AN INTEGRATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

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1 AN INTEGRATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

2 WELCOME TO THE SEQWATER H2 O PROGRAM Today s students are tomorrow s leaders. Our schools play a vital role in providing students with knowledge, passion and determination to make a real difference in the world. When it comes to a sustainable water future for all, schools will help shape how future generations value water, their attitudes and usage. Seqwater s H20 Kids is an integrated educational program, consisting of a suite of experiences and resources for teachers and students from Prep to Year 12. The program inspires students through storytelling and inquiry-based learning at schools or at an Seqwater site. Let the Seqwater H20 Kids program take you through the water story, the natural and urban water cycle, the role of catchments, how we use water and the future of water. Select which option best suits your school and students needs: Incursions (we come to you) Excursions (we take you to one or more sites) Events Digital resources Hard copy resources All experiences and resources are linked to the Australian Curriculum and the subjects of science, geography, history, and the sustainability cross curriculum priority. Teachers and students can access seqwater.com.au/education for: Excursion or incursion bookings Virtual tours of a dam, a water treatment plant, desalination plant and water catchment Educational in-class videos Suggested in-class activities Fact sheets Let s get wise about water South East Queensland!

3 INCURSIONS Seqwater s incursion program is designed to involve students at the primary and secondary school levels with five sub-programs The Golden Tap, The H2O Museum, How much water do you eat?, Day Zero and the Water Masterclass. YEAR LEVEL Prep - Year 1 The Golden Tap 60 minutes Year 2 - Year 3 Year 4 - Year 6 The H2O Museum How Much Water Do You Eat? 60 minutes 60 minutes Year 7 - Year 9 Day Zero 60 minutes Year 10 - Year 12 NAME OF PROGRAM Water Masterclass LENGTH SPACE REQUIRED See extension program MAXIMUM STUDENT NUMBERS 60 students 60 students 60 students 100 students DAYS AVAILABLE Set dates INCURSION PROGRAM OVERVIEW Programs are available for students at every grade. THE GOLDEN TAP In this simple, highly engaging story, students are encouraged to be active participants, by imagining themselves as characters in the story of the The Golden Tap. Set in a make-believe town, the townspeople discover suddenly one day The Golden Tap has stopped working, leaving them without water. The townspeople take a journey to find out why The Golden Tap has run dry. Students will explore, and problem solve together to restore the town s water supply so The Golden Tap can flow once again. Class activity following The Golden Tap includes a personal pledge about their own water use. THE H2O MUSEUM The purpose of modern museums is to collect, preserve, interpret, and display items of artistic, cultural, or scientific significance. The H20 Museum will be the world s first pop-up museum in your classroom, library or and will feature the oldest known water on earth. By creatively engaging students in the topic of water followed by hands-on activities to clean the oldest known water before it returns to the water cycle, this program will build knowledge and understanding of the water cycle, water treatment and the journey of water from source to point of use. Students are invited to collect samples of water from their home and around the country to submit to the museum. HOW MUCH WATER DO YOU EAT? All living things depend on water to survive. Of all the water in the world, 97% is salty ocean water, only 3% is freshwater, which is used for drinking, showering, cleaning, watering lawns, growing crops, producing food and making everyday products. In this program, students are introduced to direct and indirect water use with an activity to calculate how much water is used in a typical meal and design a meal that considers water use. DAY ZERO In April 2018, Cape Town in South Africa nearly ran out of water. Students will consider if a similar scenario could happen in South East Queensland. An initial presentation illustrates how water is managed and supplied by Seqwater and our 30-year plan for water security. Students rotate through a series of activity and knowledge stations related to water supply operations, management, quality and sustainability. Students are challenged to problem solve alternative water sources for South East Queensland, the trade-offs required for their choices and present their solutions to their peers. Additional activities can include a personal water use audit, water quality testing, evaluating water future sources options, recreating water treatment processes, building a model of the SEQ Water Grid, participate in a water sustainability think tank, exploring the properties of water and identifying water catchment pressures.

4 EXCURSIONS WHY BOOK AN SEQWATER EXCURSION? Provide a real-world, outdoor experience of water supply in operation to your students Help students discover where their drinking water comes from and what happens when it doesn t rain when and where we need it Excursions are linked to curriculum outcomes There is no charge to attend an Seqwater site (excluding the cost of transport). Excursion Program Overview Our excursion program opens doors for students and shows them how water is sourced, stored, treated and supplied. The program is underpinned by STEAM, the interdisciplinary and applied approach to teaching to prepare children with twenty-first century skills extending outside the classroom walls. At Seqwater, we believe it is imperative we facilitate learning environments that are dynamic and relevant because the future of water will be the responsibility of the students of today. JUNIOR STEAM FULL STEAM AHEAD The future of water is the responsibility of the students of today WHERE CAN I VISIT? You can book an excursion to the following sites throughout the year. Our Junior STEAM program is designed to connect students to the way water supply works and begin the journey of building values and behaviors that will benefit a sustainable water future. On arrival, students will be officially inducted as Water Investigators. Throughout the site tour and connected activities, students will gather evidence to answer the following questions: YEAR LEVEL NAME OF PROGRAM LENGTH WHAT TO WEAR /BRING STUDENT NUMBERS DAYS AVAILABLE How do I have water when it hasn t been raining? How can good choices about water use benefit my future? Year 7 Year 12 Gold Coast Desalination Plant 9.30am 12.30pm Long pants Long sleeves Minimum 10 Maximum 30 Thursday Teachers are invited to choose two Water Missions to be included within the site tour that align to their classroom program. Prep Year 12 Hinze Dam Maximum 100 WATER MISSIONS MISSION SUBJECT AREA(S) Prep Year 12 Wivenhoe Dam and Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant Maximum 60 Conduct water quality testing: Macroinverebrates Flocc and filtering Recreating water treatment Year 4 Year 12 Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant Long pants Long sleeves Minimum 15 Maximum 30 Thursday What on earth is the Water Grid? Make a model Cloud to Tap Craft Sequence Arts,, Art Prep Year 12 North Pine Dam and Water Treatment Plant Maximum 60 My daily water use Water Relay Game Maths, Maths, Prep Year 12 Ewen Maddock Dam and Water Treatment Plant Maximum 35 How much water do you eat? Nature art, Maths Art Curriculum links can be found at seqwater.com.au/education

5 SENIOR STEAM Our Senior STEAM program is designed to reconnect students to the way water works. The program also introduces how authorities like Seqwater make plans for long-term water security amidst the pressure of climate change, population growth and drought. On arrival, students will be inducted as Water Investigators. Throughout the site tour and connected activities, students will gather data and evidence to prepare a recorded report on: Why is water scarce or unsafe in some parts of the world and not in others? How can good plans and choices help water security? The day will culminate with students compiling a special report to describe the water future of South East Queensland and the role they play. ACTIVITIES (Teacher to select missions when you book this tour) THE FUTURE OF WATER WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENTS OF TODAY MISSION SUBJECT AREA(S) Conduct water quality testing Flocc and filtering replicating elements of water treatment processes Viewing the Dam Gauge Boards introduction to rainfall, storage and yield Maths What on earth is the Water Grid?, Geography My daily water use Maths Maths, Advanced water treatment technology, Technology How much water do you eat?, Maths Wall power! Investigate the forces acting on the wall Water future: What s your preferred water source option?, Geography Curriculum links can be found at seqwater.com.au/education

6 EXTENSION PROGRAM This program can be booked as a standalone activity or part of term activity. UP THE CREEK AND DOWN THE DRAIN Up the Creek and Down the Drain, developed by Pullenvale Environmental Centre, an Australian Curriculum and C2C aligned education unit that uses a storythread approach to educate primary and high school children about their local waterways, environment and catchments. The unit provides a powerful tool that allows students and teachers to engage emotionally and intellectually with a local waterway, in ways that encourage positive action and behaviour change. MASTER CLASS This half day masterclass is a hands-on experience with real-world learning. Students will interact with Scientists, Water Quality Technicians and Dam Engineers to find solutions in an operational setting. This inquiry-based learning is suitable for Year 10 Year 12 students. Masterclass sessions will be offered one day per term. Limited seats available. HOLIDAY PROGRAM Looking for something to do with your school holiday program? Seqwater can assist by: 1. Planning water-themed activities for your program. 2. Providing an Seqwater educator to deliver water-themed activities at your holiday program site. 3. Taking a site tour at Seqwater selected sites. KINDY PROGRAM Do you work with preschools or kindergartens, looking for new water play ideas? Let us help you. Contact education@seqwater.com.au for your H20 Kids Kindy Kit. GET INVOLVED Where to book an educational experience? seqwater.com.au/education

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