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Education

Water education links

Local school resources

	Up a dry gully Challenges students to solve a water supply problem for a fictional town, targeted at Gold Coast schools as part of the Hinze Dam Alliance and provided to South East Queensland schools by Seqwater.
	Allconnex Water Allconnex Water runs a comprehensive School Watersaver education program aimed to enhance student awareness. In the Gold Coast district the 'Make your water mark! Program runs an Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary school program linked to the curricula. For the Logan and Redland districts they run an information Primary school program. All programs reflect current water issues in South-East Queensland.
	Learning through Landcare Queensland Murray Darling Commission runs a comprehensive education program, called Learning through Landcare, for primary and secondary students and their teachers.
	Toowoomba Regional Council At the Turn of a Tap - WaterWise Education for Primary Schools. A project of the WaterWise Education Unit Toowoomba Regional Council.

Water related educational videos and games

	ABC Catchment Detox Play Catchment Detox to see if you can successfully manage a river catchment and create a sustainable and thriving economy.
	Reef IQ Educational Program A range of interactive learning experiences for school students and young people (including Reef IQ game) in order to increase their knowledge and appreciation of the value of coral reefs to humans.
	Melbourne Water - Floods Explorer Explore how showers and thunderstorms affect different people in different ways... reflect on individual action... learn who's responsible for what when there's a flood.
	Melbourne Water - WaterWorks Adventure In WaterWorks Adventure you will learn about the planning and the resources needed to have clean water
	Weed Wipeout Interactive game, weed wipe-out and a variety of teaching resources on weeds.
	National Water Week 2009 Posters, songs, fact sheets, Water in Australia (914KB) book with facts and figures on topics such as Australian rivers, groundwater and dams, and two games – Mission H20 and Turdlywinks.
	Waterwatch Queensland Waterway monitoring and Saltwatch education material, River Journeys, Story of a River and Creek Rescue game.
	Save Our Marine Life Steer Sandy Seal through the maze of hazards to see just how hard life can be in unprotected water.
	ABC Fun and Games: Water The Water Quiz, Chasm and Rattus down the dunny.
	Mangrove Challenge Learn what the Water Mouse needs to survive, and what threatens its survival.
	Visy Enviromaniacs Create characters, register your school and learn cool stuff about the environment, like how to save energy and recycle.
	How the water got to the plains When travelling through the arid regions of Australia, Aboriginal people would move from waterhole to waterhole. The Butchulla people of Fraser Island have a story that tells how the water first got to the plains, and it is told for us here by Olga Miller.

Other water education resources

	We all use water A user’s guide to water and wastewater management education kit.
	From waste-d-water to pure water This book is concerned with the water that we use inside our home and its adventures after it leaves us. It explores what we put into water and how it is taken out again.
	The Catchment Story - Years 4-7 This activity encourages students to explore the links between water pollution, lifestyle and decision making processes (Adapted and based on the catchment of Saltwater Creek and Hays Inlet).
	Aquatic Invaders: Exotic pest fish Educational module about pest fish such as carp and tilapia and their impacts on our aquatic environment.
	Water Footprint Calculate how much water is needed to produce the goods and services you consume.
	Curriki - Water Pollutants Free online and interactive resources on air, water and soil pollutants.
	ABC Your #1 online water resource Fact sheets on Queensland dams, water and culture, salinity, irrigation, water quality, Kimberley Water Source Project and many related sites.
	Understanding Healthy Waterways Tasmanian Waterwatch middle-upper primary school educational package about the science of water, waterways and water life.
	Frogs as bio-indicators A science corner feature of the Thousand Friends of Frogs website, which deals with the scientific aspects of amphibians and their environment.
	m8s4life – don't let your life go down the drain An interactive website full of games and information on stormwater safety plus downloadable resources for schools.
	Water in Australia – Rivers and estuaries Frequently asked questions.
	Global Education Australia's Aid Program has an education resources website with teaching activities, case studies, links, videos and resources for water management in developing countries.
	Australian Water Association A range of General Statistics and Facts & Figures, Myths & Ideas.
	Australian Water Education Toolkit A toolkit to assist teachers and schools across Australia to access national, state, territory, regional and urban water resources.
	National Pollution Inventory An educational website to track pollution across Australia with interactive maps, fact sheets, quizzes, AUSSI learning units, classroom activities and resource links.
	Education resources - Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) A range of teaching modules for both primary and secondary students are available including: catchment management, land management, water cycles, Dungbusters, the Enterprise Learning Project and Waterwatch.
	Water for Life Water Education Resource Directory (component of NSW Government's Metropolitan Water Plan).
	Education Resources Sydney Water has education resources for Primary and Secondary students and teachers with links to a range of games and facts.
	Water: Learn it for Life - Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) An online water education program targeting students in the early and middle years of schooling. It offers a whole-of-school approach to water education that complements the Queensland curriculum.
	Waterwise Councils - Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) A package of Waterwise resources has been developed for Queensland councils to support community awareness and education about water conservation and water efficiency.
	Water by Design Water by Design is a capacity building program for the uptake of water sensitive urban design in SEQ. A range of guidelines and training courses are available.