GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world
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Examines the uses of water, how it's valued, the ways it connects places as it moves through the environment and its scarcity. Case studies: Australia, Asia, North Africa and/or West Asia.
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Melbourne Water - Imagine Melbourne without water. For the... | Facebook

Melbourne Water - Imagine Melbourne without water. For the... | Facebook | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Imagine Melbourne without water. For the love of the Yarra #MakeEveryDropCount #T155 https://bit.ly/2GWN6yX
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Saving the Yarra - what would Melbourne be like without water.
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October 23, 2019 9:51 PM
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Atlantic Ocean 'running out of breath'

Atlantic Ocean 'running out of breath' | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Edinburgh University leads an international research programme to assess the health of the Atlantic.
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The oceans are changing rapidly, as an effect of climate change, and under the assault of pollution.   
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October 22, 2019 7:46 PM
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Only a third of world’s great rivers remain free flowing, analysis finds | Environment | The Guardian

Only a third of world’s great rivers remain free flowing, analysis finds | Environment | The Guardian | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Dams, levees, hydropower and habitat degradation behind fragmentation on huge scale, finds global assessment
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Growing populations and the need for irrigation water has drastically cut the flow of freshwater into oceans and has adversely affected the health of most rivers.
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October 17, 2019 7:55 PM
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If the Great Artesian Basin was... - Barbara Maxtone-Graham | Facebook

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If the Great Artesian Basin was visible to us.
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October 16, 2019 10:29 PM
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Death of the Nile

Death of the Nile | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
A journey from the source of the Nile in central Africa to its mouth near Cairo, charting the problems faced by the river and those who depend on it.
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A brilliant North African study looking at the multiple demands placed on the longest river in the world. Good case study ( see recent atlases as well)
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February 28, 2017 4:43 PM
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Chile floods: Millions without water in capital Santiago - BBC News

Chile floods: Millions without water in capital Santiago - BBC News | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Rain and floods contaminate a major river and leave four million without water in Santiago.
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Melbourne beaches unsafe for swimming, tainted by faecal matter

Melbourne beaches unsafe for swimming, tainted by faecal matter | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Victorians have been urged to steer clear of all of Melbourne's 36 beaches after the city received one month's worth of rain overnight.
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CD -The influence of environmental quality on the liveability of places (ACHGK045)
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Even scarier than California's shrinking reservoirs is its shrinking groundwater supply

Even scarier than California's shrinking reservoirs is its shrinking groundwater supply | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
California's water shortage could potentially affect the entire nation.
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GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world

CD - The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa


not in the prescribed locations but still good to use!

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February 19, 2015 5:36 AM
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Year 7 Geography: Why dam the Mekong River? Asia Education Foundation

Year 7 Geography: Why dam the Mekong River? Asia Education Foundation | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it

This module explores the mighty Mekong River, its path through six countries, and the wealth it brings. It explores the effect that damming has on the Mekong.

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CD - The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa.

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October 15, 2013 9:50 PM
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National Water Week 20-26 October

National Water Week 20-26 October | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
National Water Week is held in the third week of October every year to raise awareness of issues surrounding Australia's most precious resource.
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Great site to use if you are planing the new water unit.

Mission H20 - this game is engaing and has lots of water conservation ideas within it.

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October 10, 2013 6:05 PM
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Water Resources - Online Textbook

Water Resources - Online Textbook | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
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A fabulous online resource. Content covers many of the CDs.

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October 10, 2013 4:25 AM
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Introduction to Water

This dramatic video choreographed to powerful music introduces the viewer/student to the wonder and miracle of water. 

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A great introduction to water.

Lilydale High School's curator insight, September 30, 2016 1:48 AM
Good hook for Yr 7 students starting Water Unit.
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Project WET - A trip through the water cycle

Project WET - A trip through the water cycle | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
An interactive trip through the water cycle. In this game, students learn where and how water moves through the complex and endless water cycle. Students also learn about different kinds of scientists who study water.
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CD - The ways that flows of water connect places as it moves through the environment and the way this affects places.

 

Also visit http://www.projectwet.org the site where this is from. 

Their mission is as follows:

The mission of Project WET is to reach children, parents, educators and communities of the world with water education. We invite you to join us in educating children about the most precious resource on the planet — water.

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Water Cycle Game

Emily Inness's curator insight, May 4, 2016 1:19 AM
A game that takes you through the water cycle
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What is thundersnow and how does it happen? - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

What is thundersnow and how does it happen? - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Thundersnow is a rare and little-known phenomenon that occurs when lightning strikes in storms producing snow. Here's how it happens.
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A form of extreme weather which is not widely understood.
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October 22, 2019 7:48 PM
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Australian town where the drinking water is so unsafe residents get rashes just from showering | Daily

Australian town where the drinking water is so unsafe residents get rashes just from showering | Daily | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
A town where drinking water is so contaminated residents are left with rashes after they shower is having bottles driven eight hours from Sydney just so its people can survive. 
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:
Extreme drought (linked to climate change) has meant many smaller towns are running very low on water supplies and much of the remaining water is contaminated.
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October 17, 2019 10:09 PM
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The Countries Polluting The Oceans The... - Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria | Facebook

The Countries Polluting The Oceans The... - Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria | Facebook | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
The Countries Polluting The Oceans The Most

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https://www.statista.com/chart/12211/the-countries-polluting-the-oceans-the-most/
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The flow of plastic into the oceans from major rivers.
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October 17, 2019 2:46 AM
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Damming the Nile: Explore with 360 video

Damming the Nile: Explore with 360 video | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Travel the length of the Nile with BBC News to find out how a new dam being built in Ethiopia is threatening to cause a serious rift with neighbouring countries Egypt and Sudan.
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:
The damming of the Nile is of vital importance to the multi-millions dependent on it. New dams have economic, environmental and social effects.  This can be viewed effectively on a normal phone as well as with VR headsets.
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The World’s Biggest Bottled Water Brand Admits: "It’s Just Tap Water"

The World’s Biggest Bottled Water Brand Admits: "It’s Just Tap Water" | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
The world’s biggest bottled water brand has been forced to admit that their water comes from the exact same source as your tap water. USA Today reports Aquafina has changed its labels to specify P.W.S. — Public Water Source — under pressure from Accountability International. The company said it was reasonable to make people understand …
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:
the forms that water takes as a resource (ACHGK036)
 
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Humanities - water in the world resource 

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'Good vibration' hand pumps boost Africa's water security - BBC News

'Good vibration' hand pumps boost Africa's water security - BBC News | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
The simple up-and-down motion of hand pumps could help scientists secure a key water source for 200 million people in Africa.
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The difference between weather & the climate in 3 minutes.

The difference between weather & the climate in 3 minutes. | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
The difference between weather & climate can be confusing, but this is a great simple explanation.
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CD - The causes, impacts and responses to an atmospheric or hydrological hazard.

 

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February 19, 2015 5:56 AM
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Billboard in Peru Turns Air into Clean Drinking Water - YouTube

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
Geography Teachers' Association of Victoria Inc. (GTAV)'s insight:

CD - The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa.

Peru isn't in the regions listed for AC:G Year 7 but it is too good to waste!

 

The rain in this region is almost zero, but its atmospheric humidity is about 98%. Inspired by this, UTEC built the first billboard that produces drinking water out of the air. The billboard has unique technology that captures the air humidity and turns it into drinking water.

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October 23, 2013 7:00 PM
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Disaster Resilience Education For Schools | Australian Emergency Management Institute

Disaster Resilience Education For Schools | Australian Emergency Management Institute | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
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CD - The causes, impacts and responses to an atmospheric or hydrological hazard.

 

A large amount of resources to access here on floods, droughts, cyclones and severe storms.

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October 15, 2013 5:33 AM
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Libya in agreement with Egypt, Chad and Sudan on sharing underground water

Libya in agreement with Egypt, Chad and Sudan on sharing underground water | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
Tripoli, 20 September 2013: Libya, Egypt, Chad and Sudan have signed a UN-backed agreement  on the shared use of a massive underground aquifer system straddling the four countries known as the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System.
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CD - The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa.

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October 10, 2013 5:05 AM
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Water footprint and virtual water

Water footprint and virtual water | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
The water footprint of a nation shows the total volume of water that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the nation.
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CD - The nature of water scarcity and ways of overcoming it, including studies drawn from Australia and West Asia and/or North Africa.

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Waterwatch Victoria

Waterwatch Victoria | GTAV AC:G Y7 - Water in the world | Scoop.it
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Lots of information availble here . . . especially if you wanted to conduct a water field trip.

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