What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Mathematical skills, literacy and analysis of results were pivotal to the engagement of learning. However with Covid-19, the students engagement has been hampered and reengagement has detriment to the learning.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Going back and redoing the programme again to reinforce the learning, embracing Purakau into the learning of our Karamu Stream. It is considred to be one of the polluted streams in Hawkes Bay, with a lot of native planting and reviatalising going on to as

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? The students used the equipment however because of the time- season Winter, of testing the stream, it was running high. This had Health and Safety problems as it was too dangerous to carry out all tests.

“This project has been a great resource however the timing is well off. The winter is not the ideal time to do testing and maybe summer could be better for accessing the stream better to gain valid tests completed. We actually dropped our evidence- tablet into the stream which upset my students immensely. So a new session will be drawn up and we will eventually submit our findings.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths - further investigation into different tools to measure with and using these accurately Digital Technologies - we used Google tour builder to classify animals Key competencies - relating to others

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Carrying out the same tasks at a different stream or river and comparing the two. Looking into the data further, and the animals found in the stream. Further work on measuring accurately. Water way clean up.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Our school is named as the head of the Avon River originates in the area. This helped the children to understand the significance of this. As well as why water is such an important part of their pepeha.

“Our students enjoyed the variety of activities in this kit. It was easy to follow and had a clear pathway to the stream visit and analysis of data. highlights for our students were the mini Olympics and learning how to measure accurately, and the actual visit. We also enjoyed the idea of the 'dry run' at school, and the clear explanation of how to complete each card.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This kit was supported but our learning in the measurement strand of maths. It will also allow us now to go on a write reports about the health of our local waterways.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? A future learning opportunity could come from the students exploring ways to make their waterways cleaner and healthier for all, through community actions.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? We linked this kit with a unit about waterways in our local area. The kit helped us connect to the unit which also explored the significance of water for Maori

“This kit has been perfect for my year 7/8 class. They enjoyed each and every aspect and it has helped us gain a deeper understanding of the health of our local waterways. This kit tied in nicely with a unit of waterways in Canterbury. It had everything you needed and the instructions for each task were clear and easy to understand. Thank you School Kit!”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? None at the moment

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? I haven't yet got through it far enough to say but I feel there will be lots of opportunities.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? It is too early to say at the moment

“So far this kit has been interesting and we have enjoyed making the different testing tools. We are only on the practice part but the learners have been interested and engaged.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? see above

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? see above

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? see above

“The kit will be fantastic, thanks so much for it and my kids can't wait to use it but due to all the changes around covid we have not been able t use it - and won't be this term. However we will try to use it as soon as we can. It will be very effective in raising awreness and it will provide ongoing resources for our future stream investigations”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Mathematics - Measurement - particularly mean, mode and median.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? To use the kit across the school and provide others an opportunity to test the health of our local stream.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? This was not an area of the kit that we focussed on in great detail. Our classes have already well developed mihi and understanding of this, so we chose to focus more on the scientific elements.

“This was a fabulous kit and a timely opportunity to take the children on a school trip given they have missed out on so much this year as a result of Covid-19. Standing on the banks of the stream it was great to see the engagement of the children. We were fortunate to have 2 kits in our school so our Year 7&;8 children worked alongside our Year 5&;6 children, and it was great to see them working together and showing leadership.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The unit we studies have close links between science from the testing side and social students for the social significance and uses of water.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? I would like to revisit this again in several months to see reinforce the long term effects and see that the unit has changed attitudes and behaviours of the students and their families.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? As part of the unit of inquiry we have addressed this with the students. They began to understand the different uses as well as the importance that water and land play for different groups especially the Maori people.

“The children loved using the kit. It gave them the chance to have a meaningful hands on experience. There was a lot of cooperation with them working in groups and talking turns. A very beneficial kit. Thank you so much.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? It was great to integrate Maths and Science units. The use of fractions, decimals and percentages as well as using our data to draw conclusions. Next time I would extend this unit into report writing.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? We would love to repeat this assessment on a regular basis to monitor the health of this water way. It would be interesting to see if the stream life alters at different times of the year or under different conditions.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? We had being doing this as part of our Enviroschools learning but this aspect of the kit could be further developed.

“An excellent opportunity to explore our local environment. It was a worthwhile day spent exploring this stream. The students benefitted from having practiced the tasks before visiting the stream as it exciting being outside. This is an awesome kit and I would highly recommend giving it a go. I will definitely be using it on a regular basis at a variety of locations with a wide range of groups from within the school.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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