3.+Online+Resources

= Online Resources =

**// In today's age of technology, it is common for students to be using computers as a learning tool. The internet has vast resources for both students and teachers. On this page, you will find a number of valuable resources for both students and teachers from a variety of media including games, movies, worksheets and web tools. Click on the links below to take you to the websites to explore them further! //**

**Student and Teacher Resources ** Students these resources are for you!! Web tools, Games, Movies - all the resources that you need to help you on your way to becoming Water Warriors!!! Teachers will also find these resources of value, as they may be valuable educational tools to use in classroom lessons.

** Web 2.0 Tools **
Education Queensland is promoting the increased incorporation of Information and Communication Technology tools into classrooms. Web 2.0 tools allow students to create their own pieces of work including Wordles, Bubbl.us, ePostcards etc in a medium that allows them to share with others what they created through sites such as their own Wikis or Blogs. There are a number of different tools available on this site for students to use.



** Movies **
2010 is the year of Sustainability. We need to recognise the importance of putting into place environmentally friendly practices today. The following movie clip is designed to give the viewer an understanding as to why water is so precious to us on earth. Once we understand this, we can begin to realise why it is so important for us to start to conserve this precious resource! We are at risk of losing so much if we use up all our water!

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Conserving water around the home is the first step we can do as water warriors. The video below provides some simple everyday ideas that you can put into practice around your own home. Hopefully the video will encourage the viewer to start thinking of your own water conservation tips!

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Games
On-line educational games are a valuable resource to use in any classroom. Students are able to learn in a fun and inviting manner! Games are essential in student learning for those who are more visual, hands-on learners. Not all students like handouts and would prefer a more interactive approach to learning. The following links are easy to use fun games that teach students about water conservation!

Conservation Games - help Wizard on his quest to fix the leaks in the bathroom, save water around the house and in the neighbourhood! Conservation Ken's Water Games - a collection of games for varying levels based upon water conservation. Mission H20 - water levels are drastically low. Your mission is to explore each room in the house to discover water saving tips! Water Wise Kids Game - an interactive game with links to water facts, water saving tips and teacher resources. Water Cycle - an introduction into the different stages of the water cycle. Water Saving House - virtual tour of a house to investigate water saving techniques.

**Teacher Only Resources **

Worksheets/Handouts
Every good teacher needs a supply of worksheets at hand for students who are fast finishers, struggle to read off the board or perhaps just prefer this particular learning style. The internet has vast amounts of worksheets and lesson plan ideas that are readily available to the general public. By accessing online worksheets, teachers are able to adjust and alter the sheets to meet the particular learning needs of the students in their classes. The following links allow access to a number of worksheets on water conservation.

H20 Worksheets - a teacher pack containing a number of worksheets that start students thinking on the different aspects of water. Can be adjusted to suit higher grades. Learn with Wizzy - a collection of worksheet for various levels of student ability based on water. Saving Water - a worksheet containing water saving tips as well as a section for lesson ideas. Water Facts - pgs 12 - 15 provide basic water usage facts as well as a survey to show students just how much water they use on a regular basis.

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