Student learning experiences
Are you delivering a unit about water?
Supporting students
To strengthen their understanding and appreciation of water and ultimately discover their own connection to this precious resource.
This ever-growing range of learning experiences, designed to support teachers in the delivery of water-themed education, have been categorised according to the most applicable stage level, but also offer learning support and extension opportunities for students.
Factsheets and figures
Dams and weirs
Help students uncover the differences between dams and weirs using these two-page factsheets!
Chatterboxes
Invite students to test their knowledge of water facts with these chatterboxes.
Chatterbox 1 (easier) (PDF, 127.26 KB) Colour version (PDF, 122.73 KB)
Preschool and Primary (ES1 – S3)
Activity choice boards
Get to know a water creature while completing as many challenges as you can!
Edna the Long-finned Eel (PDF, 587.3 KB)
Shellby the Snake-necked Turtle (PDF, 503.32 KB)
Poppy the Platypus (PDF, 577.11 KB)
Book study
A Drop Around the World by Barbara Shaw McKinney
Healthy waterways are home to many creatures
Students use the clues to glue the creatures into the healthy river scene (PDF, 930.67 KB).
Domestic water use
Students explore and reflect on the many ways that water is used in the home. Can water be saved?
Enlarge-a-bug
Students are tasked with enlarging a water bug whilst discovering interesting facts, specifically that water bugs are indicators of water quality.
Water Strider (PDF, 418.39 KB)
Diving Beetle (PDF, 484.43 KB)
Mirror-a-bug
Students will discover that healthy water is home to many creatures as they use the line of symmetry to draw the missing half of these water bugs.
Damselfly Nymph (PDF, 448.01 KB)
Water Scorpion (PDF, 431.48 KB)
Water cycle
Water Cycle A4 Fact Sheet / Poster (PDF, 442.45 KB)
Water Cycle Board Game (Colour) (PDF, 2295.19 KB)
Water Cycle Board Game (B/W) (PDF, 2294.9 KB)
Water Cycle - Learn with Shellby (PDF, 236.39 KB)
Water Cycle - puzzles (PDF, 209.21 KB)
Check out experiments and videos for hands on, practical lessons and ideas.
Secondary (S4-S6)
Water challenge diary
Could you walk 10,000 steps for a bucket of water? Invite students to explore water usage in their homes (PDF, 2730.14 KB). What can they do to make a difference?
Water cycle
Water Cycle A4 Fact Sheet / Poster (PDF, 442.45 KB)
Water Cycle Board Game (Colour) (PDF, 2295.19 KB)
Water Cycle Board Game (B/W) (PDF, 2294.9 KB)
Water Cycle - puzzles (PDF, 209.21 KB)
Check out experiments and videos for hands on, practical lessons and ideas.
Water discovery puzzle series
A series of engaging resources complete with puzzles and games to help students discover more about water and WaterNSW.
Water Cycle Exploration (PDF, 209.44 KB)
Check out experiments and videos for hands on, practical lessons and ideas.
Experiments and videos
Experiments and videos
The impacts of weathering, erosion, and deposition
Our changing catchment - video
Student worksheet (PDF, 212.32 KB)
Roots are underground superheroes - video
Student worksheet (PDF, 197.93 KB)
Water Cycle in a bag
Results sheet (PDF, 194.08 KB)
How to make a syphon
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