Key Words 20 Uenuku and rainbow Rainbows Uenuku Rangi 1. Wow a spherical rainbow, prism exclaimed Renata. disperses ma 2. The Rainbow ROY G BIV God is Uenuku. replied his Dad, Stephen, whero karaka As a man, he fell in love with a morning mist kowhai maiden. He tricked her into staying after kakariki kikorangi dawn and when she found out, she left. poroporo Uenuku was very sad and searched for her. mnemonic Rangi (the Sky Father) turned him into a rainbow so he could join his family in the sky. So when it rains, you see Uenuku, the God of Rainbows. 3. Nice story, Dad. We learnt rain only gives rainbows when the sun is behind you and the rain is in front. Each raindrop acts like a prism. The prism disperses (separates) the white (ma) light into seven colours and we see the rainbow. 4. I remember the order of colours as ROY G BIV. For Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, said Stephen. 5. Yes, we learnt the Maori names. Whero is red and karaka is orange. Kowhai is yellow. Kakariki is green. Kikorangi is blue. Poroporo is for purple (Indigo and Violet together), unfortunately WKKKKP isn t as good a memory aid (mnemonic) as ROY G BIV is continued Renata. 6. You could use a memory-aid-story. For example -The ma white clouds floated and a rainbow appeared. A wheroblooded man sat eating karaka fruit looking out at the kowhai in flower. A cheeky kakariki parrot flew by under the bright kikorangi sky. The clouds turned poroporo purple, (indigo and violet) and the rain started to fall. 7. I like the Uenuku story better Dad.
Questions 20 Uenuku and Rainbows Write out the question and then answer them in your book. A How well did you read? 1) The rainbow is the Maori God, a) Tane c) Papatuanuku b) Rangi d) Uenuku 2) Rain gives rainbows but only when the sun is you and the shower of rain is. a) in front, behind c) beside, behind b) behind, in front d) behind, beside 3) Each little raindrop acts like a because of its shape. a) prism c) prion b) prison d) printism 4) The order of colours is. a) BIV G ROY c) ROY G BIV b) VIB G OYR d) VIB G ROY 5) Kowhai is a) red c) purple b) yellow d) green B Learn about Words- Vocabulary You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it. Look at the word. Find it in the paragraph number shown. Find the word that fits the given meaning then write out both eg furry, produces milk (1) = MAMMAL 6) The Sky Father (2) = 7) disperses (3) = 8) ma (3) = 9) mnemonic (5) = C Using Words One good way to learn words is to use them. Read the sentence and then find it in the numbered paragraph. Write out the sentence containing the correct word.
10) The prism disperses the white light into different colours(4) 11) is green (5) 12) is for (Indigo and Violet together) (5) 13) You could use a - -story (6) D Answering Scientific questions. Write the answer to each of the following making sure you include the question in the answer you write down. The first two have been started for you. 14) Explain why the raindrop disperses white light into its seven colours? The raindrop disperses white light into its seven colours because.. 15) State the order of the seven colours. The order of the seven colours is.. 16) State the order of the seven colours in te reo (Maori). The order of the seven colours in te reo is.. 17) Describe how a list of science names can be remembered. A list of science names can be remembered by.. or by E Extra for fast finishers (something creative) Choose one of the following things that interests you most. Make up a 10 letter by 10 letter word find using some of the key words in the story. Draw a picture that will remind you of what the story is about. Make a list of all the science facts you found out reading the story. Make a list of all the Maori words with their meanings and draw a picture for each one. Make up a crossword from the keywords with a set of questions to test on another fast finisher.
ANSWERS 20 Uenuku and Rainbows A How well did you read? 1) The rainbow is the Maori God, Uenuku. 2) Rain gives rainbows but only when the sun is behind you and the shower of rain is in front. 3) Each little raindrop acts like a prism because of its shape. 4) The order of colours is ROY G BIV. 5) Kowhai is yellow B Learn about Words- Vocabulary 6) The Sky Father (2) = Rangi 7) disperses (3) =separates 8) ma (3) =white 9) mnemonic (5) =memory aid C Using Words 10) The prism disperses the white light into its seven different colours(4) 11) Kakariki is green (5) 12) Poroporo is for purple (Indigo and Violet together) (5) 13) You could use a memory-aid-story (6) D Answering Scientific questions. Write the answer to each of the following making sure you include the question in the answer you write down. The first two have been started for you. 14) Explain why the raindrop disperses white light into its seven colours? The raindrop disperses white light into its seven colours because of its shape so it acts like a prism. 15) State the order of the seven colours. The order of the seven colours is ROYGBIV Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet 16) State the order of the seven colours in te reo (Maori). The order of the seven colours in te reo is Whero, Karaka, Kowhai, Kakariki, Kikorangi, Poroporo 17) Describe how a list of science names can be remembered. A list of science names can be remembered is by ordering the first letters as a mnemonic eg ROYG BIV. Or by secondly, making up a memorable story like the one used to remember the Maori colours of the rainbow in this story. A third way is to make up a rap and chant it Red and orange and yellow and green, blue and purple too, I can rap a rainbow, I can rap a rainbow, I can rap a rainbow too. Whero, karaka, kowhai too, kakariki green and kikorangi blue. Poroporo purple, saddens Uenuku, sad god of rainbows, loosing his mist---ress, We can rap a rainbow too.
Whero = Red Karaka = Orange Kakariki = Green Kowhai = Yellow Kikirangi = Blue Poroporo = Purple (Indigo and Violet)