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? 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? We studied the water catchment in our local rural area and this kit was used alongside our inquiry about how vital water is for our community- especially in the current drought.

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? This part was quite challenging as we had a lot of other events on at and out of school, so we lost consistency

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, definitely.

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 able to link this in with our planned inquiry about Wai (why) Water- the Resources were engaging and the students liked the qr codes for songs. Thank you for the resources/plan full of ideas to support engagement with our whānau and ākonga around the very precious resource of water.”

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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, 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? Created more awareness of how to save water and what influence we can have at an individual level.

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? Chores was an interesting one, we found not all of our kids help at home. Great to have visuals.

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, it helped our tamariki understand what they can do to help.

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

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“Our syndicate had an awesome time investigating the water savers kit and tracking our progress together. It was easy to take on and was helpful having visuals in our classroom. A great way to look after this very precious resource.”

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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? Peer pressure of students on families - trying to change habits : )

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? A great visual and collaborative 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? Verbalising what they can do at home to support water saving

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

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“A great experience connecting home to school”

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Posted 5 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

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? Water quality was a big topic of conversation while working through this kit.

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 have had a super busy term so this sort of fell away as we got busy.

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 students are certainly more aware and will occasionally make comments about not wasting water.

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

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“We had a great time exploring our water use as a Year 4-6 class. The students in Marton have a good appreciation of the need to conserve water and how it feels to have water that is not always up to standard. This kit helped the kids to focus on little habits they could teach others and they loved earning their water badges after completing their water savings tracker for homework. We extended the study to look at the volume of water used around the school and found that not all flushes or taps use the same volume. This kit also linked well to our nutrition unit and the students were a lot more enthusiastic about water after discussing how bad many fizzy drinks are for you. It was scary to find out how many fizzy drinks these students were drinking, but Marton water is disgusting to drink or smell so I do understand why.”

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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? Made them more aware of their actions

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? Children enjoyed 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? Yes - more aware of how precious it is and the decisions they make

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

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“Great activities and good involvement from families”

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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, 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? The students were able to see the saving through the wall displays.

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 enjoyed seeing the shower impacts. We also started to discuss the use of waste 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? Absolutely

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 a great unit to do as a syndicate. The whole Year 7 and 8 cohort completed this together. We focussed on communicating arguments from a social science perspective. The students learnt how to use social science conventions to communicate and advocate for saving water. We continued our studies to a global view and our students became Worldwide Water experts. They then created a fun news report about their chosen country(guided). This unit was able to integrate writing, reading, oral language and visual language skills.”

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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, 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? Shared information with rest of school and families.

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? Kept the chn aware and engaged.

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? Definitely engaged and encouraged ongoing discussion.

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

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“An excellent, practical kit.”

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Posted 5 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, 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 students are more aware of their water usage- possibly something most of them haven't considered before!

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 like the action of being able to do this and again having this on the wall was a good reminder for the students. The students had a sense of competitiveness (unintentionally) around saving water and this activity encourgaed discussions around savinf 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? I think it encourgaed discussions around water usage and water savings. Alot of my studnets hadn't considered the importance/value of water.

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

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“Students had a genuine interest in the water savers kit. It was relevant to them so they found it interesting. They enjoyed seeing their water cycle (bags) on the window each day and it was a good reminder to refer back to when talking about the water cycle.”

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