Te torotoro i te mātauranga pūtaiao o onamata, hei oranga mō inamata me anamata
This standard asks you to explore how Māori ancestral knowledge about the environment was used to sustain life in the past, and how that knowledge can guide solutions for environmental issues today and in the future. You'll investigate traditional ecological practices and connect them to modern environmental challenges, showing how mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) helps us understand and care for the world around us.
You identify and explain ancestral science knowledge linked to an environmental topic, and show how this knowledge relates to past, present, and future environmental care.
You explain the connections between ancestral science knowledge and a modern environmental issue, showing how tūpuna practices inform solutions for environmental challenges today and tomorrow.
You present well-supported evidence showing how ancestral science knowledge, modern understanding, and environmental practices are interconnected, demonstrating how mātauranga Māori addresses environmental sustainability across past, present, and future.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.