The WaterWise School
ISBN : 1-86283-045-2
Published Date : 01 October 1998
Product Code : F 67P 1998
Format : Free PDF for download
Describes our project with Merrimac SHS and Geography teacher Carol Black, supported by GC Water and WaterWise Qld.
Groundbreaking project for its time - Winner of Banksia Award for excellence in Enviro Ed in 1999.
Thanks to Sally McKinnon for developing the award submission.
Teachers Information
Describes our project with Merrimac SHS and Geography teacher Carol Black and the types of retrofitting (putting in water saving appliances) went in.
Its use is to inspire schools to make a collaborative effort to save water and work with local plumbers to achieve saving measures.
Support Material
WaterWise Students textbook and Teachers Guide
Contents
Foreword
Executive summary
Why be WaterWise?
Aims of the project
Research methodology
Results of the project
Discussion of results
School-based management meets user pays pricing Start a water conservation program in your school Putting it into practice
Involve your whole school
Water audit options
Water conservation audit reports
WaterWise best practice guidelines for schools WaterWise work practices in your school
Working with the media
Success factors of the model school project Troubleshooting
WaterWise at a school design stage
Educational outcomes for Merrimac State High School How to use this book as a classroom resource Contacts
References
Appendix A Equipment specifications
Appendix B Joint venturing
Appendix C Wastewater reuse in schools
Appendix D Glossary of terms
Appendix E Map of Merrimac School
Index