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Catchment Connections - Understanding catchments

Folder 1 - Understanding catchments
This folder is the first of the four key learning themes.

Understanding catchments has been split into topics:

Some activities will give reference to additional web or material information. Further broader information beyond the scope of Catchment Connections can be accessed via a plethora of web-based resources found mostly within the Water Learning and Living and Catchment Care sections of www.watercare.net

There are also a range of resources, which are available for loan from the Waterwatch and
Catchment Care resource libraries.

Section1 - What is a catchment?

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Glossary of Terms  
1. What is a catchment? What can I find in my catchment (word puzzle)
2. The Onkaparinga catchment Catchment questions
3. How land use affects the catchment Landuses in the Onkaparinga catchment (question sheet)
Colour the catchment (colouring in sheet)
4. Catchment care Caring for the catchment (questions and puzzle)
5. Catchment capers Role play cards
6. Danny the drip Danny the drip story
7. Catchment crawl Catchment crawl worksheet

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Secion 2 - The water cycle

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8. Water - a finite amount  
9. The three states of water The states of water (cut and paste activity)
10. Water is essential to survival  
11. Where does water come from?  
12. Where does water go to?  

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Section 3 - What is biodiversity?

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13. What is biodiversity?  
14. Biodiversity - the basis for all life systems  
15. Biodiversity of your local catchment  

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Section 4 - Healthy and unhealthy catchments

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16. The effect of landuse on stormwater Stormwater sheets
- Sheet 1
- Sheet 2
- Sheet 3
- Sheet 4


Resources you can order
The Catchment Board also has a number of useful resources that are too large to store on this website.


Go to: -- Folder1-- Folder2 -- Folder 3 -- Folder 4

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