📚 Part 1: Vocabulary and Pattern Recognition

1. Match the English mathematical terms with their Te reo Māori equivalents:

Ratio

Transformation

Pattern

Rotation

Reflection

Panonitanga

Whakaata

Ōwehenga

Whakaraupapa

Hurihuri

2. In traditional tukutuku panels, if there are 3 diamond shapes for every 2 triangle shapes, what is the ratio (ōwehenga) of diamonds to triangles?

2:3

3:2

5:1

1:5

3. Which transformations (panonitanga) are commonly found in kowhaiwhai patterns? (Select all that apply)

Reflection (whakaata)

Rotation (hurihuri)

Translation (whakawhiti)

All of the above

✏️ Part 2: Analysing Māori Patterns

4. Look at a tukutuku panel pattern. If the basic unit repeats 8 times across the width and contains 2 koru and 3 straight lines, how many koru are in the complete pattern?

5. Describe one example of reflection (whakaata) you might see in a traditional Māori carving or pattern:

6. In a kowhaiwhai pattern, if one section has a ratio (ōwehenga) of 4 curved elements to 6 straight elements, what is this ratio in its simplest form?

Answer: _____ : _____

7. Explain how the concept of symmetry (taurite) is important in Māori art and design: