Education
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Purified water video A five minute video explaining the advanced water treatment process used to purify water through the Western Corridor scheme, as well as the seven-barrier system in place for indirect potable reuse in South East Queensland.Watch the video now! |
Take a virtual tour Take a virtual tour of the Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant and explore the water purification process through videos, animations, 3D images and interviews.
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| Teaching units – Desalination and Water Recycling We have developed two teaching units suitable for Grades 7 and 10 students, one focused on purified recycled water and the other on desalinated water. They link to the new Australian National Curriculum in the Science and Geography disciplines, with cross-curriculum links in English, Maths, Technology and the Arts. They can be used independently or with existing studies in the current Queensland Science and SOSE curriculum. Each unit includes lesson plans, student resources and links to online  activities, such as our virtual plant tours and factsheets.Water Teaching Units – Overview for schools (67kb) Desalination Science Unit for Grade 7 (5MB) Purified Recycled Water Science Unit for Grade 7 (8MB) Recycled Water and Desalination Geography Unit for Grade 10 (2MB) Desalination Science Unit for Grade 10 (283kb) Purified Recycled Water Science Unit for Grade 10 (287kb) |
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| Six star water rating This simple six-star water rating system was developed to help you understand the different  qualities of water that exist and what they can be used for. Download the water rating poster. |
Up a Dry Gully An education project and competition challenging students to explore future water needs and research their own solutions. Topics include environmental sustainability, methods of water supply and how water can now be moved by the South East Queensland Water Grid. Visit the Up a Dry Gully website. |
SEQ Healthy Waterways The South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership has a range of educational resources, posters and fact sheets for classrooms such as the water cycle, what is a catchment, water sensitive urban design and riparian vegetation. Visit the Healthy Waterways website. |
Water: Learn it for Life! A curriculum resource that provides early and middle years teachers with an engaging series of lesson plans and activities addressing key elements of water education: the water cycle, water conservation, water sources and storage, water efficiency and water recycling and  lternative water sources. Visit the Water: Learn it for Life website. |
Make your water mark!  The Allconnex Water early childhood and primary school education program consists of worksheets, lesson plans, activity sheets and lab experiments to highlight the value of water on a local and global scale. Visit the Make your water mark website. |
National Water Week National Water Week is an annual awareness week that raises public awareness and improves understanding of water issues in Australia. Their wesbite has a range of education resources, fact  sheets and practical hands-on activities about catchments, wastewater and water use in our homes. Visit the National Water Week Website. |
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From waste-d-water to pure water Download From waste-d-water to pure water (Full book 5MB) |
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Jenifer Simpson's award winning From waste-d-water to pure water provides a greater understanding of water recycling as an important part of the water cycle. The book explores what we put into water and how we take it out again, and uses a simple Star Rating System to describe the different water qualities and their uses.
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