Learning Zone

Ever wondered how tall the highest waterfall is? Did you know an elephant can smell water up to five kilometres away? Watercare’s Learning Zone is full of amazing facts and incredible information about water, the creatures who live in it, the animals that rely on it, and the ways that we can conserve and protect it.

Fact sheets, brochures and information

World Water Day 2012

Section A of the World Water Day 2012 Education Pack is available as a PDF on this site. Please email our Education Coordinator to request a hard copy of the other sections.

For a fun lesson that encourages pupils to think about where there water comes from, how it gets to their house and who else needs it, try our water plan activity for a new town called Dryville.

Water facts

• 20 Amazing Water Facts  

• 20 More Water Facts  

• Water Conservation Tips

• Water Pollution Facts Sheet 1A

• Water Pollution Facts Sheet 2A

• The Water Cycle 

A3 posters

• Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant

• Water Supply

• The Wastewater Process

• The Water Purification Process

Games

• Drips and Rainbows

• Water Conservation

Macroinvertebrate fact files

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 1 - Dobsonfly

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 2 - Flatworm

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 3 - Water Fleas

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 4 - Water Mites

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 5 - Cranefly

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 6 - Freshwater Shrimp

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 7 - Freshwater Limpet

• Macroinvertebrate Fact File 8 - Mosquito Larva

•  Macroinvertebrate Fact File 9 - Amphipods