What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Students were able to share their thoughts &; justify their thinking

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How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? This kit we will use again in future years - as a school we spend a lot of time caring for our beach &; stream. We now have our own area which we care for &; plant throughout the year

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? We have a stream running into our local beach. It is very important for our children &; their whanau as many of them spend time fishing &; gathering kaimoana.

“Water Testing”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Writing letters, reading &; researching, EOTC

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? From this project, the children would like to bring attention to their local Lake Hayes lake which many of them swim in but has been closed down due to high ecoli

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Links to the importance of water for Maori Maori legends - Maui and his brothers

“What a great learning unit and well thought out kit and one that suits our areas well with lakes and rivers. We couldn't do this during the winter months when this was due as the rivers were freezing and dangerously icy. It is better for us as a summer topic and we look forward to”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This provided great opportunity to cross over into social studies, looking at how different groups of people interact with our waterways and the significance that these spaces hold for these groups of people.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Future learning opportunities in both Technology and Social sciences as many students began wondering how places and things could be redesigned to encourage sustainability as well as more mindful interaction with their surroundings.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? This kit enabled our class to visit local waterways that hold a great deal of significance to both our school and local iwi. Many incidental discussions were held around local stories and history which meant for true, authentic learning experiences.

“Students were highly engaged in the process of carrying out their own tests. This was a fantastic opportunity to encourage student agency and empower them to make predictions and test them.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths - measurement Digital Tech - creating mini books about our learning using apps on the ipads

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

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How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Climate change and the effects to our waterways.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? the effects of pollution eg looking at what rubbish was in our awa and how it got into our awa in the first place.

“The resources and the kit itself was very interesting. My students were intrigued by the different parts inside the kit and they could be used for. Using 'I wonder' questions and researching information this was genuinely a good inquiry discussion which lead us into our environment and what we could do to help protect and inform others about our local awa in our area.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Used kit as part of inquiry so integrated all areas of curriculum. Was a great vehicle to promote the integrated aspect of the curriculum. During term 3 the class had the opportunity to go to our local Art Space and view an exhibition about South Island

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Access to our local waterway was difficult and it meant lots of organisation. I think if we had a closer waterway to access the opportunities to keep following through would be greater.

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Children brought some prior knowledge and the water kit supported and developed their ideas further.

“On reflection I think that this kit would have been better served for us in a summer term.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Literacy, Numeracy, Digital Tech curriculum

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

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How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? More learning about how to follow investigations, form hypothesizes and see things through to completion

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? We are learning about turangawaewae, which our local stream feeds into our local awa. It was really good to see the links.

“We really appreciated all of the 'sciencey' stuff (student's voice). It was great as we have a stream very close to our school that we could monitor. Sorry no photos, totally immersed in the learning!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It tied in with topic and reading

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Students wish to visit the local waterways and investigation native birds/ wildlife that live in and around it

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Celebrated our place and the importance of the waterways around us

“Water testing kit was a hit! This tied in perfectly with our plant and eco focused unit. We explored and investigated water from various local waterways. Students enjoyed using all the marvellous tools included in the kit to help with their investigation!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Such super cross curricular links! Maths and science was an easy link! Reading lots of journal links and writing point of view.

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How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? We have already thought about running a clean up day at a close lagoon for our year 6's before the end of the day.

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Our research was based on the local waterways, involvement of iwi and the local food sources.

“This was a really valuable kit from school kit. It was linked to our topic inquiry Kaitiakitanga.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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