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Smart water use

Young girl drinking water from an outside water fountain.

This stage of the Smart Water inquiry cycle is using new knowledge and understandings to make a difference and save water. 

Taking action enables students to participate and contribute with science in an authentic context. Communicating information is an effective means to engage with the community and to potentially get others involved with ongoing or future action. It also provides cross-curricular opportunities in speaking, writing and presenting.

Articles

  • Smart Water – a context for learning

Activities

  • Being smart with water

  • Ake Ake – forever and ever

Interactive

  • Inquiry and action learning process 

Media

  • Smart Water: Inquiry plan and student reflection – slideshow

  • Water use

Downloadable PDFs

  • Thinking about action

  • Water saving actions in the bathroom

  • Water saving actions in the kitchen

  • Water saving actions at school and outdoors

External resources

  • Pūtātara

  • Education for sustainability – tools and resources

Glossary

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