IS RAFAEL CASANOVA HIGH SCHOOL WATER-WISE?
To find out, do field research to observe how people access and use water at your school.
BRAINSTORM
1. What parts of your school will you visit to do your field research?
2. What do you think you will observe about how water is accessed and used?
3. Do you think your field researched will show that your school and your peers are water-wise? Why or why not ?
MAKE A PLAN
Here are some questions to talk about with your project group:
- When will you walk through tour school? Do you need to ask for permission?
- Where is water used in your school? Decide a few places that you will observe.
- What will you take photos of? Make a list
Featured Design Process Skill: Make a Plan
- The School Water Audit Teacher Guide from the Water Corporation includes background information, guidance, and student handouts for conducting a water audit at your school. Review pages 10 – 15 for ideas on which parts of the school students can observe during the audit.
- Use this Sample Request Letter to help students write a letter to the principal to ask permission to do the audit.
PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES
Who is going to be……………………..?
The Project Manager
Notetakers
Photographers
Writers
Editors
Project Overview
For the Unit 2 digital project, students audit the use of water at school by doing field research at school.
Why are we doing a water audit? Students spend most of their day at school. The goal of the water audit is to help students take more ownership of their daily environment and practice water-wise habits at school.
To create your presentation you should watch this tutorial on Adobe Spark pages:
Featured Digital Tool: Adobe Spark Page
Students can use Adobe Spark Page to make professional-looking presentations to share what they learned from their School Water Audit. Click the image below to watch a brief overview of the digital tool.
