What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? So much! We used the task cards as part of our reading programme, linking in reading material related to each task card, and unpacking the vocabulary in each. Maths: using the Gravelometer.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? We would have loved to conduct the stream testing on a local waterway. The way we unpacked each task card and turned it into a lesson which we carried out in class or out in the school grounds to prepare for the visit (which ended up not going ahead).

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? It taught about water quality, and how water quality is essential to sustain life, the importance of keeping our waterways clean.

“It was engaging and exciting for the students. We adapted it to simulate the testing at school, e.g. making 'rivers' on tarps with sediment and rocks, etc and using the bathyscope, etc. Each task was adapted to make it suitable to teaching on land in preparation for the water testing trip. Unfortunately wour testing date fell in one of the lockdowns and we struggled to secure a date that suited the calendar to do the actual trip to a local stream, as we also had a week of EOTC.”

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Te Ao Māori Science Maths - measurement and collecting data

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? It would be great to compare our results with other schools across New Zealand and consider why this might be.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? It helped us to understand the significance of our local stream for local iwi and how it connects to our school pepeha.

“This was an excellent resource for promoting our students' understanding of their local water systems. We are lucky enough to have a creek in our school but unfortunately due to a slip on the bank our access has been limited and we haven't been able to use the kit to its full capacity yet. Our stream is mentioned in our school pepeha so using the kit we were able to further delve into the significance of our local stream to local Māori. The Topo Map was extremely helpful for understanding how our school creek connects to wider water systems around us, helping us to make stronger connections to our local area. Overall the kit was an amazing resource for studying an environment of local significance for our setting and we were really grateful to receive it! Thank you School Kit!”

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Our students had the opportunity to engage and reflect on their learning. A lot of this was done through writing and oral language. There were also many links made to mathematics which fit in perfectly with the DMIC is a model which we've been following t

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Our children will continue to visit the steam to do planting, rubbish clean ups and developing their understanding of kaitiakitanga.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Looking at the Wairua of our stream reflects the Wairua of our community. We've realized we need to be kaitiaki starting with limiting the amount of rubbish in our lunch boxes as every aspect of our environment is linked. We need to encourage our kids to

“We really enjoyed getting outside and exploring our local environment. The Children got a lot out out of exploring the stream and getting their hands dirty. They loved using the tools included, particularly measuring the speed of the stream with the stop watch.”

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The cross-curricular elements worked very well over a number of learning areas, science, math, literacy, technology. Literacy, was focused around data report writing, persuasive text, creating a report for local council to ask how our waterways are being

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Ongoing water sustainability, how to keep our waterways clean, as a community. Understanding local history and the importance that history plays when it comes to understanding the states in which our waters came through and how to better manage the mainte

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? The specific waterways we tapped into, is one of huge significance to our local Whangarei area. Although this particular stream we visited is frequented by a lot of our students, as the local water hole and popular swimming spot, not many, if any, underst

“Apologies on the late return of my feedback. Would like to start off by acknowledging the time and effort that has gone in to creating these extremely informative school kits. Our students had a great time working with the water kit and learning more, about the significance of our local waterways.”

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This integrated so well into math, reading, writing, art, technology, social science and Te Ao Maori.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? We went straight into this in term 3, so our term 4 was a natural flow on to the environment, we linked into growing veggies and making wicker gardens, it gave purpose to the unit '24 gifts of nature 'The students in my class are aware of how important ou

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? This kit developed a real hands on in depth view of all of our local history of the rivers and streams, this is a huge cultural history here in Whangarei. Our students were able to gain some grounding locally. With aligning Maramataka, Matariki and Momo W

“Sustanability and environment has been an underlying study in our syndicate since lockdown. We watned to make our learning for the children motivating and real for them so they were engaged and were able to also take that knowledge home for the wellbeing of our environment. It is important that our students are learning hands on concepts about the world so that they can take responsibility for their choices and be more informed about the impacts we have as humans on the planet and population. This kit was such an amazing hands on approach to exactly what we were looking for. We have an amazing integrated term that was full of resources that covered so much and we were able to flow it on through the terms. The kids are much more engaged and responsive to their choices and know that they are the kaitiaki of their environment. we looked into water use in each house hold, water cycles, water and our bodies linked it to matariki. Students were amazed at how much water is used and wasted - Some determined that they were spending far too long in the shower based on their data collection. We looked at the effects of animals and farming and how that effects our waters and oceans, the connection and importance water has for us and our land. This kit had so many hand on activities that really gave each learning intention a purpose, We made water filters as an attempt to 'clean' different sources of water. When this kit arrived, it complimented everything we were trying to achieve in integrated, purposeful and meaningful planning and learning for our students. This kit was an be perfect as an extension on an already developing topic. We saw it as enhancing our own water studies. We planned a whole syndicate trip based on this kit and used all the information, activities etc to front load our children as much as we could so that they could gain as much enriching experiences from our trip to the local Awa. Thank you so much for such an amazing resource! i can not wait to see what you have in store for the future.”

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? I really appreciated how this linked to Literacy, Numeracy, Science, Te Ao Māori, Health &; PE.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Students have shown an increase interest in local waterways and bodies of water in our ara.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? My students were able to appreciate the significance of water as the essential for life (the blood of Papatuanuuku).

“Students enjoyed exploring water health and quality when exploring the Kaniwhaniwha stream as well as discussing the historical and cultural perspectives of that area.”

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We also looked at the flora and fauna of the area. We used digital technology and a lot of Numeracy in measuring, finding averages and recording and collecting data. Was great to use the classification charts and do some reading around the invertebrates.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? we are going to look at different parts of the stream to compare. We went on a mountain trip to look at what feeds our rivers and compared the differences between the stream further up and further down. The children also want to collect different samples

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? It was great having the related videos about the significance to Maori and their relationship with the land and awa.

“The class loved this as we have a stream and walkway by our school that we look after. It tied in well with tracking and trapping we have been doing.”

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What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reading texts in journals to support this learning. Writing and creating posters alerting others to the importance of water and how to avoid polluting our streams.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? We have now as a school, adopted Kohuora Park and will continue to regularly test and monitor water quality. We will continue to publicise to the community ways to keep the water clean.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? They children learned there were many qualities of water and the importance in Te Ao Maori.

“This kit was well timed as we were undertaking an investigation through Experiencing Marine Reserves.”

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