Background information for teachers
Background information for teachers provides all the information needed to confidently deliver the lessons and activities contained within the Water: Learn it for life! package regardless of the year level.
As well as covering a diverse range of topics such as the water cycle, water use and reuse and the science of water, this section offers a comprehensive glossary and references.
The unit is available as a complete PDF for ease of printing. It has also been split into sections for faster downloading.
Complete PDF
- Background information for teachers (PDF, 1.1M)*
Content in sections
- Cover (PDF, 475K)*
- Contents (PDF, 409K)*
- Section 1: Glossary (PDF, 417K)*
- Section 2: Precious water—a finite resource (PDF, 444K)*
- Sections 3a and 3b: Water in nature (PDF, 605K)*
- Section 3a: Water in nature (PDF, 549K)*
- Section 3b: Water in nature (PDF, 457K)*
- Section 4: Water use (PDF, 450K)*
- Section 5: Water treatment (PDF, 433K)*
- Section 6: Water reuse and alternatives (PDF, 606K)*
- Section 7: Queensland's water future (PDF, 404K)*
- Section 8: The science of water (PDF, 425K)*
- Section 9: PrimaryConnections 5 Es teaching and learning model (PDF, 422K)*
- Section 10: References (PDF, 432K)*
More resources
A digital version of the Water: Learn it for life! curriculum resources and Whizzy's Incredible Journeys-Pick-a-Path book is available on our Water: Learn it for life! curriculum resource CD-ROM. To order the CD or a printed hard copy, go to the online order form.
For additional Whizzy resoruces, including Whizzy's Song, go to Whizzy's Resources. For other online water educational resources see the Resource Bank.
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Last updated: 02 October 2009