Subject: Design and Technologies
Year Level: 7-8
Strand: Design and Technologies Knowledge and Understanding
Sub strand: Food and Fibre Production
Analyse how food and fibre are produced when designing managed environments and how these can become more sustainable(ACTDEK032)
Link to the resource
http://www.watercorporation.com.au/home/teachers/lesson-plans-and-teaching-resources/lesson-plan-search/lesson-plan/make-a-model-of-a-community-catchment
Cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities
Critical and creative thinking (CCT),Personal and social capability (PSC),Literacy (LIT), Intercultural Understanding (ICU), Sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
Links to other learning areas
English, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences
A classroom activity using this resource
Discuss catchments with the students- What are they? Why are they important? What do they look like? A brief video can be used to accompany this discussion. Students then plan and create their own model of a catchment using a variety of resources provided, ensuring to waterproof the catchments with varnish once complete. The catchment models can then be tested by pouring water through them and observing the pathway the water takes through the model.
Upon completion, students can reflect upon the task. Were their any complications? Can it be improved? How does the model help us to understand the effects of pollution? Students can also observe and critique the work of their peers.
How to use this resource
Upon visiting the Water Corporation of WA website, access can be gained to a number of teaching lesson plans and resources by clicking on the ‘Teachers’ Tab at the top, right hand side of the webpage. The plans include links to resources and support material necessary to conduct each lesson; specific learning outcomes; key vocabulary; and extension activities. Additionally, the lessons are linked to the Australian curriculum, in particular the cross-curriculum priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.