Matariki poster

Objective: Recreate the Matariki star cluster using coordinates in the Desmos Graphing Calculator

Step 1

Open the Desmos Graphing Calculator. Sign in with your school account and click 'save' to give your creation a suitable name

Step 2

Set the background colour to black by clicking on the Tool icon in the top right corner and choosing 'Reverse Contrast'

Step 3

Add the first point on the graph (suggest you start at (2, 0) for the first cross). Change the point to a cross and increase it's size (to 50 or more points)

Step 4

Add more points to recreate the Matariki image above using your knowledge of co-ordinates.

Extension - Use the Pride Week Colours for your stars! ✨

Add the following commands to the Graphing Calculator to add the Pride Week colours to your creation. You can then change the colour of the crosses. If you want to keep the black background, use the inverse of these colour listed below.

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