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? This has been very effective. I taught this unit alongside the Social Studies unit, Kaitiakitanga, caring for the environment. Through teaching this and encouraging small change, the students were inspired to make better choices every day.

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 so impactful!! They did not realise how much water they save, just by turning off the tap while brushing their teeth. Seeing this visually in the charts was most effective.

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! By tracking their habits for 10 days, it set them up with a sense of responsibility to continue to make wise choices!

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

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“I have absolutely loved teaching this kit! It is something that can be taught in school, then applied at home. With the support of families, this kit is very effective!”

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Posted 1 year 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? 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 could see that it is important

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? Students became more competitive as the time went by! In a good way

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? At first they didn’t even think it was an issue! Much more informed now!

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

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“Thank you for this kit we really got into it and I believe it helped our tamariki to become more aware of the need to protect our water!”

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Posted 1 year 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 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 are engaged with sharing the idea that we need to save water.

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 engaging for students so that they were having the conversations at home and bringing their discussions bacsk to class.

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? Somewhat, at the time it was great but has died off a bit since then.

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 clear and easy to use, it was engaging and challenging for my students. We were learning about the water cycle and the way water is used in our comminuity and it linked in nicely. Students were clearly able to see thier own water consumption and how this effects the local water supply.”

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Posted 1 year 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? 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? How much water can be saved by doing small things each day.

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

Little improvement

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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? Goals!

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? The awareness is daily!! Kids are always reminding others!

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

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“This was amazing. Really awesome to be able to have the tamariki doing hands on stuff.”

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Posted 1 year 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? 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? See above!

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

Little improvement

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Significant improvment

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Our learning journey went in a different direction so focused less on this!

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? The water being consumed in the background of so many consumable goods!

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 fantastic launch into our engineering inquiry unit! We used the water savers kit to explore the water usage and environmental issues surrounding water. We then looked at case studies around the world where countries have had to use engineering solutions to solve environmental water issues eg. Kuwait, Panama Canal, Botswana Pipeline, Murrurundi. Lastly, we explored how all every day items require water in their production cycle and chose an item each and designed ways to reduce their environmental impact. This could have continued on and on due to the engagement of the water savers kit! The only downside was the stamps were quite labour intensive with a large classroom!”

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Posted 1 year 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

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 become more aware about water wastage, and suggested things like putting a bucket under the water fountain at school to collect the wasted water.

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? The tooth brushing concept was the most fascinating for the students. Daily stamping was very effective as it gave a visual for the students.

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 - they are noticeably more water conscious

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

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“The Water Savers Kit was fantastic. My students thoroughly loved it, and learnt why and how to save water. They were engaged with the though provoking nature of this kit.”

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Posted 1 year 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 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? Engaged them in thier learning (which is hard at the end of the year), sustainability was the main focus

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? Made their parents also have the conversations with their children. Prompted their engagement too.

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 I would like to think so.

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

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“Got very busy near the end of the term but a great one to just squeeze in and have a bit of fun learning. Kids were super interested and surprised about how much was used etc and made them start to realise and think of ways that they can reduce their usage.”

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Posted 1 year 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? 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? The kit helped students build lasting water-saving habits by showing how small actions make a big difference. They also explored protecting our local river and wetlands from pollution.

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? 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? The kit made my students more aware of how important it is to save water. It definitely sparked a sense of responsibility, and they’re now keen to find ways to use water wisely.

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 a great way to teach my Year 4-5 class about saving water. Over 10 days, they investigated water-saving claims and learned about things like measuring water and working together to make a difference. It connected to real-world issues like water scarcity and climate change. A fun and important resource!”

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Posted 1 year ago

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