What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths - mean, median, mode, percentages, graphs, temperature, time, measurement etc. Writing - writing a reflection (PMI) about the experience, recording results and observations. Reading - reading the instructions and other pre-learning activities. Sc

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? A good next step would be for us to look at a how we can increase the health of our local stream - maybe contacting the city council, weekly rubbish collection in the stream, signage promoting awareness/education for the public, planting day etc. Or explo

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? We made links to Kaitiakitanga throughout the unit.

“My students really enjoyed using the water testing kit and visiting the local stream. There was lots of learning gained from the activities.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We talked a lot about biodiversity and it's importance. We incorporated this into our shared reading, our group reading as well as our maths (statistics). We produced some artwork by using microscopes and drawing what we could see with a focus on pastel b

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? As mentioned above we didn't get a chance to sample in the stream (we switched in terrestrial biodiversity) So we will be using the sampling gear next year - but it will be interesting to see how they compare terrestrial with water biodiversity and sampli

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? Great for developing understanding. Our stream passes through significant cultural sites, as well as being able to discuss the importance of water to our iwi.

“Thank you so much for this kit. We unfortunately didn't have a chance to use it - with lockdown and then our local stream had a rahui on it due to a chemical spill from our local factory. We did discuss the stream and it's importance, but had to refrain from visiting at this stage. As a previous environmental educator I can say the kit was very comprehensive, had great resources and equipment and I can not wait to use it with my class next year. I have answered from looking at the kit and from what we had planned to do, and what we worked on before having to stop our stream study.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We had great discussions with maths! Lot of links made with measuring, volume, graphs.

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? The students would like to continue ";checking in"; on our local stream, monitoring the levels. And using this information to communicate with parents and also work on with our Enviro group.

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? It was great to be supported in developing not only the students understanding, but also our own as teachers and adult helpers.

“This was a great kit to get us out into our local area, looking at water health and starting discussions about what we can do to improve it.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? The children were able to learn various maths skills whilst recording their data. We were able to use science to measure various parts with the water testing. Giving hands on opportunities

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Absolutely. We have already planned this in to use as part of our school camp for next year.

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? the children have learnt about respecting our local waterways and that for these to be here in the future what they need to do

“This was an excellent resource that we are able to use as part of our camp day. The children really enjoyed being able to take the temperature after making predictions. We were able to run this alongside our local ECAN officer as the kids were looking at different insects that live in the water.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths as well as science.

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Continuing to monitor water quality in our local environment. Some more work around statistics - data gathering, mean, median etc.

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? It linked back to earlier work we had done around peheha. Our school has had a focus on Turangawaewae and Kaitiakitangi this year and this linked in perfectly to those concepts.

“This was a fantastic kit! The instructions were easy to follow and the children absolutely loved conducting the stream study. There was so much learning connected with this unit. Loads of maths and science (knowledge as well as skills). Not to mention the co-operation and team work that was required.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? How a thermometer works and how it is made. Using mean mode and range to understand the data collected. Vocabulary related to the activities for example: current

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Microscopic data collection. Measuring current differences at different places in the stream.

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? The students got to understand why water and the trees around the stream are 'Tapu"; to Tangata whwnua.Therefore (no reira) students understood the importance of respecting water as the main source of life as well as the responsibility to keep it clean.

“The students were engaged and took part in all the activities. The resources provided played a most critical role in the successful completion of all the activities above. The use of the thermometer to measure the water temperature was most interesting for the students as they used the data collected from the first reading in the morning and compared it with the other readings throughout the day. All the groups found it interesting to see how these readings differ and also how the readings corresponding with water taken from deeper down. The current was measured using a stopwatch and there was a noticeable in difference in the strength of the current throughout the day. Because of the depth of the water I could not use the shorter sticks provided but we were able to use some sticks from nearby. I found the equipment provided very accurate and effective.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? We utilised all areas. Maths, Health, Science, Social Science, P.E etc etc. Invaluable in a thematic approach.

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? To take action. How can we now do something about what we learnt? That our waterways are not in good health in some parts and this made us very concerned. We really need to be more aware in so many areas ...This led us on into Social Science and looking f

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? A lot because it encouraged us to use a local water way and therefore we needed to search to find our local waterway. To search we needed to know the stream in Maori. We were also able to look up some of the creatures we were looking for in Maori like Kur

“This was a brilliant kit and well worth using. The students benefited from it hugely and it was very user friendly. Easy to use, easy to follow the instructions and all resources were provided which made it easy to be organised and keep students engaged.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

What cross curricular learning came about as a result of this kit? Maths - Calculating averages, mean median, mode.

How successful was this kit in promoting scientific thinking?

Not Successful At All

Neutral

Very Successful

How effective was this kit in raising your students awareness of the importance of water health?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Very Effective

What opportunities have arisen for future learning from this kit? Children wanted to write about experiences and persuade others to take action against water pollution.

How motivated are your students to take care of their local environment after this kit?

Not Motivated at All

Neutral

Highly Motivated

In what ways did this kit develop understanding of the cultural significance of water in Te Ao Māori? There were some key voab translated in te reo Māori.

“Children really enjoyed the carrying out investigations at their local waterway. It related well to our focus of kaitiakitanga. Children found the analysis part of the process quite difficult.”

Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

Water Quality Testing 20 Reviews