Lesson outlines

Lesson outlines below are a good guide for teachers to use in planning water and sewerage education sessions. Classroom presentation will be available in the future.

Waterwise at home

Year Level
  • Prep - Year 7
Pre-requisites
  • Students must be working on a water unit
  • Understanding of the water cycle
Topics / Themes
  • Consolidating the water cycle
  • Where we use water in the home
  • How we can save water in the home
  • Importance of water for the way we live
  • Reading a water meter
Activities (Vary for year level)
  • Identify water saving and water wasting behaviours
  • Share a water-saving tip with Whizzy
  • Home water audit
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 Urban water cycle

Year Level
  • Years 2-7
Pre-requisites
  • Students must be working on a water unit
  • Understanding of the water cycle
Topics / Themes
  • How we have to interrupt the water cycle to ensure we have the quantity and quality of water we need
  • Water and wastewater treatment
  • Cost of water
  • Importance of water for the way we live
  • Reading a water meter
Activities (Vary for year level)
  • Years 2-3
  • Ordering the urban water cycle game
  • Years 4-7
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 Sewage treatment

Year Level
  • Years 4-7
Pre-requisites
  • Students must be working on a water unit
  • Understanding of the water cycle
Topics / Themes
  • Importance of treating sewage
  • How we treat sewage
  • The science used at sewage treatment plants
Activities (Vary for year level)

 
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Waterwise gardening

Year Level
  • Prep - Year 3
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    Saving Tips
  • Laundry Tip #1

    Save up to 15,000 litres a year by ensuring you wash a full load every time, making sure the water level in your washing machine matches the size of the load and by buying a water-efficient washing machine when the time comes to replace your current washing machine.