River connections
In this activity, students make connections between the river environment and the species in and around it, learning about their relationships. The activity helps them visualise the interdependence within the river environment.
Te ao Māori and repo
Te ao Māori (the Māori world view) recognises the connections between all living and non-living things. In this video, kairangahau Māori share some of their repo connections with us.
Questions for discussion:
Cheri and Rob talk about memories. What role do memories play in repo restoration?
Yvonne and Shannon talk about repo as repositories or places to store things. What types of things (physical and non-physical) were stored in repo?
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
describe the interdependence between some of the species in a river environment and between these species and the river environment
justify some of these connections by describing the relationship between them
explain with some understanding how Waikato-Tainui iwi view their connectedness to the river.
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introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
activity resources.
