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WS01 - Water in the world

Humanities and Social Sciences, Geography, Year 7

By the end of Year 7, students describe how the characteristics of places are perceived and valued differently by people. They describe the importance of environments to people. They describe the features of a distribution. They explain the interconnections between people and places and environments, and describe how these interconnections change places or environments. Students describe a response or strategy to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge.  

 

Students develop questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge. They collect, organise and represent relevant data and information, using primary research methods and secondary research materials. They identify similarities and differences, and describe patterns in data and information. They draw conclusions about the impact of the geographical phenomenon or challenge on people, places and environments. They develop a strategy for action. Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and relevant findings from sources to create descriptions, explanations and responses. 

Knowledge and understanding | Water in the world

AC9HG7K01

classification of environmental resources and the way that water connects and changes places as it moves through environments

Knowledge and understanding | Water in the world

AC9HG7K02

the location and distribution of water resources in Australia, their implications, and strategies to manage the sustainability of water

Knowledge and understanding | Water in the world

AC9HG7K03

the economic, cultural, spiritual and aesthetic value of water for people, including First Nations Australians

Knowledge and understanding | Water in the world

AC9HG7K04

the causes and impacts of an atmospheric or hydrological hazard, and responses from communities and governments

Skills | Questioning and researching using geographical methods

AC9HG7S02

collect, organise and represent data and information from primary research methods, including fieldwork and secondary research materials, using geospatial technologies and digital tools as appropriate

Skills | Communicating

AC9HG7S06

create descriptions, explanations and responses, using geographical knowledge and methods, concepts, terms and reference sources

Annotations

 

1. Explains how water connects people with different places and environments. 

 

2. Describes how people’s use of water changes places and environments. 

3. Describes ways people engage with and appreciate bodies of water. 

 

4. Considers how people value water and the negative impacts they can have on a body of water. 

5. Identifies the relationships between the variables presented (access to safe drinking water and life expectancy). 

 

6. Interprets representations of data to draw conclusions. 

 

7. Explains how access to safe drinking water impacts people’s lives and therefore life expectancy. 

8. Interprets representations of data to draw reasoned conclusions, using an example.

9. Describes the usefulness and relevance of more than one representation of data when describing a distribution. 

 

10. Identifies the relationships between the variables presented (where it rains and access to safe drinking water). 

11. Describes processes that manage the sustainability of water resources.  

 

12. Uses subject-specific language such as water resources and contamination.  

 

13. Makes connections between the environmental challenge, the processes of water recycling and desalination, and sustainability. 

 

14. Uses subject-specific knowledge such as effects on the economy and impact on the environment.