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, 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? We had so many discussions around dual flushing toilets. Also not flushing over night was something many said they were now doing at home.

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? We looked at our water fountain and stamped how often students drank verse how long they ran the tap. We decided that filling our water bottles saved so much more fresh water.

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? More awareness of water wasting. Water is taken for granted but now they are, "get your hand off the tap!"

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 fantastic part of our water conservation unit. It was great to see students excited about making changes at home that were simple yet effective. Small steps today will impact their future.”

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Posted 10 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 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? We made meteorolgical instruments and measured the weather.

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? We fell behind as it was pretty complicted.

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? More of an overall awareness of global warming and the effect on extreme weather conditions

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 complicated and messy. I didn't like the wall display and the instructions were hard to follow.”

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Posted 10 months ago

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of the classroom resource in teaching water saving habits?

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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? Discussed but we had done a term on water already so we had answered and investigated a lot of the questions students had had already

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? The students found the whole thing very confusing as did I as their teacher

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 did promote some good discussions

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

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“This wasn't what I was expecting. I thought it would have more maths involved in terms of statistics. I found it very disjointed and hard to understand even with the teacher's guide. It may be better in an older age group but it was too hard for my age group.”

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Posted 10 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? Using one cup per day, 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? ideas to share with family on preserving water

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? Students were involved and wanted to have a turn, add their information to the charts. Although a couple were confusing

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? With this an our study on how water effects the world the impact has been interesting as we have students with family Kiribati.

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 tied in well with our topic around erosion and the effects water has on the world. Students could then their knowledge of multiplication arrays to solve how much water savings were in each chart and then practise converting from litres to millilitres too.”

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Posted 10 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? Using one cup per day, 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'm not sure how successful this will be in the long run. The students that were interested already seemed to be taking action to conserve water. Those that weren't interested seemed unlikely to attempt to change their habits. A number of students became in general 'save the environment issues' from water pollution to animal protection.

What was the impact of the daily stamping practice in your classroom and which water benchmark did your students find most fascinating? Students enjoyed this. Those that were somewhat interested in this topic beforehand found this really engaging. Others who were less interested were not enticed by 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? We are still developing the ideas around sustainable usage, but as mentioned above, they also became more aware of related ideas such as water pollution. Some really wanted to share with their families or others.

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 enjoyed the challenges created for them and some attempted different measurements of how much they were using. One astute student pointed out that we were learning about saving water but were wasting other things through the extra pieces offered that he'd seen students just throw away (badges, coasters, etc).”

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Posted 10 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? Using one cup per day, 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? Students were influenced in different ways based on their contexts. Some students looked at ways that they can water the garden without using water from the tap, while others opted for showers rather than bathing. The kit also encouraged me to look for a new dishwasher as my old one was not as eco-friendly..

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? The smaller benchmarks motivated the students more as they seemed more achievable. Once they started adding to them, they were encouraged to try other strategies 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, students don't let the tap in our classroom drip and when they wash their hands, they only turn the tap on to rinse off the soap. This was not the case before we started this inquiry topic. They also drink water and use their water bottles.

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 challenge aligned well with statistics, our maths strand focus for the term. The hands- on resources were invaluable because they motivated and reminded the students about ways that we can all save water and money. The video and other online resources were engaging and informative too. My classroom students and my specialties students all benefitted from exploring their household water usage and finding simple ways to save water. I strongly recommend this inquiry unit to all intermediate teachers as their students will find the learning experiences thought-provoking and beneficial in future.”

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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

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? Connections with Matariki and Puanga

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? Don't know of it was the age or my students but struggled to follow through with 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? Yes. Plenty of drink bottles been used and reminding others of inappropriate water use or waste

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

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“The lessons fitted in well with our Matariki theme when we focussed on the Waiti and Waita Stars. My Year 7 and 8s weren't the best in monitoring there water use though but plenty of learning occurred.”

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Water Savers 24 Reviews