Teaching materials

For students aged 10 to 16, we offer teaching packages and materials for use in the classroom. We also have online teaching materials for elementary school, secondary school, and vocational education.

Teaching materials for elementary school

Droppie Water in the Classroom Learning Portal

Droppie Water teaches children everything about water and water boards in a fun way. They can play games or take a quiz. The website also features coloring pages, songs, and fun facts! The portal also offers digital lessons on various water issues.  

Coloring pages 

Fishing while traveling

The Noorderzijlvest Water Authority ensures clean and healthy water with many different species of fish. Fish need space to travel, which is known by the technical term 'fish migration'. We want to help with that. We have some fun coloring pages featuring these traveling fish! 

Our Water Week

Teaching package Christmas Flood of 1717 and View of dikes 

The teaching package 'Kerstvloed 1717' (Christmas Flood 1717) and 'Kijk op dijken' (View of Dikes) is about the last flood that hit Groningen. The teaching package is for students in grades 7 and 8. With the Dijk newspaper and the activity page, you can request a guest lecture in the classroom and the DVD De Kerstvloed (The Christmas Flood). 

Teaching materials for secondary education

Water in the schoolyard learning portal

The teaching method 'Water in the schoolyard' makes pupils aware of flood risks and waterlogging in their own environment. What makes this method unique is its regional and local approach. Digital maps play a major role and virtual fieldwork assignments are offered, giving pupils even better insight into the functioning and challenges of the water system.

The teaching method can be supplemented with a guest lecture by an expert from the water board in the classroom or an excursion. 

Democracy game

Noorderzijlvest offers a guest lesson with an interactive game about democracy and the choices made by a water board. In the game, students take on the role of a water board and make decisions. The game is very suitable for a social studies lesson. The lesson can be taught by an expert from the water board, but teachers can also teach the lessons themselves.

Water trail

During the Water Learning Trail, secondary school students learn about the water board and the role of water. In the accompanying practical lesson, they take to the water in a raft boat. This allows them to conduct experiments in biology, geography, and physics. The Water Learning Trail can be requested from the Noorderzijlvest water board. There is only limited space available for this practical lesson each year.

Teaching materials for vocational education

The work of the water authorities touches on many (green) vocational education programs. That is why teaching materials have been developed for vocational education. Students, teachers, and other interested parties can use these materials free of charge.

In addition to general information about the water authorities, the Waterschappen.nl website focuses specifically on the theme of climate adaptation. Making cities and agricultural areas climate-proof requires the help of all residents. That is why the teaching materials include many examples of ideas for and by the neighborhood. Water authority employees share their experiences of working at the water authority and encourage students to contribute their ideas.

Democracy game

Noorderzijlvest offers a guest lesson with an interactive game about democracy and the choices made by a water board. In the game, students take on the role of a water board and make decisions. The game is very suitable for a lesson on citizenship in secondary vocational education. The lesson can be taught by an expert from the water board, but citizenship education teachers can also teach the lesson themselves.

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