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? It really got the kids to think about what happens if everyone does the same thing everyday - like leaving the tap running, and how much water that can add up to.

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 kids thought the toilet half flush debate hilarious. Lots of discussion around 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? Very hopeful that it continues in the long term, and will work well when using other water science kits through our Science Kit providers

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 really gets the kids to think about something they take for granted everyday - water. With links to engage whānau, and hands-on measurement tasks, it really gets the class to think about water critically. A little quickly adds up to a lot, and helps to make changes in their habits.”

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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

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 helped students to remember to turn off the tap

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 reminded students to do them. But many of them kept forgetting.

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 enjoyed learning about the water cycle and found it very interesting.

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

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“Their weren't enough activities for the students to do in groups themselves. It was mostly to do with home activities.”

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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

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? A great amount of interest

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 students who chose to partake in the daily stamping practise really enjoyed doing so. They found the 'juice not fizzy' one interesting!

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 changed by enabling the kids to realise THEY can take actions NOW, and to help their families do so too. Through this a sense of responsibility and awareness was fostered.

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 SchoolKit, your Water Savers kit was a great addition to our Inquiry topic all about Water. Our tamariki were excited by their packs they got to take home to help raise awareness and save water! We hung up the classroom posters and several of our kids chose to keep track of their water saving efforts using the water droplet stamps provided. The videos to support the resources were also a great help. It would have been even better to have a few photos of what the kids could do with the overall stamping data - e.g. examples of crearing bargraphs, pie charts etc.”

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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, 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's hard to determine the longevity of the impact but they displayed a commitment to change

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? Not too much, but was a good reminder of the key mesages

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? Not too much, but did give them some practical ideas that they didn't know about

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 a great resource that complimented our topic theme of kaitiakitanga. The kit gave our learners some great opportunities to think about their water usage and realistic ways to reduce their impact.”

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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

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? A little more understanding. Looking after the environment by night polluting water with rubbish.

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 positive and encouraged constant thinking about what they could do. We are in an ILE and of the double charts funnily the half flush were the charts completely finished first.

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? Perceptions of water conservation have expanded slightly, some awareness as at Year 2, 2023 Water was an inquiry topic and Watercare visited the school.

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

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“The children were really engaged with recording their efforts on the wall charts. It was the first thing most of them did as soon as they arrived at school. The wall displays were effective and helpful as visible reminders of our learning and how the children could make a difference themselves.”

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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, 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 hope so. Lots of students have commented that they were able to shower in under 5 minutes that shocked them.

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 coming in and stamping their saved droplets. They loved watching it grow as the days went by.

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 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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“My students enjoyed this process. They were shocked at the amount of water that is used in their house hold everyday. They even made a comparison between our school house to see how much we used together.”

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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? We had been doing an inquiry into water previously so it fit well with prior learning. I felt like at school we did not dive as deep into this because most of the kit required kids to do the water saving in their everyday lives outside of school so the connection to the kit was not as strong as other kits but I did have good feedback from parents

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 kids enjoyed stamping the posters and feeling a part of the kit. It was achievable for every one of them to participate in some 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? Not so much in the classroom as water is not in common use. But I had a lot of feedback from parents saying their kids had talked to the family about what they could do to save water and they were eager to share their new learning. Kids were motivated to make a difference.

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 had everything you needed to conduct an investigation into saving water and to encourage your tamariki to think about their water habits.”

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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? 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? Seeing water as a finite resource, as well as small changes making large impact were discussion points the students got a lot out of.

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? We only focussed on two areas - the showers and the brushing teeth. This was easy to manage and remember for each student so it made it easier to track. Students who were having really long showers previously made the biggest impact when they realised how much water was being wasted.

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 see the impact of small changes over time. (we caclculated the impact based on our statistical inquiry and how much water would be saved each year by our class alone. This was quite impacting).

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

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“We were doing a unit on Water and conservation so this fit in beautifully. The students really enjoyed the read life application of the satitistical investigation. We were lacking in time with other commitments so focussed mainly on the brushing teeth and showering investigations. The students were quite blown away with the magnitude of water that we saved just in the space of the investigation. Each individual noted down their savings for the week and we found that careful planning and education helped with water saving.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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