What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Math - sorting - identifying and categorising types of litter that we found into recyclable and non recyclable items. Across school identification of ways to reduce litter production.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? More work required on using maps and identifying longitude and latitude.

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? The children are very aware of the rubbish that is left around our school and how this gets into drains. rivers and oceans. We now have a weekly clean up and continue to use the gloves as part of supporting this action.

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 4-6

“My class loved this kit. We live along the Waikato river, so had an amazing opportunity to find out about our local place while we were planning our clean up. Kids were pretty shocked to learn that our local rubbish could easily get the the sea. Unfortunately our full scale clean up got cancelled due to lockdown, but across our team of 130 kids - we managed to stagger a smaller scale local clean up over a number of weeks. This continues to be a regular part of our school actions to enhance our local environment and support our community.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We used this in our inquiry and then in maths, when we looked at how much rubbish we gathered what would happen if we looked at a bigger waterway.

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Yes - as we move into learning about waterways further afield.

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? The students came away from this learning with a can do attitude in terms of changing the habits of the people they are directly linked to i.e. - Family &; friends

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 1-3

“Great kit to start discussions.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The class integrated an inquiry around different biomes and ecology systems within them and explored what dangers the rubbish can do to these biomes too. Students used statistics to study how much rubbish was found in the school as well as how much rubbis

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? After learning about the hydro-dams, students learned about different power sources and what impact these have on the environment. Some students explored the sewage system, looking at the impacts on the environment and what councils do to help reduce risk

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? As we are a school close to the sea, the programme helped the students become more aware of how rubbish travels through our waterways out to the sea and the potential damage it does to the ecology in and around it. Students became motivated to ensure our

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 4-6

“The class thoroughly enjoyed completing this kit. From the beginning to the end, the videos and lessons were engaging and hooked the students into wanting to help clean up significant areas that lead out to our local waterways. We have a beach and a river close to the school with a marine reserve so this was a relevant issue for the class. Students were able to gain greater insight into the importance of keeping the waterways clean.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Thinking to integrate it with science

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Will find it out soon

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? Will find out soon

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 1-3

“I really did not had an opportunity to use this tool as we were preparing for the lockdown sadly However, I am thinking to use this tool in the school at least and integrate it with the science curriculum”

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Posted 3 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We started a school-wide science unit on Water, in Term 3. We were also able to link the environmental responsibility aspect of this kit, to our connections with our local marae. The river in our area runs directly into the lake which the iwi of the mar

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? The children use technology, written language/persuasive writing, art and specific knowledge gained from research, to communicate with other students in the school and become mentors/advocates for change in their environment. This kits opens up many opp

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? It definitely brought the impact of littering to the attention of the children. The bags of rubbish were undeniable proof of how we can make a difference in a relatively simple way. Some students who were not issued the cleaning gear still showed up at th

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 1-3

“We were unable to start using this resource until Term 3, which was then interrupted by lockdown, so we had to improvise and use this resource slightly differently. Some of the children were issued the gloves and a bag, in their 'hard packs' which were made up for home learning. The students who had either already noted that they had found litter while on their walks during lockdown, or the students who lived near the waterways we were focusing on in this unit, were issued the cleaning kits. They then shared what they had picked up, during our scheduled zoom meetings with the whole class.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? This kit covered all areas of the curriculum which was very helpful when planning and teaching this topic. It was manageable and each step flowed from one activity to the next. Having the plan right in front of you and not having to come up with ideas and

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? What do we use and what could we use instead of... How could we promote keeping our environment and sea life clean, safe, and free of litter. Knowledge of the environment and their attitudes and role, show their growth as kaitiaki.

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? The children are more aware of what we use and how it impacts our environment. They are more intentional of what they use and what to do with it, e.g., reuse, recycle or repurpose. They notice rubbish wherever they go and pick it up and dispose of it.

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 6-10

“Fantastic resource. Linked to all curriculum areas. Children were engaged from beginning to end.”

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Posted 3 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? As previously mentioned, this kit was strongly related to our school inquiry 'how can we be the best kaitiaki of our taonga'. We could have gone into more depth on the statistical data which would've been a great cross curricular link had we had more time

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Statistical analysis, other ways that we can help the environment. Investigating how we can promote environmental protection, how will we be most successful in this.

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? It showed students that every little bit makes a difference and made them curious about what other things they could do to be helping!

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 6-10

“We really enjoyed this kit, it related strongly to our school inquiry and students loved the physical impact they were making!”

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Posted 3 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Many, everything is connected throughout the curriculum

What future learning opportunities have arisen from this kit? Forests and how they are important, weather patterns etc

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In what ways did this kit impact student attitude towards environmentalism? It encouraged them to think in a different way and it resulted in a lot of questions we could explore

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How many bags of rubbish did your class collect? 1-3

“Awesome kit, great lesson plans and ideas”

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Posted 3 years ago

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