Water use in education
savewater!® has developed a comprehensive education program encouraging environmental sustainability for students in years 6 to 10.
In addition we have also compiled a list of links to some fantastic Australian websites dedicated to education programs for water and water conservation as well as some ideas for incorporating water and water conservation into education programs.
savewater!® Environmental Sustainability education program
savewater!® has developed our Environmental Sustainability education program to assist teachers to incorporate environmental sustainability into their classes. The program currently consists of three sets of worksheets covering the following topics:
- Water Savers: Years 5 to 8
- Carbon Tradies: Years 7 to 9
- Climate Change – The cold hard facts: Years 9 to 10
A number of the worksheets are based on our award winning online games Mission H2O and Mission CO2 ensuring students find them both fun and educational.
Each set of worksheets is supported by a Teacher’s Guide which provides answers to questions, suggests classroom strategies and highlights when maps, eg of the local area, the local region or of Australia are required.
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Education programs
How to include the importance of water and water conservation into school studies
Here are a few ideas for educating the next generation about the importance of water in our lives. Remember these are just a start, the more creative you can be the better.
The Arts: paint pictures, view or present performances or sing songs that convey the water conservation message
English: read articles or debate water related issues in your local area, or write stories about the role that water plays in your life
Health & Physical Education (HPE): discuss how water quality and quantity can impact the health of the individual and community relations; investigate the functions of the local water authority
Languages Other Than English (LOTE): investigate the role that water plays in various cultures
Mathematics: apply mathematical inquiry and techniques to measure rainfall in your local area, carry out a water audit at your school, or understand the amount of water used in your local region; get students to monitor water use at home - read the meter daily, determine how much water is used per person in the household and set percentages for improvement - most improved could win a prize at the end of a month / term / year
Science: study the water cycle, test water quality in your local area (comparing different land uses upstream of various locations), understand the importance of water for life and how plants and animals adapt to different water conditions (aquatic to arid), understand the role of water in geological formations or atmospheric conditions
Geography and Studies of Society & Environment (SOSE): investigate the land use within the local region, the impacts these have on water conditions and usage, and how these have changed over time
Technology: investigate the development of water supply and water treatment in your local area, and how these technologies consider the environment and society in order to support economic growth
There are many existing programs that you can tap into for water education. Find out about some of them by following the links above.