Welcome to Quest 2023! This term's concept is LIFE. We are going to be looking at a wide variety of topics that link to this concept.
WATER FOR LIFE
“Ko te wai te ora ngā mea katoa”
Water is the life giver of all things.
We looked at what we know about water and made a PMI (plus, minus and interesting) chart about water. I chose this as it was topical due to the recent floods. I wanted tamariki to think about different ways we have water in our life. We looked at being problem solvers - how can we try to find a solution to a problem? If water can be dangerous when we are on a boat what can we do? (wear a life jacket, know how to swim, be careful etc).
We looked at ideas for solutions to too much rain (floods) and too little rain (droughts). Children explored a variety of ideas from looking at how desalination plants work, permeable concrete design, to designing flood proof homes. Some played board games to learn more about conserving water, others found out how our wastewater system works, some thought about the many ways we use water every day.
We looked at the importance of water in different cultures.
"Freshwater is taonga (precious) for Māori.In te ao Māori (Māori worldview) each body of water has its own mauri. Tribal identity is closely linked to freshwater." environment.govt.nz
Wai = water
wai Māori = fresh water
waitai = salt water
