How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

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Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Tap off while brushing teeth, 5 minute showers

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? The ākonga could actually see how their water use can affect supply.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

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What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? N/A

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? We had a field trip to a water pumping station that supported what the ākonga had learnt from this resource. They got the opportunity to compare water usage throughout the world and realised how fortunate we are to be able to access water which made them appreciate it more and work towards conserving water.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“Water Savers was a great resource for us to use alongside our inquiry about water and the water cycle in term 3. It gave our ākonga ideas on how they could be more conscientious about their water use. This led to them creating an inquiry piece on a topic of their choice relating to water.”

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How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

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Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Choose water instead of juice / fizzy, Tap off while brushing teeth

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? Students are more aware of the impact saving water can have.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

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Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? I am not sure

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? A sense of responsibility was definitely fostered. We heard students talking about ways to conserve water.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“This unit was perfect for our term theme on sustainability and stewardship of our planet. It also tied in well with our statistics unit.”

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How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

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Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? I think this idea was new to some students, but others (who are on rain water at home) found it useful and familiar.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

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What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Students started to realise that water scarcity is an issue and to understand it better.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? I think many students did not really think about water much before engaging with these resources - it was just there. This deepend their understandings.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“This kit was great, but I wish I had used it earlier in the year because it was hard to really give it the time it needed in the midst of a busy busy term 4! This connected really well to other learning that we have done throughout the year about water, local water ways and water systems.”

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Posted 10 months ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day, Tap off while brushing teeth

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? They could relate to adults, especially techers using lots of coffee cups each day!

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? they enjoyed the stamps.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? Alot more aware as they had no idea before.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“Fantastic buy-in as the students got lots of badges and coasters to enjoy which hooked them into the topic initially.”

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How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Tap off while brushing teeth, 5 minute showers

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? They did talk to their whānau about saving water and they were impressed.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? It was hard to tell when they found where the stamp was and helped themselves :-( Must hide it better next time.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? They have changed significantly and it made them far more aware of what they were doing regarding water. Our local awa is very important to our kura and community and keeping that clean was a big focus.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“This had my class's mind blown when they realised water is in everything, not just the bottles they drink out of. We have meters coming in soon and we discussed how much water they used each day and how that will impact on their whānau's water bill. It was a very timely inquiry!”

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How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

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Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Choose water instead of juice / fizzy, Tap off while brushing teeth, Using the chore chooser

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? It showed the students how they can save water and what impact saving water has. They came up with a barrell at the end of a drainpipe to water the plants.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? They loved having stamps and not sure

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? It did foster a sense of responsibility and awareness of how we have to conserve water.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“The items in the kit were really good. I ended up sharing with a senior class as we did the unit together (some parts differentiated).”

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Posted 10 months ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Using one cup per day

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? The actual activity was ok but the biggest impact was around not wasting things that have been made!

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? It was a busy time of year so we were a bit under pressure. They enjoyed seeing it grow.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? They really didn't think about saving water beyond not leaving taps running.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“It was perfect having a different angle on sustainabilty. Students could really relate to what we called a products Water footprint. We were all shocked to understand how much water is usewd in the manufacturing process. Our biggest take away was to use less of everything.”

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How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

Not effective

Somewhat effective

Significantly effective

Which water saving habit/s were your students most engaged in? Tap off while brushing teeth, 5 minute showers, Using the chore chooser

What influence has this kit had in promoting the longevity of water saving habits and what other water related topics did your students come up with? They have realised that it is the small habits you adopt that will make a big difference in the long run. Its up to the individual to make changes, not just large industries.

Has your students water literacy knowledge improved after using this kit?

Little improvement

Some improvement

Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Different students found different aspects interesting.

How have your students' perceptions of water conservation changed since using the resource and did it foster a sense of responsibility and awareness in your classroom? Definitely. The simple act of calculating how much water is wasted during tooth brushing was quite staggering, then we multiplied that by our whole school, then town, then country.

On a scale of 1-10, how involved would you say families were at supporting this learning at home?

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“This unit tied in really well to our Stewardship unit at school and also in connection with the work we have been doing about clean waterways as part of EMR.”

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