This collection supports the House of Science resource kit - Water Analysis.(https://houseofscience.nz/)

Resources are grouped according to the kit's student activities. Please refer to the notes for the science ideas and concepts that underlie the activities.

The activities in the kit include:

  • Stream habitat assessment – stream bed, algae, changes in water flow (pool, riffle, run), shading and stability and human impacts.
  • Water quality – temperature, clarity, nitrogen content, pH
  • Water velocity
  • Stream bugs

Getting students hooked into learning - building their curiosity about the world around them

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This article has lots of other links.

This approach brings elements of Enviroschools and current pedagogical practice in a way that supports teachers to get deeper learning with their students in this context.

This article outlines support to bring this inquiry into the classroom

Explore vocabulary and te reo Māori.

Explore Māori perspectives about wai.

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Why do we need to monitor waterways?

This interactive has short videos about how to monitor waterways using NIWA's SHMAK methodology.

Our aquatic insects are pretty amazing!

Bringing in some literacy here to provide some integrated learning.

Support action as a way of developing your student's key competencies.

A fantastic model to explore with your class.

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Water in our environment can also be found in local wetlands - they play an important part in our ecosystem and can be monitored for health as well.

Wetlands are part of our waterways in New Zealand.