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Find out just how amazing this unique substance is through our range of syllabus-linked Geography and Science resources. Learn about the way we treat and manage water for a resilient and liveable city, now and in the future. Think about your role in our urban water cycle. There's lots to learn about water.
Designed by qualified teachers, this on-site learning experience at Quakers Hill Purified Recycled Water (PRW) Discovery Centre can be tailored to meet NSW syllabus outcomes for Years 7 to 12.
Concepts explored include:
Students will strengthen their water literacy as they participate in a range of interactive activities, engage in collaborative and individual learning, and visit the treatment room to see the technology in action.
To learn more about PRW or to secure your excursion to the PRW Discovery Centre, please visit Purified Recycled Water
Designed by qualified teachers, this in-school learning experience supports NSW Geography Syllabus outcomes for Stage 4: Water in the World.
Students will have the opportunity to participate in a live quiz, discover the importance of planning now for a resilient water future, and investigate the properties of common household products to reveal what is best to bin to avoid pipe chokes and overflows.
For more information or to express your interest in booking Operation Aqua, contact the Community Education Team at wondersofwater@sydneywater.com.au
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All the water on Earth is all that we have. Learn about our natural water cycle and water sources.
Find out how we're caring for our waterways and how you can, too. Do a stormwater audit. Remember, the drain is just for rain!
Investigate the urban water cycle and try the Stage 4 Geography water cycle lesson plan.
Investigate how access to water is important for quality of life in liveable cities and for human wellbeing with our Orange Sky lesson plan (177 KB).
Investigate water-sensitive urban design with our Johnstons Creek case study (362 KB).
You can apply science to water management just like our scientists with these practical investigations:
Experimenting with water
Water audits
Use red cabbage to make a natural pH indicator.
Make a pH indicator – brochure
Make a simple water filter from things around the home.
Make a simple water filter – brochure
Create your own mini earth terrarium.
Water cycle and terrarium – brochure
Discover what breaks down and what doesn't.
Keep wipes out of pipes – brochure
Water audits are a great project to bring all your skills together. The brand without a bottle is another great persuasive writing project for you to try.
Take a look at these other water-related resources that link with our programs: