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? In combination with a session with WaterCare, the students were able to think about the length of their shower and how to use water wisely.

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 found this very difficult to complete in class. My students are here there and everywhere, as they are involved in lots of different groups. This is not to do with the kit, but rather an ongoing issue I am dealing with for all subjects, and is a school issue of overcommitment. This has meant the consistency of checking in with their water use daily has been near impossible. However, it was great to have the visuals on the wall.

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 certainly added to their understanding of water use. We used this kit as part of a 2 term inquiry into water as a resource. This added to their learning experiences surrounding this inquiry.

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

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“Effective, visual representation of saving water. It has helped the students to think about how they use water and small actions they can take to reduce their water consumption. I do not feel I was able to use the kit to its full potential, due to students being consistently out of class (a school issue of over-commitment, and an ongoing issue for all subjects). The planning and resources were incredible - as always!”

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Posted 11 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? Didn’t find resources very useful

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? Kids didnt care

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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“Maybe my tamariki were too young but they struggled to connect with the posters etc.”

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Posted 11 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? Some but they didn't feel excited by this kit

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? They didn't really engage with it

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 little but not a lot

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

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“The students just didn't engage with this for some reason.”

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Posted 11 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? 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? It has made my students more ware of their own consumption.

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 5 minute 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? Significantly

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

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“The kit is very useful and definitely fitted in well with our Term Inquiry. It was a great way to also keep track of our everyday consumption of water at home and at school.”

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Posted 11 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? 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? Somewhat - I would have liked more practical exercise suggestions.

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? The students enjoyed the practical and visual impact of doing this activity.

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 have an awareness of water usage, especially of their daily actions and how much they all add up.

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

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“My students enjoyed going home and measuring water use in their households.”

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Posted 11 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? 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? Kids are noticing taps left dripping at school and at home.

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? Kids really wanted to get it stamped. Turning the tap off.

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 are now very aware of all the different 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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“What a great kit. So many goodies for the kids to take home. Engagement plus from the introduction. There was a lot of talk in class about the need to save water and what they were doing at home.”

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Posted 11 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? Choose water instead of juice / fizzy, 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? I think that they have a better awareness of how easy a few changes can be so effective

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? Awesome to visibly see the progress and tracking of the water savings

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 genuine 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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“Water savers kit was a real eye opener to 1) how much water we can save over a short time by doing a few simple steps.”

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Posted 11 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? 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? Not sure yet - parents did enjoy the Wellington Water Use calculator that was sent home with the inquiry homework. I recieved a few before and after printouts that the students enjoyed looking at - seeing how they had made a difference with their choices.

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 visual aspect but found the calculations a bit tricky - we got there in the end.

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? For some students a definite yes. A very mixed response (impacted by the response from parents).

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

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“My students loved the Water Cycle Song (we still sing it) and enjoyed making the data display and information posters. We're a Year 4 class and some aspects were hard for them to conceptualise and understand (a few of the suggested reading links were well over their heads). The water-saving inquiry homework was a big hit in some houses and not so much in others :D I would do this Kit again with Year 5-8 students for sure!”

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