1. Brainstorm prior knowledge about household products. What ingredients are in them? If they are safe for us to use are they safe for the environment? do they go when we flush them down the drain? Do we need to make different choices of products, why? How can we convince people to change their choices? 2. House activity – interactive practical activity with household products 3. Poster Design posters to: Show chemicals found in household products. Sell an environmentally friendly product. Show traditional cleaning products. Convince people to choose environmentally friendly products. 4. Product making Bath product/shower bag Hand scrub Foot powder Bath bombs Dry shampoo 5. Stream life How can you tell if it’s healthy 6. Stream visit Observe. Make notes of what you see. Is your local stream clean/healthy? What evidence do you have to support this? Write it up. 7. Water treatment video about how water treatment plants work. 8. Water treatment plant Small group work Students discuss/think about process and draw in correct order. 9. Survey Complete part 1 of survey at school. Take home part 2 to interview parent. 10. Research books, online articles, google, photographs, library history, research Traditional cleaning products. Environmental effects of household products on local streams. What could happen and why? Comparisons between regular household products and environmentally friendly products, include, ingredients, price, packaging, effectiveness etc. 11. ESR research –Bugs that glow in the dark What are they? How can they be used? 12. Changing habits – looking at advertising group work Students discuss/think about and record ideas about how pwople make choices and ways to change people’s choices in favour of environmentally friendly 26. Water Where does it come from? How much is there for us to use? Where is all the water? See 25. 28. Build your own water filter. Simple, quick and easy practical session for students, with instant results. Write experimental report. 29. PACMAN End of day science quiz – Fun quiz on science (and other subjects) you have been learning recently. 30. Create your own cycle Simple Practical activity Student Learning Experiences and Activities Y7-8– Science
Student Learning Experiences and Activities Y7/8 – Integrated subjects Maths 13. Interpreting survey data Literacy 14. Subject reading about Environmental changes Waterway health- streams Water treatment plants Stream life – ecology / habitats ICT 15. Poster production for publication Drama 16. Dramatisation of historical events Sanitisation through the ages, locally (See 26.) 17. Drawing graphs/charts 18. Report writing 19. Report generation 25. He taonga te wai Water interview Short introduction to water 20. Dictionary work- Coagulation Particle Alum Floc Clump Sedimentation Filtration Disinfection Chlorine Bacteria Organisms Reservoir Filter Sustainable Microinvetebrates Add any new words to list 21. Write detailed description about what happens at each stage in a water treatment plant. ART 24. Poster production Draw, paint, collage. 23. River scenes healthy/polluted Draw, paint, inks, collage. 22. Debate – What makes people continue to do things that are bad for the environment? What would make people change their habits? 27. Cartoon strip to record historic events play
Survey Print off surveys, one for each student (surveys in Teacher’s Resources PDF file). Class/group discussion about the introduction on the survey, what it means, and why they are doing the survey. Students complete part one of survey at school, and take home part two of the survey to interview main shopper in their household. Integrated subject options 13. Numeracy – Interpret survey data 17. - Use data generated to produce of results for class Use results of survey to generate discussion about volume of products used and going down the drain, the effects it may have on the environment, and what we can do about it.