Watery Ways

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Year 2 - 4
Full day program
9.15am–2.15pm

Curriculum Focus: Understanding the water cycle, catchments, water conservation in a real-life, natural context

Curriculum Links: Science, HASS, Sustainability cross-curricular priority

Aim

For students to demonstrate an understanding of the water cycle, the concept of a catchment, water as one of our most precious natural resources and how they can actively conserve water.

Overview of day

Students are invited to join the magical mystery tour of a wayward water droplet called Whizzy at Bunyaville Environmental Education where they participate in two main activities to enhance their classroom learning:

Catchment Capers: Students explore the water cycle, the journey water takes in our catchments, the landforms and features associated with catchments, catchment care and water conservation appliances and personal choices through interaction with a replica catchment and a ‘water education station’.
Water Trail: Bunyaville EEC teachers lead students on an Earthwalk through a real catchment in Bunyaville Conservation Park to identify evidence of real trails left by water. As well as experiencing where the water cycle actually takes place, students experience the real-life scale and landform components of a catchment.

A concluding activity emphasises the need to conserve the vital and precious resource of water.

Year 2 (AC v8.4) or Year 4 (AC v9)

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Testimonials

"Learning through play, things that are difficult to set up in the classroom." Year 2 teacher

"Hands on learning that consolidated school learning. Walking the path allowed [us] to see exactly what water does and they could then explain the water cycle confidently." Year 2 teacher

"Testing the water saving devices taught them how much water is wasted. They were very interested to know the difference". Year 2 teacher

"The students were very engaged with the water saving talk and have since talked about conversations they've had at home. We have also enacted some water saving at school." Year 2 teacher

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