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Māori Statistics Data Collection

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Māori Statistics Data Collection

Māori Statistics Data Collection

Māori statistics and data collection illustration

📊 Part 1: Te Reo Māori Statistics Vocabulary

1. Match the English words with their Te Reo Māori translations:
1. Data
2. Number
3. Category
4. Tally
5. Most
A. Te nuinga
B. Puka raraunga
C. Kāpata
D. Taki
E. Tau
2. Circle the correct Te Reo Māori word for "picture graph":

Pepa pikitia

Rārangi

Kāpata

Rerekētanga

🌈 Part 2: Favourite Colours Data Collection

3. Ask 5 classmates about their favourite colour. Use tally marks to record their answers:

Whero (Red): ________________

Kākāriki (Green): ________________

Kōwhai (Yellow): ________________

Kikorangi (Blue): ________________

Waiporoporo (Purple): ________________

4. Which colour was chosen the most? Write your answer in Te Reo Māori:
5. How many people chose kākāriki (green)?

🍎 Part 3: Creating a Picture Graph

6. Use the space below to draw a picture graph (pepa pikitia) showing your favourite kai (food) data. Draw one picture for each person who chose that food:
7. Look at your picture graph. Answer these questions in English or Te Reo Māori:

Ko wai te nuinga? (Which has the most?) ________________

Ko wai te iti rawa? (Which has the least?) ________________

E hia ngā tangata katoa? (How many people in total?) ________________

🔢 Part 4: Data Questions

8. Check all the ways we can collect puka raraunga (data):

Asking questions

Using tally marks

Counting objects

Making observations

Guessing answers

9. Fill in the blanks using Te Reo Māori words:

When we collect information, we call it ____________. We can organise this into different ____________ (categories). We use ____________ marks to count, and create a ____________ (picture graph) to show our results.

10. Write one question you could ask your whānau (family) to collect data:

🎨 Part 5: Create Your Own Data Investigation

11. Choose a topic to investigate with your classmates. Draw or write your plan:
12. What do you think you will discover from your investigation?
13. Circle how you feel about using Te Reo Māori in maths:

I love it! (He pai rawa!)

It's good (He pai)

It's okay (He māmā)

I need more practice (Me ako anō au)

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