3.1 Investigate global water issues, including bottled water, water theft, equity of access to potable water.
3.1 Investigate global water issues, including bottled water, water theft, equity of access to potable water.
Water Resources Activity to investigate the distribution of water on Earth
Carry out prac
Graph the results.
Videos:
12 year old scientist https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/america-s-top-young-scientist
Water shortage in Peru https://www.greatbigstory.com/stories/a-foggy-solution-to-a-water-shortage
Ted Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXepkIWPhFQ
Mark Rober- Drinking Nasty swamp water (to save the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qZWMNW7GmE
· From your previous consideration of the plight of NSW rivers, view videos:
Scenario: Your group will be allocated one of two positions: First Nation residents of the Wilcannia-Darling region OR cotton farmers from Queensland. You have been called to Canberra to put your claim to the river water before the Australian Government.
Task: working in groups of 4, research and prepare a position to debate the mini-driving question: Who owns the water?
○ BM1: Contract
○ BM2: Information dot points on the First Nation peoples’ claim
○ BM3: Information dot points on the cotton farmers’ claim
○ PR1: Group - video of debate against another group
PR2: Individual – Test, Assessment Survey