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Whether you’re a teacher or a student, we have provided some great lesson ideas and teaching resources to get you started. The lesson ideas cover a variety of water related issues around access to clean and safe water, using cross-curricular themes.
Our lesson ideas can be adapted according to your curriculum needs and available time. Activities are ideal for independent ICT sessions or teacher-led interactive whiteboard use.

lesson ideas

Download Introduction to Water Issues
Download Key stage 3 and 4 – Geography Lesson Plan

teaching resources and activities

Thirsty Planet Map of Africa – for students to colour and identify the African countries
Thirsty Planet Quiz - a fun way to encourage students to navigate the Thirsty Planet website and access information
Elephant Pump Resources

on the thirsty planet blog

It’s time to make some noise

1 Posted 29th July 2011by Nicky

You may have noticed that Thirsty Planet has been a bit on the quiet side recently? We’ve been keeping a bit of a low profile, keeping our heads down and still working hard at raising money for Pump Aid, but during this time we’ve also been undergoing a rebranding exercise of Thirsty Planet. Four years [...]

buying ethical… making a difference or just a tick in the box

10 Posted 29th July 2011by Nicky

It’s hard when you’re producing a charity supporting product such as Thirsty Planet and really committed to making a real difference to be faced with those who just want to buy ethical to ‘wear the badge’ and to be ‘seen to be doing the right thing’. There are many excellent charity-supporting brands on the market, [...]

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