| Topic |
Description |
Year Level |
Curriculum |
Resources |
| Our water resources |
Introduces the role of groundwater in the water cycle, and its importance as a resource globally and within Australia. |
3 |
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9 |
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12 |
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| How groundwater forms and flows |
Provides the basics of what is groundwater, how it gets into and moves through the ground and introduces concepts of groundwater as a system. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| The chemistry of groundwater |
Provides a summary of what chemicals are in groundwater, how they affect what we can use groundwater for and what they can tell us about how the groundwater formed. |
3 |
7 |
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9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| Groundwater and the natural environment |
Introduces the importance of groundwater to many of our natural ecosystems, the way groundwater supports them and how pumping groundwater can impact upon them. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| Aboriginal people and groundwater |
Describes the importance of groundwater to aboriginal people - past and present. Provides examples of how groundwater was managed through stories and art. |
3 |
7 |
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10 |
11 |
12 |
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| The uses of groundwater |
Provides a summary of the importance of groundwater as a global and Australian resource. Includes use for agriculture, drinking water and in mining. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| Activities that impact groundwater |
Describes three main activities that can affect the availability of groundwater - over-pumping, contamination and coal seam gas extraction. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| Threats from groundwater |
Describes how groundwater can be a hazard - as salinity and as a threat to infrastructure and mines. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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| Managing groundwater |
Outlines the basic principles of groundwater management - how to balance the competing demands and needs. |
3 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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