A 1 minute, comprehensive look at the four main components of the water cycle: Showing condensation, evaporation, precipitation and run off. Could be used as a refresher for older students or as an explanation for younger students. Can be used for all ages (KS1 / KS2 / KS3 / KS4) Using simple language and clear diagrams to show the step by step processes in the water cycle.

This lesson helps explain what human rights are and how they are needed to protect everyone. Learning Objectives: ● I understand that human rights belong to everybody and should protect everyone. ● I can create tables and bar charts to represent data. Curriculum link: The curriculum links are not exhaustive but offer a guide ● Personal, Social, Health Education: recognise there are human rights that protect everyone. ● Science: gathering, recording and presenting data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions; recording findings using bar charts and tables. Resources: ● Lesson Plan ● Lesson Slides

This lesson helps explain the effect of climate change on the world and how it is everybody’s responsibility to help. Learning Objectives: ● I understand the effects of climate change on the world. ● I understand that we have a shared responsibility to help. Curriculum link: The curriculum links are not exhaustive but offer a guide ● Personal Social Health Education: ways of carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment; how everyday choices can affect the environment. Resources: ● Lesson Plan ● Lesson Slides

This lesson helps explain the water cycle and how it works. Learning Objectives: ● I understand that human rights belong to everybody and should protect everyone. ● I can create tables and bar charts to represent data. Curriculum link: The curriculum links are not exhaustive but offer a guide ● Science: States of Matter - Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle. ● Geography: Human and Physical – Describe and understand key aspects of the water cycle. Resources: ● Lesson Plan ● Lesson Slides

Suitable for Key Stages 1-2, ‘A world of water’ explores the importance of this vital resource. This video covers: the water cycle, introduces the concept of life without taps and toilets the implications of a lack of water on health and livelihoods. Use our new film to introduce topics around water, global issues or campaigning and fundraising to inform and inspire your pupils.

These worksheets ask children to use their IT skills to find facts on the internet. It also asks them to compare two different locations, Nepal and students local area, rainfall patterns. They then can produce a graph which shows the comparison of the locations, write statements about their data and to reflect using success criteria on how well they have done. These resources have been made by WaterAid in partnership with Welsh Water and Anglian Water.

This lesson explains the importance of water as a basic need and then explains how items have different properties that make them sink or float. Learning Objectives: ● I understand that water is a basic need for humans. ● I understand that items have different properties. Curriculum link: The curriculum links are not exhaustive but offer a guide ● Science - Animals including Humans: Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water); Everyday materials – Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties. Resources: ● Lesson Slides ● Lesson Plan

This wordsearch was created by one of WaterAid’s volunteer Speaker’s, Dave Padfield. He has been a volunteer with WaterAid for many years and was previously a teacher. Learning Objective: To encourage word recognition and recap vocabulary relevant to WaterAid.