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Water at school

Water is an important part of the National Curriculum and there is an enormous amount of ideas, information and ready-made activities for teachers available on the Internet. Here is a selection of some of the most useful sites for teachers in Elmbridge and elsewhere.

Three Valleys Water

Three Valleys Water offer a range of services to schools and teachers including:

• Full in-school education days delivered by Three Valleys Water staff specifically tailored to Key Stages 1 & 2 and linked to the National Curriculum. Activities include school assemblies, water audits carried out with the children, and studying the water cycle.
• The Water Box - a resource for key stage 2 children to find out about water. It contains the equipment and guidance to carry out 21 investigations into the properties of water, how it is cleaned, how it moves, how we use it and how it mixes with other materials.
• Visits to the Environment and Education Centre with indoor and outdoor activities on a range of topics including the weather, recycling, the environment and more.

For more information on this and the other services and facilities available, see the |Three Valleys Water education web pages.

Thames Water

Thames Water has a large range of materials for teachers, parents and students to support the teaching and learning of water issues. It has also developed a new DVD called 'Aquabatics' available free to primary schools. Covering specific elements of the national curriculum in Year 5, the DVD is also supported by two new teacher guides on wastewater issues in 'Bag It & Bin It' and water saving ideas in 'Water Matters'.

Go to the |water in schools web page for full details.

Sutton and East Surrey Water

Sutton and East Surrey Water also has an education area on its website with information and resources for teachers. For example, the education team gives talks and demonstrations to schools, clubs and societies and you can arrange a visit to the Sutton and East Surrey Water treatment works and reservoir and the nature reserve at Bough Beech.

See the |Sutton and East Surrey Water Education Area for more details.

The Water School

The |Water School is an extensive website containing online activities, resources that can be downloaded and a 'library' section with relevant information. It aims to:

• encourage schools to monitor their water use;
• introduce and explain changes which conserve water;
• foster responsible attitudes to water use by the pupils;
• encourage the pupils to apply their knowledge and understanding to global water and environmental issues;
• raise awareness of the value of water as a key part of healthy living;
• raise awareness of issues related to water as a finite resource;
• enhance and enrich the requirements of the National Curriculum;
• offer opportunities for children to work with adults other than teachers.