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National Waterways Project
This project has been established to provide high quality water monitoring activities to schools for use in their local rivers, streams and lakes.
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resources for students and teachers |
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newsletters covering happenings in the waterways project |
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professional development opportunities for teachers |
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World Water Day March 22nd | ||
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Mahinga Kai - a media release which you can tailor for your own region. Thanks to the Biodiversity Advice Fund for support for this work. (Word format) | ||
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Stream Education and Assessment Resource for Secondary Schools - ready-for-use resources which will support/encourage investigations, research and action for the environment, enable credit to be gained for NCEA and encourage more sustained involvement in waterways education in the secondary schools sector. Print in landscape for best results. | ||
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For ideas on how to use CREST in National Waterways projects, Science Fair and for Gifted and Talented! Read about what Botany Downs Secondary College did... There are 37 ideas for waterways investigations in this case study! (PDF, 831K) | ||
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November newsletter - A drop of news 21, our last newsletter for 2005. Read about how aquatic insects cope with seasonal changes in temperature; a simple method for taking successful underwater photos; links to four new case studies including CREST for G&T at Botany Downs Secondary College (this includes 37 ideas for student waterways investigations!); great new resources and lots of interesting droplets of waterways information. | ||
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Where There's Water: The next funding round will close on Wednesday 22nd March (World Water Day). Applications are welcome for projects starting around May next year. | ||
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Find out about a long-term community project at Ballance School and Project Kaitiaki, Project Source, Project Riffle, Project Flow and Project Outlet. | ||
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Otamatea High School - Northland where a group of Year 10 boys and their teacher are restoring the local stream and wetland | ||
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New Database - log on and receive a FREE set of biodiversity cards!
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Make over time for eels - thanks to Sarah Langi, Waimaori, for this interesting article, and to Peter Hamill, Marlborough District Council for the eel pictures.. | ||
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Waterways Activities | ||
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Join Dion,Rick and Ani on a trip up the creek to learn how fresh water supports life. This is a bilingual resource. | ||
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NWP Pollution Detectives Become a detective and help sustain our waterways. Te Reo Maori and English resources available. View the multimedia version of these pages | ||
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Quick guide to on-line resources A guide to commonly used resources for water monitoring. Click here to download a Microsoft Word document (31 KB). | ||
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Streaming Waters An experiential learning activity to highlight the impact of stream degradation on stream life. Click here to download the Microsoft Word document (36 KB). | ||
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Assessment Ideas for Levels 1 - 4 A set of assessment ideas for use at Levels 1 - 4. | ||
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Curriculum Planner for Levels 3 and 4 A Microsoft Word document to help you plan units of work. | ||
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Achievement Standards Resources You could use these resources for NCEA credit in Biology, Science and Technology | ||
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New video "Focus on Bugs" produced by Waitakere City Council - see New Resources on page 3 of Newsletter 11. Some videos available FREE for schools - first come first served! Email nwp@rsnz.org | ||
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Environmental Education Advisors The latest list of contacts within your region to help your environmental studies. | ||
