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? Have had lots of conversations with whānau about the different water saving strategies students were using, and helping their whānau to use. Some students got really into tracking their water consumption, and worked out their household use down to the litre! We also looked at our in-class practises, such as filling a sink to wash paint brushes rather than a tap. And- they helped me get a lot better at drinking 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? They LOVED the daily stamping- lots of maths sneakily integrated here, and there was a big fixation on the 5 minute showers. 5 minute showers are a tough one for me personally as I love a good soak, so when I shared with them that I'd managed a 2 minute shower it got wildly competitive!

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? Students are more aware of how easy it is to conserve water- most of these changes do not have a big impact on your day to day life, it's just about making the right choice in the moment. Being rural and near a stream and the ocean, this also linked really nicely into ideas of being kaitiaki for our environment and waterways.

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

1

5

10

“We really enjoyed Water Savers 24! As a class we spent a lot of time developing an understanding of the water cycle, making links to procedural and explanation writing as we went. We also spent some time understanding volumes of water- our preconceived ideas about volume were definitely challenged and changed! Completing our watersavers graphs became a daily highlight, and somewhat competitive (this is my fault, for one day having a 2 minute shower!). We actually continued graphing after our 10 days was up, and developed strategies to re-record in graphs that we managed to fill- some three times over! Lots of excellent discussion was had and understandings of how easily we can make changes to reduce water consumption were developed and strengthened.”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 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? The topic that got students thinking the most was the hidden water used in the manufacturing of products. This also led to a discussion about the water used to make the take home packs - our one criticism of the kit would be the excess items sent home. Most of the badges etc would have ended up in the bin.

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 daily stamping practice was the highlight of the kit as it really helped keep students motivated over the 10 days.

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? Most students hadn't really thought about conserving water much before. The kit helped them see how small, daily actions can quickly add up to a lot of water saved!

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

1

5

10

“Our class enjoyed the Water Savers Kit, especially getting to stamp our charts on the wall each morning. These provided a great visual representation of our progress and helped keep the students engaged. Our town has just introduced water metering, so for the first time there will be a cost to the water we use. For this reason, the water saving actions and learning activities we did were well received at home!”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 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, 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? My kids were really interested in the concept that the water on the Earth has been the same water since the time of the dinosaurs.

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? This was only interesting for some 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? All the students were more aware of their water usage but some did not have a very good attitude towards the idea of having to conserve their water use.

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

1

5

10

“With great practical ideas and cool physical items in the box this kit kept my students interested in science, especially the ones who said they thought science was 'boring'.”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 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? The short showers were a hit as the students didn’t realise how long they were taking

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Turning off taps

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? It fostered awareness and hopefully they will retain this after the holidays

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

1

5

10

“This kit aligned perfectly with our statistics unit that we were doing, as well as teaching the students about water care. It was easy enough to uses too.”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 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? Even after we had finished akonga were still marking their savings on the graphs. It started to become a competition who could save the most.

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 the brush on tap off was the most successful - so logical and easy to manage.

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? Combined with study on water quality and monitoring clarity of our stormwater systems and streams highlighted the need to conserve and preserve water.

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

1

5

10

“The Water Savers Kit linked in extremely well with our Term Inquiry - Investigating water quality of our local awa and statistical investigations. It provided a way to direct akonga thinking into preservation and sustainability, which is a community focus with our Regional Council.”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 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? 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? It was a great reinforcer of what many of the students already know. Having students from rural backgrounds who use tank water added an interesting perspective to the conversations.

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 chore chooser was the most popular. Students wanted to add their stamps and we needed to use extra paper to record all of these 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? They loved wearing the badge and did so with pride. It was interesting how they started to be more careful with the drinking fountains in our school.

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

1

5

10

“This is a great kit to get students talking about this important resource. It is also has great links to statistics.”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 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? I think it made kids aware of how much water we use

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? As most pieces of paper did not come back I believe some of our data was made up.

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? We had done previous learning about this in term one. I think if we had not of done this learning prior the awareness would not of been as high.

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

1

5

10

“It took a while for kids to collect data. Some also did not bring their sheets back. I get this don’t hook the kids in to their learning as well as other kits I have done before.”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 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? Using one cup per day, 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 children are still talking about what they did at home 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? The children found this beneficial because they could do it independently, with the support of home. The water benchmark that they found the most fascinating was the teeth brushing.

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 certainly more aware and remember to use the water in our class more efficiently.

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

1

5

10

“This kit reinforced to the class about how easy it is to save water. Also to ensure that water is being used in a sustainable manner. It made the children realise the importance of drinking enough water every day.”

Helpful Report

Posted 10 months ago

Water Savers 24 Reviews