Explaining our catchment

• This is a useful resource for the year 7 geography unit Water in the world. The conceptual diagrams help students develop their understanding of concepts relevant to the content description on the ways that water connects places as it moves through the environment. The resource is also relevant to the content description in the year 7 science curriculum in the Science Understanding strand referring to water as an important resource that cycles through the environment.
• The resource is useful for the Science Inquiry Skills strand of the year 7 science curriculum. Conceptual diagrams of water catchments are relevant to the content description referring to using a range of models to represent and analyse patterns. The resource may also be useful for the content description in the Science as a Human Endeavour strand referring to how science influences the development of human activity.
• The resource can contribute to students attaining the achievement standard in year 7 science. Conceptual diagrams of water catchments help students to analyse how the sustainable use of resources depends on the way they are formed and cycle through Earth systems. The resource can also contribute to students attaining the achievement standard in year 7 geography by helping them to describe the interconnections between places, people and environments.

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