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The Catchment Story

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Lesson Purpose

  1. To observe the change to the cleanliness of water in an aquarium as water travels towards the sea - A practical and visible demonstration of water pollution.
  2. To listen to the story of a river and those that live along it.
  3. To role play characters in the story.

Time Needed

30 mins

Year Levels

Year 4-7

Instructor

TEEC Staff Member

Australian Curriculum

During the course of this activity it may be possible to target a number of the "Content Descriptions" across year levels four to seven.

Year 4

Science

Science Understanding

Biological sciences

  • Living things have life cycles.
  • Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive.

Chemical sciences

  • Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that can influence their use.
Science as a Human Endeavour

Nature and development of science

  • Science involves making predictions and describing patterns and relationships.

Use and influence of science

  • Science knowledge helps people to understand the effect of their actions.

HASS

Unit 2 : Sustainable use of places 
  • The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people.
  • The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability.
  • The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably.

 

Year 5

Science

Science Understanding
Biological sciences
  • Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.

HASS

Unit 2 : Managing Australian communities
  • The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places.
  • The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them. 
Unit 5 : Australian communities of the future
  • The difference between needs and wants and why choices need to be made about how limited resources are used.
  • Types of resources (natural, human and capital) and the ways societies use them to satisfy the needs and wants of present and future generations.

 

Year 6

Science

Science Understanding
Biological sciences
  • The growth and development of living things are effected by the physical conditions of their environment.
Science as a Human Endeavour
Use and influence of science
  • Scientific knowledge is used to solve problems and inform personal and community decisions.

HASS

Unit 5 : Making decisions to benefit my community
  • How the concept of opportunity involves choices about the alternative use of resources and the need to consider trade-offs.
  • The effect that consumer and financial decisions can have on the individual, the broader community and the environment.

 

Year 7

Science

Science Understanding
Earth and space sciences
  • Some of Earth’s resources are renewable, including water that cycles through the environment, but others are non-renewable.
Science as a Human Endeavour
Nature and development of science
  • Science knowledge can develop through collaboration across the disciplines of science and the contributions of people from a range of cultures.
Use and influence of science
  • Solutions to contemporary issues that are found using science and technology, may impact on other areas of society and may involve ethical considerations.
  • People use science understanding and skills in their occupations and these have influenced the development of practices in areas of human activity.

Geography

Geographical Knowledge and Understanding

Unit 1 : Water in the world

  • The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource.
  • The ways that flows of water connects places as it moves through the environment and the way this affects places.

Unit 2 : Place and liveability

  • Factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live and their perceptions of the liveability of places.
  • The influence of environmental quality on the liveability of places.

HASS

Unit 2 : Water in the world
  • The classification of environmental resources and the forms that water takes as a resource.
  • The ways that flows of water connects places as it moves through the environment and the way this affects places.
  • Causes, impacts and responses to an atmospheric or hydrological hazard.
Unit 4 : Analysing liveability
  • Factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live and their perceptions of the liveability of places.
  • The influence of environmental quality on the liveability of places.
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Last reviewed 05 February 2020
Last updated 05 February 2020