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Regional Victoria

Water – Learn it! Live it! Regional Victoria is a comprehensive teacher resource kit that can be used by teachers and water educators across Victoria. It contains activities that are relevant to primary and secondary students, with additional teacher notes. This version of the Water-LiLi resource has been tailored to suit the needs of educators throughout regional Victoria and includes the chapter Your Natural Water Cycle. Don’t forget your local water business may also offer supporting excursions and activities.

  • Introduction

    This chapter includes case studies and sample units of work

    Download Intro

  • Chapter 1: What is water?

    This chapter introduces students to water - what it is and its various properties

    Download Chapter 1

  • Chapter 2: The Natural Water Cycle

    This chapter allows students to explore the water cycle - one of the great ecological systems on the planet.

    Download Chapter 2

  • Chapter 3: Your Local Water Cycle

    Students discover where their local drinking water comes from and how sewage is treated.

    Download Chapter 3

  • Chapter 4: Water Use and Conservation

    Students explore water use and conservation in relation to Victoria and beyond

    Download Chapter 4

  • Chapter 5: Impacts on Water Supply

    Students investigate the effects of drought, population growth, land use and climate change on Victoria’s water supply

    Download Chapter 5

  • Chapter 6: Alternative Water Supply

    Students investigate alternative water sources such as recycled desalinated water

    Download Chapter 6

  • Chapter 7: Water and Society

    This chapter explores the influence of water on culture, particularly in relation to religion, language, literature and recreation

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  • Entire Resource

    The following document contains all chapters of the resource in PDF format. Note this document is approximately 28mb.

    Entire Resource
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