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Three young Indonesian boys playing in a river.

Students engage with deeper learning with topics including te mana o te wai – the first right for water being with the water, water collection in catchments and global water perspectives.

This step develops thinking skills and information gathering to delve more deeply into the topics. It supports the science capabilities ‘Gather and interpret data’, ‘Use evidence’ and ‘Critique evidence’.

Articles

  • Te mana o te awa

  • Whakataukī

  • Water catchments

  • Water in the Waikato region

Activities

  • Te mana o te wai

  • Water in the Waikato

  • Global water perspectives

  • Wai words

  • River connections

Interactives

  • Water views and values

  • Wai Māori

  • Water flows and catchments

Media

  • Smart Water: Water is a taonga – slideshow

  • Smart Water: Inquiry plan and student reflection – slideshow

  • Importance of water for Ngāti Hauā

  • Awa and iwi

Downloadable PDFs

  • Tai’s water story

  • Makena’s water story

  • May’s water story

  • Chandran’s water story

 

 

 

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