Stage 4- Geography- Water in the World

Stage 4- Geography

Location

Kamay Botany Bay EEC, Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell

Overview

Students will investigate water in the world through a wetland’s ecosystem including water quality, weather, and climate. They will examine water as a resource and the factors influencing water quality, flows and availability of water resources. Students will investigate variations in people’s perceptions about the value of wetlands and the need for sustainable water management. They will investigate processes that continue to shape the environment including a hydrologic hazard.

Outcomes

• GE4-1 locates and describes the diverse features and characteristics of a range of places and environments
• GE4-2 describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments
• GE4-3 explains how interactions and connections between people, places and environments result in change
• GE4-5 discusses management of places and environments for their sustainability
• GE4-7 acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical tools for inquiry

Key Inquiry questions

• How do natural and human resources influence the distribution and availability of water as a resource?
• What effects does the uneven distribution of water resources have on people, places and environments?
• What approached can be used to sustainably manage water resources and reduce water scarcity?

Students will

• Collect data using a variety of water testing equipment at Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell.
• Collect data using a variety of water testing equipment outside the Desalination Plant, Kurnell.
• Investigate Aboriginal seasonal calendars, catchment management systems.
• Use GPS devices for mapping.

Learning across the curriculum content

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
• Sustainability
• Literacy
•  Numeracy
•  Civics and citizenship
• Critical and creative thinking
•  Information and communication technology capability