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  1. ChessWatch: a water observatory for the River Chess
  2. Educational resources
  3. Enquiry-based learning
  4. Resources for students

Enquiry-based resources for students

Exercise A

Here are three stimulus sheets to encourage you to ask questions about water management and the River Chess:

Thumbnail for a document containing information about water usage in the UK.

Stimulus 1: Water usage in the UK [PDF 324KB]. Read this sheet in conjunction with ‘Where does my tap water come from?’

Thumbnail for a document containing quotes about water levels in the River Chess.

Stimulus 2: Water levels in the River Chess [PDF 217KB]. Read this sheet in conjunction with ‘Where does the flow go? Winterbourne streams’.

Thumbnail for a document containing word clouds of local stakeholders responses to questionnaire on the River Chess.

Stimulus 3: Wordles of stakeholder opinions [PDF 452KB]. Read this sheet in conjunction with ‘Threats to the River Chess’.

Exercise B

Here is a handout with links to key documents and sources of information from key stakeholders about the River Chess. This handout will signpost you to further resources to help you research the topic.

 

Thumbnail of our resource with links to information about key stakeholders on the River Chess. Researching key stakeholders and players [PDF 332KB]

Exercise C

You can use the water quality pages of the Chesswatch website to help fill in this handout about the optimal conditions for healthy Brown Trout to live in a chalk stream.

 

Thumbnail of our Brown Trout Q&A poster for students. Brown trout leaflet [PDF 206KB]

Exercise D

Here is a template to help you to carry out a SWOT (Strength-Weakness-Opportunity-Threat) analysis of the River Chess.

Thumbnail of handout for SWOT analysis. SWOT worksheet for students [PDF 462KB]
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