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Catchment Connections - Human impacts

Folder 3 - "Human impacts on catchments"
This folder is the third of the four key learning themes.

Understanding ecosystems has been split into topics:

Changed land use
Salinity
Water for people
Polluted Water
Exotic Pest
Threatened Species

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.

Downlwad the Glossary

Section 1 - Changed land use

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1. Vegetation clearance in the Onkaparinga Catchment	How do we make development sustainable? - Student Worksheet. (69kb) - Teacher Sheet. (62kb)
	Design a subdivision - Frances Parrot's Farm. (72kb)
	Media clippings for discussion - Page 1 (2.4mb) - Page 2 (2.4mb)
2. Farming and urbanisation	Changes in landscape: impacts and alternatives - Teacher Information Sheet. ( 62kb)
	Can your actions harm the environment? Student Worksheet (400kb)
	Media clippings for discussion - Page 1 (1.6 mb) - Page 2 (2mb) - Page 3 (3mb)
3. A system of parks, reserves and open space	How can we look after our parks and reserves? - Actions vs Impacts - Student Worksheet (95kb) - Actions vs Impacts - Teacher Sheet (85kb)
	Design a system of reserves - Worksheet (749)
	Media clippings for discussion - Page 1 (2.4mb) - Page 2 (1.1mb)

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Section 2 - Salinity

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4. Salinity	History of Salt - Worksheet (1.4mb)
	Dazzling Desalinisation - Worksheet (2.4mb)
	Salinity Sequence - Worksheet (3.9mb)
	Taste Testing - Worksheet (2.4mb)
	Let's Act it Out (2.6mb)

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Section 3 - Water for people

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5. Water need in the Onkaparinga Catchment	Waterwise Worrksheets - Checking for leaks (2.2mb) - Not enough water (413kb) - Water use home survey (2.7mb) - Water use survey (116kb) - Water consumption exercise (765kb) - Water use in the home (105 kb)
6. Altered waterways More info- - Altering the Flow (1.2mb)	Altering the Onkaparinga - Think excercise (1.2mb)
	Farm Dams - Case study (33kb)

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Section 4 - Polluted Water

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7. Stormwater	Stormwater- Worksheets (490kb)
8. Stormwater pollution impacts on the environment More info- - Absorbtion and run off (1.6mb)	Impacts on Macroinvertebrates (2.6mb)
9. Wastewater	Wastewater inputs and outputs - Worksheet (81kb)
	Which type of water - Worksheet (83kb)
	Waste disposal guide for households - Worksheet (711kb)
	Think activity - Wastwater (775kb)
	Sewage leak - Comprehension (776)
10. Algal Bloom	Algal Bloom - Worksheets (697kb)
11. Ocean Pollution More info- - Sources of pollution (75kb)	Ocean pollution - worksheets (kb)

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Section 5 - Exotic Pests

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12. Woeful weeds More info- - Deciduous trees (440kb)	Media clippings for discussion - Page 1 (1.8mb) - Page 2 (3.1mb)
13. Feral animals in the Onkaparinga Catchment More info- Dept of Enviro and Heritage Information - Red Fox (257kb) - Rabbit (250kb) - Feral cat (366kb) - Feral Goat (265kb)	Invasion by Aliens - Worksheet (150kb)
	Media clippings for discussion - Page 1 (1.3mb) - Page 2 (1.5mb) - Page 3 (2.1mb) - Page 4 (2.mb) - Page 5 (1.6mb)