What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This resource made some good writing and art pieces what did we see

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? A few students took this knowledge and taught younger siblings and parents what they had learnt

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? how the awa can help us in many ways and which we need to preserve the water

“Thanku again School Kit for the awesome Science . Another great kit that my class have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity, even a positive response from a few parents with there children coming home and talking about there findings and trying at home. You guys rock”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Reading, Writing, Maths.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? How can we monitor our water? Tried it with the bottled water we got from the GOVT.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Worked well as we have been learning about the matariki stars and we could link the water stars back to what we are doing.

“Amazing kit, my children loved being able to learn about the different water health we need to be aware of.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Unit linked to dramatic inquiry. So children became a class of experts part of a company called' Water Inc.' and helped a farmer perform experiments on his stream so that he could discover what was wrong and how to fix it.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Endangered birds, forest ecosystems. Water cycle.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Children understood that water is like a life blood, a living entity and sacred for maaori. Tuna also are sacred.

“We really enjoyed using the equipment and creating the experiments though some were challenging without access to a local stream. We completely appreciated the opportunity to have access to this well written, easy to understand and follow unit plan. We adapted the unit for dramatic inquiry and co taught with a neighbouring class which was so much fun. Children totally understood the importance of water health as our unit had at it's centre restoring tuna or eel to the stream.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We ended up using this in our Maths and as part of our term Inquiry.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Local water and beach cleanups, look at what goes into our drains and signage around this.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? This is something we only touched the surface of, so their understanding was not so apparent.

“This was a great kit that the class really loved and were keen to see the results of. We started looking locally at our waterways and the students were highly engaged. Unfortunately, we didn't get to finish it due to COVID-19 and the students were disappointed, however we intend to do it in our own time sometime this term.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Students were able to make links between science and maths in real world situations.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? A continuation to look after our local environment.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? It helped to show connection between Maori and the whenua.

“The students enjoyed learning about their local streams. It is important that they understand how waterways are connected and pollution can spread.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Putaiao Tikanga a iwi Pangarau Hauora

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Having this resource in maori

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? We are in a full immersion and this was paramount on the basis that Tangaroa is a way of life for us and protecting what we have.

“Great resources”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Social Science, Literacy, Math

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Continual maintenance of our creek.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? This kit prompted the conversation around 'rahui' placing a caveat/restriction on water use or access if the waterway was not being looked after properly. Investigation some places were this has happened in NZ. Thinking about water for our future generati

“We have a small creek that runs beside our boundary fence at our school. It was fantastic to be able to go out and explore our creek with this resource. First we cleaned the creek so we could work in it. It was really surprising what rubbish from our schoolbags end up in our creek. We shared this with the rest of our school. Then we used the kit to test the water. The children were very engaged in this outside activity and the station cards were really easy to follow. I would definitely use this kit again as it aligned really well with our learning intentions for the term for our Social Science Unit One World - I can talk about and understand how we can be responsible global citizens I can describe what global warming is and what we can do to help prevent it from getting worse. I can explain how our energy use can harm the environment and describe what we can do to help. I can describe how we can use water responsibly and understand the importance of doing this. The Kit was fun and interesting with great resources that can be used again. Thank you School Kit.”

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Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Science, mathematics - statistics, Health, Career pathways.

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What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? We are going to re-use the kit in summer at local swimming holes so the students can investigate the water they swim in and what they can do to preserve the health or improve the water.

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In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? We were lucky enough to test a stream on one of our schools trusts farms where the majority of the students are beneficiaries. We are a rumaki class that value our Pepeha and part of that is our water ways and the students know how important the water is

“This kit was by far one of the best I have received. The experiments were easy to manage, easy to conduct and record findings.”

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Posted 4 years ago

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