Make a tippy tap

Year level: Upper primary Learning outcome Students will examine the technology and health benefits of a tippy tap. Read the description of the tippy tap Villagers conserving tree kangaroos Draw and label a diagram of what you think it looks like and how it works. Read how it is made at www.cdc.gov/safewater/publications_pages/tippy-tap.pdf Construct and install your own tippy tap. Discuss or describe: What makes it work? What angle does it need to be suspended at to contain the maximum amount of water? Why would it be healthier to use a tippy tap than a bowl of water? What problems might you encounter installing and using a tippy tap? Why might the tippy tap be known as 'appropriate technology'? Assessment task Present a short play where a village conservation officer explains to other villagers what tippy taps are and why they are necessary.