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

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 need to do further work on this as children simply do not take it on board to make it a lifelong habit unless adults support.

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? Initially some childen forgot to do the water saving activity so the stamp was a huge incentive as they loved using 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? There is still more to do but it is now something they have familiarity with. Many were surprised at the amount of water used to create everyday items they use.

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

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“Brilliant idea, great visuals to support this important issue in a way that children can access and undestand the role they have in saving water. The charts took up a lot of room on the wall. Perhaps doing it individually on a digital chart to start and then create the bigger charts might make it easier. We ran out of room on some charts to stamp too.”

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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

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 still to this day talk about the water saving habits, and remind me if I use more than one coffee cup!

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? Five minute showers, there was a definite divide between boys and girls!

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.

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 an excellent Kit to highlight the need to be mindful about our water footprint and how our usage affects others. The families that my akomanga belong to were already very water conscious so this kit provided a why behind the strategies their whānau have in place. Excellent and engaging kit for sure!”

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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? 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? Made students aware of their water habits and highlighted the ways that they can make a difference. Ocean conservation, types of pollution in fresh 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? Students found comparisons between household water usage (e.g., for showers, dishwashing, and gardening) and the larger environmental impact of these activities particularly engaging. The visual and numerical data presented helped students contextualise their daily water usage in a global framework. Specific info like the volume of water required to produce everyday items sparked the most discussion.

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 their regular actions in relation to water useage. Comparing their water usage to global statistics helped students understand disparities in water access worldwide, fostering empathy and a sense of global citizenship.

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 provided tangible materials and prompts that sparked curiosity and encouraged active participation. It was accessible to all students in the class. Enough resources for all learners. Some of the activities required students to access information from home which some learners did not participate in.”

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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? This has been very effective. I taught this unit alongside the Social Studies unit, Kaitiakitanga, caring for the environment. Through teaching this and encouraging small change, the students were inspired to make better choices every day.

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 so impactful!! They did not realise how much water they save, just by turning off the tap while brushing their teeth. Seeing this visually in the charts was most effective.

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! By tracking their habits for 10 days, it set them up with a sense of responsibility to continue to make wise choices!

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

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“I have absolutely loved teaching this kit! It is something that can be taught in school, then applied at home. With the support of families, this kit is very effective!”

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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? They could see that it is important

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 became more competitive as the time went by! In a good 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? At first they didn’t even think it was an issue! Much more informed now!

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 for this kit we really got into it and I believe it helped our tamariki to become more aware of the need to protect our 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? 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? They are engaged with sharing the idea that we need 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? It was engaging for students so that they were having the conversations at home and bringing their discussions bacsk to class.

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? Somewhat, at the time it was great but has died off a bit since then.

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 clear and easy to use, it was engaging and challenging for my students. We were learning about the water cycle and the way water is used in our comminuity and it linked in nicely. Students were clearly able to see thier own water consumption and how this effects the local water supply.”

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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? 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? How much water can be saved by doing small things each day.

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? Goals!

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 awareness is daily!! Kids are always reminding others!

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 amazing. Really awesome to be able to have the tamariki doing hands on stuff.”

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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? See above!

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? Our learning journey went in a different direction so focused less on 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? The water being consumed in the background of so many consumable goods!

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 was a fantastic launch into our engineering inquiry unit! We used the water savers kit to explore the water usage and environmental issues surrounding water. We then looked at case studies around the world where countries have had to use engineering solutions to solve environmental water issues eg. Kuwait, Panama Canal, Botswana Pipeline, Murrurundi. Lastly, we explored how all every day items require water in their production cycle and chose an item each and designed ways to reduce their environmental impact. This could have continued on and on due to the engagement of the water savers kit! The only downside was the stamps were quite labour intensive with a large classroom!”

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