Taha Wairua
Taha Whānau
Social Well-being
Physical Well-being
Mental and Emotional Well-being
Spiritual Well-being
2. Which geometric concept have we used most in our design unit?

Reflection

Area calculation

Angle measurement

Perimeter

3. In geometry, reflection creates ___________. This is similar to how Te Whare Tapa Whā promotes ___________.

Fill in the blanks: balance and symmetry / well-being and harmony

🏠 Part 2: Connecting Your Design to Well-being

4. Look at your geometric design project. How does it support each pillar of Te Whare Tapa Whā? Give one example for each:

Taha Tinana (Physical Well-being):

How does your design create a safe, comfortable physical space?

Taha Hinengaro (Mental and Emotional Well-being):

What geometric features promote calm or positive feelings?

Taha Wairua (Spiritual Well-being):

How does your design connect people to something meaningful?

Taha Whānau (Social Well-being):

What spaces or features encourage people to connect with others?

5. Which geometric transformations did you use in your design? (Check all that apply)

Reflection

Rotation

Translation

Enlargement

💡 Part 3: Reflection and Extension

6. Describe one way you could improve your design to better support hauora (well-being):
7. Extension Challenge: Design a new geometric pattern that represents all four pillars of Te Whare Tapa Whā. Sketch your idea and explain how each part connects to well-being:
8. Complete this reflection: "The most important thing I learned about connecting geometry to well-being is..."

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