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? Choose water instead of juice / fizzy, 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? When the family got involved the influence was more. If it carries on it would make a huge difference. We went into where water comes from, the water cycle, what lives in the water and pipe systems too.

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? We could have done this better. At this point we branched off into inquiry groups.

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? Yes

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 great to integrate into our wai water topic. Looking at what we use and what we could save was really helpful. Kids liked the maths aspect to it, collecting, analysing etc”

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Posted 6 months ago

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

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 likely to turn the tap off while brushing their teeth when we voted.

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? Have not done.

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? Will know once completed.

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

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“We havnt used the whole kit this term as I was away for a long time due to personal reasons. But we unpacked it, talked about different ways to use it in our team meetings. This will be completed in term 4.”

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Posted 6 months ago

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

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Somewhat effective

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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? Rubbish that goes into our river It has grown their awareness of this special resource

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? I think overall awareness and appreciation of water and how much is wasted.

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 it has changed and improved. Most will now say something if seen to be wasting water. Rubbish still an issue they complain about but don’t seem to make the direct connection …, yet

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

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“The kids were engaged and used this to then develop there own investigations around our community.”

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Posted 6 months ago

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? Being aware of what they can do to play their part

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? It tied in well with our own water unit

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 understand the value of water

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

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“Great resource - everything ready to go in the pack”

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Posted 6 months ago

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? 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? I think this has had a positive, longer term impact on the students' behaviour and their whānau. As a class we have continued these discussions and reminders after the unit concluded and we have helped spread the word around our kura too.

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? The larger posters with more room to print were more impressive for the students as they could track their savings over time and see the huge amount of 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? I think the students have a better understanding that water is a precious resource and the availability of it is getting harder to predict due to climate change. Being aware of the amount of water in the manufacturing process was certainly new to them and has made them think about their purchasing decisions.

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

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“A wonderful unit that integrated science, social sciences and statistics. This unit taught the students about the importance of preserving our water resource and developed habits (in a fun and inclusive way) to help for the future. Students can see their water saving progress and were able to pass their learnings onto our wider kura.”

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Posted 6 months ago

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, 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 realised how much water they wasted at the drinking fountains. Many students have continued with the tap off while teeth brushing, having 5 min showers during the school week, and changing how often they wash their clothes. They also tried to make use of the dishwasher once a day and not use a waste master. We looked at hydro storage lakes and getting water storage tanks for the garden. The students were also keen to look at storage of water in dams and to swap out fizzy drinks for tap water. They were also interested in filtration of water and looking at waste water treatment plants.

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? Stamping was great, such a good visual and the greatest impact was showering, brushing teeth and drinking water.

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? Yes, as that was also the focus of our Water Inquiry.

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

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“We tied Water Savers into our unit on Water. At the same time, my class read the novel A Long Walk to Water. A few of our students also come from African countries and were able to talk about their experiences with a lack of water and what they found in New Zealand. Saving water became quite a mission for some and has set up some excellent habits. Others found that it was challenging to think about using it sparingly with readily available water. It generated much discussion among the students and they also saw that they have many privileges that a lot of people do not get to have. Overall it was a great awareness project to get involved with.”

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Posted 6 months ago

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? 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? student at least learned some strategy to save water.

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 completed the fully load the dishwater, scrap the dishes, fill the water jar, collect food scraps, use half flush, turn the tap off, and choose the eco dishwasher setting.

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? not really.

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

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“Students like to do the stamp every morning, however, some did not do it properly, and some are just doing it for fun, not really pay attention about what is the stamp about. They told me the 5 minutes song is a relaxing song to listen. Students did not have time to do literacy or statistics about this kit, it was a busy term.”

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Posted 6 months ago

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? 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? An influence in awareness - be interesting to ask them a term down the track if they are still using those water saving practices.

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? It was interesting to see the levels, it did rely on honestly and over the weekend not sure how accurate thier memory was. The shower.

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? Pretty good - realising that water is used in production of products was a real eye opener. Also understanding that water is cleaned as part of the water cycle and our impact on this.

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

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“Took a bit to get my head around the resources, it was all good when I clicked to look at fortune teller to see how all the charts worked in, but needed to look at it a few times (that could just be me). Fortune teller was a hit with the kids and an engagin way for them to find out about water saving practices. It was good to hear some where already normal in some families.”

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Posted 6 months ago

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