Stage 4 - Water in the World Incursion

Geography

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Program Overview

This incursion is a ‘sample’ of the water in the world excursion run on site at Penrith Lakes and is designed for Stage 4 students but may be used across other stages.

Students investigate the value of water, local water resources, and evaluate water management

strategies in the Penrith Lakes area catchment, associated with the development of the Penrith Lakes Scheme.

Students work in small groups to perform abiotic water quality testing on water collected from ‘Waterside’, a housing development site based on ‘Water Sensitive Urban Design’ principles and a sample of water collected from the Sydney International Regatta Centre. They compare and rate the quality of the two water samples to assess the efficacy of water management.
They look at aquatic macroinvertebrates caught at Penrith Lakes and how they can help assess water quality, using sensitivity ratings.

Focus

Geography Focus Area

Stage 4: Water in the World

Water Testing - Abiotic data collection

Program Activities

Introduction to Penrith Lakes EEC Team - Where is it? and why is it there?

Water testing 1 - pre water management (waterside) water

Water testing 2 - post management (Regatta lake) water

Water quality based on macro invertebrate analysis

Please Note: This program can run in 2 sessions between recess/lunch, subject to schools bell times

- Maximum 60 Students per session

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Key Syllabus Outcomes

Stage 4 - Geography

GE4 – PRI- 01 explains the processes and interactions that change people, places and environments.

GE4 - MAN - 01 explains the management and protection of places and environments

GE4 - TAP- 01 selects and uses geographical tools to acquire and process geographical information

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