Resource bank—Years 6 to 9

Engage

Where do you stand? Access to water (PDF, 21K)*
This values activity offers an opportunity to stimulate discussion and debate on the issue of global access to clean water, with the option to take action.

Can water flow uphill? (PDF, 26K)*
Experiment using plastic tube and creation of an air lock to demonstrate water's ability to flow uphill under certain circumstances.
Desalination – sea water de-salter (PDF, 32K)*
With a simple cardboard box a "sea water de-salter" is created for students to explore making their own salt-free water to use!
Distillation – water from the ocean (PDF, 27K)*
Experiment is created to distil pure water from a saline solution.
Melting ice (PDF, 40K)*
Testing the effect of melting polar ice caps on sea levels using ice cubes and beakers of water.
Pollution in our streets (PDF, 33K)*
An opportunity is given to students to research pollutants and to discover them first hand in their local environment, in order to draw conclusions and to begin to develop solutions.
Tapping the flow (PDF, 23K)*
Analysis of mechanisms involved in a standard tap, and measurement of flow rates from school taps.
Where does the rain go? (PDF, 33K)*
Exploring groundwater and infiltration through the medium of a multi-layered soil filter. Requires first making the filter (see Years 4–5: Engage—Build a filter).

Water is heavy (PDF, 25K)*
Comparing and drawing conclusions about the weight of different volumes of water.
Water pollution in industry (PDF, 38K)*
A written task which investigates the effects of removing water from nature and later returning it as trade waste.
Water pressure (PDF, 38K)*
Experimenting with and explaining the distance water travels when escaping from holes in bottles, with different volumes of water above causing different water pressure.
Who is being most Waterwise (PDF, 31K)*
Students have the opportunity to apply their mathematical skills to manipulate, analyse and compare data sets in relation to different water use figures.

A natural disaster (PDF, 29K)*
Students investigate the options and impacts surrounding a water shortage following a natural disaster.
Government - Government monitoring (PDF, 30K)*
Students look at what government and community groups do to monitor water and develop conservation strategies at State and Federal levels.

This resource is based on or contains material provided by the Toowoomba City Council (2007).

Last updated: 14 May 2009