Saving Our Stream Overview

Session 1:
Up the Creek
 

Learning Outcomes

1. name the physical features of their local stream
2. describe its history through stories from mana whenua 

Session 2:
Wai... it goes round
and round 

Learning Outcomes

1. understand the water cycle and how it relates to their lives

Session 3:
Oh for a cool stream!
 

Learning Outcomes

1. identify some of the animals and plants in their local stream
2. understand some of their habitats and life cycles
3. describe the relationships between the plants and animals (food webs) and their reliance on a healthy habitat

 

 Resources

  • Map/s of local area showing your local (nearest) stream
  • Photos of your stream (leave room for more to add later)
  • Books on streams (see resource list and website links)
  • Legends, poems, stories, songs relating to streams
  • The Whau, our streams, our river, our backyard. Available from the Auckland Council website (includes, maps, history, stories of the Whau and its streams).

 

Resources
 

  • To find a diagram showing the water cycle (Photocopy masters) click here.
  • The read the story of Ranginui & Papatuanuku (& water cycle) click here.
  • The water cycle experiment is outlined here.
  • Enviroschools kit, page 71 (Pepeha and Mihi); Healthy Water page 262 Nga Momo Wai

 

Resources
 

  • WaiCare resources (see your local Wai Care facilitator)
  • Stream testing recording sheets are online here.
  • The Environment Waikato – How Clean is Our Local Stream report is available here.
  • Click here to view Take Action for Water Native Ecosystems

 

Session 4:
Hey! Watch where you chuck your muck!
 

Learning Outcomes

1. identify how humans have changed stream habitats and the water quality in an urban environment

Session 5:
Time to come clean



Learning Outcomes

1. understand why streams are significant places, what their value is and whether they should be protected places

Session 6:
We’re Scheming for a Clean Stream


Learning Outcomes

1. identify actions they can take to help protect waterways
2. reflect on the outcome of their actions

 

Resources
 

  • Guardians of the Mauri (DVD)
  • The Take Action for Water – Human Impacts (Rata and the Totara) PDF is available here.
  • City Issues: Stormwater

Resources
 

  • Scenario cards (page 19)
  • Conversations

 

Resources
 

  • Enviroschools kit Action Tools pages 218 – 226 (see also Poorman Stream case study in this section –‘The River Rockets’); Reflect pages 250 - 274
  • Click here to download the Take action for Water PDF.