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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Wash hands in rainwater when outside. |
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Water |
Playing in water |
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Observe the differences between flowing water and stagnant water. |
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Water |
Playing in water |
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Observe different densities of liquid (oil, water, honey). |
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Water |
Playing in water |
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Read some of the sayings from the Tao Te Ching that describe water's power - how it flows around obstacles, wears down rocks etc. Discuss in what ways water is strong, even though it seems weak, and in which ways we are sometimes like water. |
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Water |
Playing in water |
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Song - Shimshai "Pure, pure like the water". |
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Water |
Playing in water |
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Add some soil to water - and shake it up - use it as a metaphor to discuss how sometimes our mind gets full of thoughts and muddy or cloudy - and then when we are peaceful, it settles and becomes clear and pure again. |
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Water |
Water for Life |
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Make a chart to keep track of watering plants in turns. |
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Water |
Water for Life |
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Imagine there is no rain for a whole year, what would happen to the earth to people, to animals? Imagine being a tree - and that you are calling to the sky for the clouds to come and rain; Imagine then how you would feel when the rain begins after such a long time. |
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Water |
Water for Life |
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Identify some aquatic plants and animals that live in your region. |
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Water |
Water for Life |
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Learn about the life cycles of common aquatic plants and animals in your region. |
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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Create rainwater catchment systems. |
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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Measure how much water has fallen during rain. |
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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Create solutions that save water (e.g. putting brick in toilet cistern, ways of saving water in the garden). |
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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Make biodegradable products (e.g. simple cleaners from vinegar, ash etc.) |
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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Discuss the benefits of catching rainwater (e.g. saves using tap water thus energy, reduces floods) |
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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Discuss how water can be cleaned before use in different ways (e.g. boiling, filters, chemicals etc). |
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Water |
Catching and saving water |
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Learn the difference between grey water and black water and how they can be cleaned in different ways. |
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Water |
The properties of water and the water cycle |
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Watch diffusion of a something (e.g. a dye) and see how it is absorbed by a plant. |
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Water |
The properties of water and the water cycle |
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Experiment with filtering water with different materials. |
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Water |
The properties of water and the water cycle |
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Listen to a story about the water cycle (the story of a drop of water traveling through the sea, up into the clouds, falling on the earth, absorbed by soil, into aquifers etc) |