Waste not want not

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States:

Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA

Aimed at:

Grade 7

- 8

Curriculum 9.0:

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Keywords:

cotton, water, sustainability, water cycle, water storage, water harvesting, ground cover

Waste not want not

For Science (year 7), Agriculture (year 8), Geography or Sustainability. This unit of 9 X 40 minute lessons provides opportunities for students to learn about the water cycle, local water storage, water harvesting and movement, the effects of ground covers, the relationship between water and cotton, the layout and function of irrigated farms, how water is collected, transported, accessed, used and saved and developments in sustainable water use and management. It is based on the five Es