Scottish Water Generation H₂O for High Schools | The National Schools Partnership

Generation H₂O (Secondary)

Lessons

Give young people the tools they need to start protecting Scotland's water supply.

Age range:

11-16 yrs

Subjects:

Personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE), Science, Social studies

Countries:

Scotland

Overview

Teach students about protecting water in their local environment. Includes interactive lessons for S1-S3, plus our brand-new Call on COP Challenge and Career Cards for S3-S4.

Primary school teacher? See our Generation H₂O resources for P1-P7 pupils.

Call on COP Challenge

Show your students how world leaders are tackling the climate crisis and empower them to take their own stand with the COP challenge. Post your students’ creations on social media using the hashtag #GenH2OforCOP by 12 December 2025 for a chance to win an interactive, in-person workshop led by Scottish Water.

Terms and conditions apply.

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Career Cards

Building on the Pitch for the Planet and Map Your Future resources, our new Career Cards help students explore exciting, sustainable career paths.

Limited Time Offer: The first 70 teachers to download the Career Cards will receive a FREE printed pack sent directly to their classroom!*

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What's included

Global Water Project (S1-S3)

Protecting water doesn't just help Scotland, it helps the whole world too. Explore global water supply and climate challenges with S1-S3 students in a one-hour lesson that's perfect for teaching BGE Social Subjects, or preparing students for N4 Geography or N4 Environmental Science.

What you'll get:

A Teacher Guide
Lesson PowerPoint
Activity Sheets

Teach it as a single lesson, or in a two-lesson series with Pitch for the Planet.

Pitch for the Planet (S1-S3)

Get S1-S3 students to design and pitch a solution to one of Scotland's water issues in this one-hour lesson. It's perfect for teaching BGE Social Subjects, or to prepare students for N4 Geography or N4 Environmental Science.

Resources include:

Teacher Guide
Lesson Presentation
Pitch Toolkit Activity Sheet
Water Summit Challenge Cards

Teach it as a single lesson, or in a two-lesson series following Global Water Project.

Map Your Future (S3-S4)

Designed to run across a 1-hour session, this interactive careers lesson helps students aged 13-16 discover their skills and strengths, then see how they align with a future career.

 It can be used for students learning BGE Health and Wellbeing, or as they approach Senior level subjects and their first work experience.

The following resources are included: 

A Teacher Guide
Lesson PowerPoint
Activity Worksheet and Careers Map

Request a school visit

A trained Scottish Water employee could also visit your school, to answer your students' questions about saving water and support your lessons. Visits are subject to location and availability, but we do our best to accommodate all requests. You must be registered with Generation H₂O to request a visit.

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