To summarise your learning this term, you will be creating an A3 poster on the harakeke (NZ flax) plant.
You can print off text, images, and any other digital aids for this poster and glue them on.
Your poster should include the following details:
● Stripped and Braided Harakeke fibres
● Strength test of the fibres
● Look at the fibres under the microscope
● The Ecology of Harakeke
● The Abiotic/Biotic factors that affect the harakeke plant
● A food chain or food web involving the harakeke plant
● Harakeke leaf/root structure
● Photosynthesis and the importance of producers
● The History of Harakeke
● The family structure of harakeke, its adaptations and how these help Harakeke survive.
● The uses of Harakeke before and after European Colonisation.
Poster Criteria
Mark Allocation
Mark Awarded
A sample of Harakeke fibres provided
· 2 marks for sample provided
· 2 marks for evidence of testing breaking point
At least 2 properties and uses
· 4 marks for 2 properties and 2 uses listed
· 6 marks for relating and integrating the use of Harakeke to a specific property.
At least 2 biotic and 2 abiotic factors that affect Harakeke
· 4 marks for 2 biotic and abiotic factors listed
· 8 marks for discussing how one abiotic and one biotic factor affect Harakeke
Harakeke’s place within an ecosystem
· 2 mark for a valid food chain
· 4 marks for a valid food web
· 4 marks for the balanced photosynthesis equation.
· 4 marks for explaining the importance of photosynthesis in Harakeke to the natural community
The Structure of Harakeke
· 8 marks for a discussion of the adaptations of Harakeke and HOW these adaptations help it survive.
Aesthetic Appeal of the Poster
· 12 marks based on composition, colour and impact