Matariki Design Exploration Worksheet

Year 9 Technology — Celebrating Matariki through Technology

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🌟 Part 1: The Significance of Matariki

1. In your own words, explain what Matariki is and why it is significant in Aotearoa New Zealand. Include at least two key ideas.

2. Matariki is often associated with three themes. Circle the three themes below that best describe its meaning:

Renewal and new beginnings

Competition and winning

Remembrance of those who have passed

Gathering together as a community

Individual achievement only

3. How might the themes of Matariki influence the design of a technology product? Give one example.

🎨 Part 2: Decoding a Child's Drawing

Your teacher will show you a drawing made by a 5-year-old child. Use it to answer the questions below.

4. Describe what you see in the drawing. What shapes, colours, or symbols stand out to you?

5. What do you think the child was trying to communicate or express? Explain your interpretation.

6. Check all the Matariki themes you can connect to the child's drawing:

Renewal / new beginnings

Family and togetherness

Stars / the night sky

Celebration

Nature and the environment

7. Why is it useful for a technology designer to look at simple, creative drawings like this one when starting a new project?

📋 Part 3: Design Brief & Client Profile

Read the design brief provided by your teacher, then answer the questions below.

8. Identify two requirements (what the client wants) and one constraint (a limitation) from the design brief.

Requirement 1: _____________________________________________________________

Requirement 2: _____________________________________________________________

Constraint: ________________________________________________________________

9. Complete the client profile below using information from the design brief and the child's drawing:

Client name / group: ______________________________________________________

Age or year group: _______________________________________________________

What does the client value or care about?

What problem or need does the client have?

What cultural context is important for this client?

10. Reflection: Why is it important to understand a client's cultural background before you begin designing a technology product? Write 2–3 sentences.

Matariki Design Exploration Worksheet

Matariki Design Exploration Worksheet

🌟 Part 1: The Significance of Matariki

🎨 Part 2: Decoding a Child's Drawing

📋 Part 3: Design Brief & Client Profile

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