Discover Water - The Role of Water in Our Lives
Added: 29 Nov 2016
Contributor:
Clare Quigley
Resource type:
Assessment
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Game
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Audio / Video
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Reference
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Other
An excellent, interactive website which covers various areas on the topic of water. Each section includes information (written and audio), an interactive game and an assessment in the form of multiple choice questions. There are eight sections which include sub topics such as The Water Cycle, Discovering our Oceans and Saving Water.
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Environ. Awareness & Care
Strand unit: Environmental awareness
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the importance of the Earth's renewable and non-renewable resources
- come to appreciate the need to conserve resources
- identify the interrelationship of the living and non-living elements of local and other environments
- recognise how the actions of people may impact upon environments
Suggestions for use: Covers a broad range of topics to do with the theme of Water. Ideal for use in conjunction with the Green Schools Programme (Water Flag). Suitable for independent work on the iPad.
Strand: Environ. Awareness & Care
Strand unit: Environmental awareness
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the importance of the Earth's renewable and non-renewable resources
- come to appreciate the need to conserve resources
- foster an appreciation of the ways in which people use the Earth's resources
Suggestions for use: Covers a broad range of topics to do with the theme of Water. Ideal for use in conjunction with the Green Schools Programme (Water Flag). Suitable for independent work on the iPad.
Strand: Environ. Awareness & Care
Strand unit: Environmental awareness
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the Earth's renewable and non-renewable resources
- come to appreciate the need to conserve the Earth's resources
- develop some awareness of the types of environment which exist in Ireland and other parts of the world
- recognise and investigate human activities which may have positive or adverse effects on local and wider environments
- recognise how the actions of people may have an impact on environments
Strand: Environ. Awareness & Care
Strand unit: Environmental awareness
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the importance of the Earth's renewable and non-renewable resources
- come to appreciate the need to conserve the Earth's resources
- foster an appreciation of the ways in which people use the Earth's resources
- recognise and investigate aspects of human activities which may have positive or adverse effects on environments
Strand: Myself & the Wider World
Strand unit: Developing citizenship
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- appreciate and respect the environment and learn that there is an individual and community responsibility in caring for the environment and protecting it for future generations
Strand: Myself & the Wider World
Strand unit: Developing citizenship
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- appreciate the environment and develop a sense of individual and community responsibility for caring for the environment and being custodians of the Earth for future generations
