Future Water Story: Water management investigation

Secondary Year 9-10 Lesson plan Worksheet Science Geography Water supply Wastewater Climate

This Teacher Guide includes a series of lessons for you to use in your classroom to compliment the Future Water Experience at the Western Treatment Plan. The lesson plans outline key content and concepts that will enhance your student’s learning experience.

There are different resources for you to use pre-visit, during your visit and post-visit. The lessons get students to explore and investigate the theme: How do human-induced environmental changes impact water in Melbourne and what management strategies are required – for sustainability and human wellbeing.

Learn more about The Future Water Experience at the Western Treatment Plant, Werribee

Learning outcomes

Describe the connection between weather and climate and water
Outline the causes and consequences of water scarcity and how it impacts sustainability
Explain the different approaches and knowledge used to address the management of water scarcity, to ensure water security and a more sustainable future
Describe how human-induced climate change will impact resource supply and consumption (water)
Outline how people’s environmental worldviews can lead to different interpretations of human wellbeing and how this impacts decisions around sustainability and water use

Instructions

Select the resources you want to use.
Download the resources – teaching instructions and tips are included in each presentation, see the notes on each slide.
To help you plan, all our resources are editable. You can decide which ones to use and that best suit your students’ needs and learning requirements.

Pre-visit	1. Introduction Lesson	Prepare your students for their visit to the WTP. The introduction includes key content and terms to help students participate in the Future Water Story.
	GIS map Lesson* (optional)	Navigate a GIS map of Melbourne and learn about the sewerage and water supply network.
During your visit	Systems & Innovation Tour Worksheet* (optional)	Students collate the information they gather and learn when travelling around the site Download the worksheet/s and get your students to bring it on the day of your visit
Post-visit	2. Concluding Lesson	Review and reflect on the Future Water Story experience Communicate the management strategies and actions required to manage environmental change and make water use sustainable

Victorian Curriculum v2.0

Geography: VC2HG10K10, VC2HG10K11, VC2HG10K13, C2HG10K14, VC2HG10K15, VC2HG10K16, VC2HG10S02, VC2HG10S03, VC2HG10S04, VC2HG10S05, VC2HG10S06, VC2HG10S07
History: VC2HH10K11, VC2HH10K36, VC2HH10S05
Science: VC2S10H02, VC2S10H03, VC2S10H04, VC2S10U11
Civics and Citizenship: VC2HC10K09, VC2HC10K10, VC2HC10S02
Economics and Business: VC2HE10S03, VC2HE10S04, C2HE10S05
Critical and Creative Thinking: VC2CC10Q02, VC2CC10R01, VC2CC10R02, VC2CC10R03, VC2CC10R04, VC2CC10M02
Personal and Social Capability: VC2CP10O01, VC2CP10O04, VC2CP10O05
Ethical Capability: VC2CE10U02, VC2CE10D01, VC2CE10D02
Intercultural capability: VC2CI10D02