Use this interactive graphic organiser to explore your personal views and values relating to water. Place each statement card where you feel it belongs. There are no right or wrong answers.
Water views and values: true or false? – graphic organiser
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- We all have a responsibility to look after awa/rivers
- Awa/rivers are living beings
- The ocean is more important than awa/rivers
- There should be enough water left in an awa/river for it to be healthy
- Our local awa are filled with clean, healthy water
- People’s needs are more important than the needs of animals and water
- Rivers/awa are places to dispose of our rubbish and waste
- Awa/rivers are often unpleasant and dirty
- Water is a taonga
- Awa/rivers are homes for many native animals
- All water is connected: ki uta ki tai (from mountains to sea)
- The first right to water is with the water: its wellbeing comes first
- Rivers are suitable places to fish and gather food (mahinga kai)
- Water is a resource for us to use however we wish
- This generation is more important than past or future generations
Use this interactive graphic organiser to explore your views about water.
See the activity Te mana o te wai for additional support in using this interactive. It will be helpful for students to have an understanding of the vocabulary and concepts prior to using the interactive.
Place the statement cards where you think they belong. You can move the cards from one place to another if you change your mind. There are no right or wrong answers – just your personal views.
If you want to redo an answer, click on the text box and the answer will go back to the bottom so you can move it to another column. Note: If the text box has not changed to blue, check it is fully within the column area. Use Reset All to do again from the start.
Use the Download Exercise button for a PDF of the diagram and cards.
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Acknowledgement
This resource has been produced with the support of Smart Water.
