Home Water Investigator : Teacher Resources : Resource List
Resource List
For a complete set of resources in MS Word or in PDF follow these links:
'HWI_All_files_Word.zip' 'HWI_All_files_PDF.zip'
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| Before the tour | ||||
| 1 | Household survey | Research | Checklist for describing your family's water usage. |  Word.doc |
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| 2 | Exploring your water bill | Analysis | Making sense of a water bill. | Word.doc |
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| 3 | The water meter | Analysis | Know your water meter. | Word.doc |
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| Water in the suburbs | ||||
| 4 | Melbourne's water supply | Reading | Read about our high quality water supply system. | Word.doc |
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| 5 | The water cycle | Reading and Puzzle | Explore the movement of water around the Earth and how we impact on it. | Word.doc |
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| 6 | The urban water cycle | Puzzle | Explore how the water cycle is modified within an urban area. | Word.doc |
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| 7 | Melbourne's sewerage system | Reading and analysis | Exploring the networks. | Word.doc |
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| Using the Home Water Investigator | ||||
| 8 | Home drains | Activity | Exploring the sewerage and stormwater systems in the home. | Word.doc |
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| 9 | Home constructor | Activity | Explore house design and runoff. | Word.doc |
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| 10 | Water consumption in the bathroom | Activity | Explore water usage in the bathroom. | Word.doc |
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| 11 | Water-saving devices | Activity | Analyse the effectiveness of water-saving devices. | Word.doc |
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| 12 | Leaking taps | Activity | How much can you save? | Word.doc |
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| 13 | Measuring activities | Activity | Experiments. | Word.doc |
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| 14 | The garden | Activity | Design better gardens. | Word.doc |
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| 15 | Water tanks | Activity | What are they? How can they help? | Word.doc |
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| Research and design | ||||
| 16 | Keeping a water diary | Research | Maintain a record of your own water usage. | Word.doc |
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| 17 | Designing a water-efficient house | Creative thinking | Use your knowledge to design a water efficient house. | Word.doc |
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| 18 | Designing water-efficient devices | Creative thinking | Come up with new designs for saving water. | Word.doc |
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| 19 | What do you think of that? | Creative thinking | Consider possible solutions to overcome water shortages. | Word.doc |
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| 20 | Planning for the future of our water resources | Evaluating | Future scenarios of water usage. | Word.doc |
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| 21 | Family water conservation plan | Planning | Devise a family plan to reduce water consumption. | Word.doc |
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