Today our Year Three's had great fun learning how to be water saving heroes with Sarah from Watercare. Water is a precious resource and there's lots we can do to look after it.
We discovered where the water in our taps comes from - The Waikato River, aquifers & dams. Did you know Watercare has 12 dams in Tamaki Makaurau?
We thought about all the ways we used water this morning; toilet flushes, facewashing, toothbrushing, handwashing, dishwasher, shower, and even a robotmop/vaccuum,
We learnt how to be Water Saving Heroes:
- turn off the tap when we brush our teeth or use a cup (20 litres can be wasted if the tap is left running)
- use the small button when we flush the toilet (Yes, the small button can be used for number twos. It takes 12 litres to flush the big button and just 7 for the small)
- fill the bath less (a full bath takes 200 litres of water)
- use your bath water on the plants or share your bathtime
- have a short shower (showers take 12 litres of water a minute)
Each tamariki are bringing home a shower timer to help them and their whanu be Water Saving Superheroes. Thank you Watercare!!
If we are careful with our water it's great for the environment as the water will stay in our dam lakes, aquifers and rivers.
Lastly we used our superpowers of problem solving and collaboration to create super fun water courses.
Thank you to Sarah and Watercare for a wonderful learning experience!
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