This workshop explores healthy and sustainable water systems. Water is essential to life on planet Earth. Pupils will learn about the water cycle and how water reaches our homes. They will consider some of the ways human activity impacts our waterways and oceans, such as plastic waste and pollution.
Through creative activities, they will develop skills to communicate the impact of unsustainable behaviours on wildlife as well as how to take action to save water and ensure healthy rivers and oceans.
Curriculum links:
England - KS2 Reading and Writing, Science, Art and Design
Scotland - Second level Literacy, Social Studies, Expressive Arts
Wales - KS2 Art and Design, English, Geography
The wonder of water
This workshop will consider the necessity of healthy and sustainable water systems. Developing skills to communicate the impact of unsustainable behaviours on wildlife as well as how to take action to save water and ensure healthy rivers and oceans.
Curriculum links:
England - Science
Scotland – Social studies
Wales – Science
Postcards from a fish
Pupils will make postcards from a fish, which can be displayed together as schools of fish. Artist Anthony Garrett shares his process of making art and music inspired by water including the sea and lakes, demonstrating materials and processes to make mixed media artworks.
Curriculum links:
England - Art and Design
Scotland - Expressive Arts
Wales - Art and Design
How can we create healthier water systems?
This workshops encourages pupils to ask what they can do to help create healither water systems.
Curriculum links:
England - Physical and Human Geography
Scotland – Science (materials)
Wales – Science
Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans
Marine biologists and litter pickers discuss the impacts of pollution in our water systems and ways to reduce our impact.
Curriculum links:
England - Science
Scotland – Social studies
Wales – Science
Creative writing exercise
Pupils will be supported write a story or poem through the perspective of a fish or sea animal suffering from water pollution. They will be asked, how would the fish or animal feel, what would they think, how can they be helped / what’s their message to the world?
Curriculum links:
England – English (writing)
Scotland - Literacy
Wales – English (writing)
Teacher resources
Resource packs for teachers to accompany this workshop series, including suggested lesson plans and links to further information and resources on waste, climate action and water.
Share your work
Make sure to upload your work so that we can learn with you and share your work with water experts at our pupils' assembly.
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