Generation H₂O
Introducing Generation H₂O, our new curriculum aligned educational resource for Scotland’s young people. Water is one of Scotland’s most valuable and precious resources, and we want to work together to protect it for the future.
Primary Resources
You can register here to download our free educational resources: Every Droplet Counts for learners aged 5-8 (P1-4), Keep Scotland Flowing for learners aged 9-11 (P5-7) and Mission H₂O for learners aged 5-11 (P1-7).
These fully resourced, interactive lessons bring the water cycle to life while supporting the Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes across Sciences, Social Studies, Technologies, and Health and Wellbeing. They’re also a great way to contribute towards the Water topic in your Eco Schools Award. Our free resources include Teachers’ Guide, Interactive Lesson Presentations, Homework Tasks and more!
Mission H₂O
Mission H₂O offers a whole school approach to sustainability with fun, hands-on challenges for learners aged 5-11 (P1-7). It kicks off with a school-wide assembly before learners embark on a series of water-themed challenges at home and school.
Every Droplet Counts
Every Droplet Counts is a set of education resources aimed at 5–8 year-olds in schools across Scotland. Inspire pupils to appreciate water in their local environment, collecting and re-using it, to make every droplet count. Students are tasked with making a rain chain, ideally from materials they have collected to reinforce the sustainability message.
Keep Scotland Flowing
Keep Scotland Flowing is a new dynamic educational resource that introduces learners aged 9-11 (P5-7) to the water cycle and how we all play a role in protecting water.
Make a Splash Challenge
We’re inviting your pupils to take part in the 2025 Make a Splash Challenge. Scotland’s water champions will be rewarded with the chance to WIN a splash-tastic class trip. Closing date Friday 30th April, 2025.
Full terms and conditions are available here.
Secondary Resource
Young people (S3-4) discover the importance of Scottish Water, explore a range of careers and how they could have a career that helps Scotland flourish. They use the interactive Careers Map to see how their skills could align with a real job in the future and use this to consider some of the pathways open to them beyond school.
Pitch for the Planet
Register here to download Pitch for the Planet, our free educational resource for learners aged 12-14 (S1-S3). These fully resourced, interactive lessons explore the challenges of the global water supply while supporting the Curriculum for Excellence Experiences and Outcomes across Social Subjects, Literacy, Numeracy, and Health and Wellbeing.
Pitch for the Planet is a set of engaging educational resources that challenge secondary learners to consider global issues in water supply before pitching their solution to problems that Scotland’s water faces during the Water Summit Challenge.
Young people care about the environment and these fun, interactive lessons tap into that by helping them understand the value of water and why we all should protect it.
Making Waves Challenge
We’re inviting students to take part in the 2025 Making Waves Challenge. Scotland’s water champions will be rewarded with the chance to win an inspiring visit from Scotland’s most decorated Olympian, Duncan Scott, OBE. Closing date Friday 21st March, 2025.
Full terms and conditions are available here.
Generation H₂O
Scottish Water's new nationwide campaign that will empower every young person in Scotland to take positive action to protect Scotland’s water