Transdisciplinary Theme: Sharing the Planet

Central Idea: People can make choices to support the sustainability of the Earth’s resources

Lines of Inquiry:

• Earth’s finite and infinite resources 
• The effect of human activity on water 
• Our responsibility to be good stewards of earth’s resources 

Provocation:

The students of Yr2 were involved in a thought provoking experience that required them to carry a bucket of water around a designated course.

“Carrying the buckets was so tiring and I needed help at the end.”. Sebastian

“It was hard, I’m not use to doing that. I couldn’t have done that for even a half hour.” Audrey

“That was quite hard for me. I couldn’t do that every day.” Elsa

What if you and your family only had a bucket of water to use each day?

How would you use it?

Guest Speaker - Mr Bryant

We were so lucky to have the opportunity to have Mr Bryant from icon Water come in to talk to us about the water supply system around Canberra.  He showed us some great photos he had taken in our local area and answered all our questions to help us better understand where our water comes from, where it goes and our responsibility to make sure we try to keep it as clean as possible.

Young Scientists in the Making

Yr 2 had a great time doing lots of experiments involving water. We learnt to hypothesize, use various equipment, measure, draw conclusions and consider how we could use the information we learnt in our everyday lives.