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International day of action for rivers

Date: 
Saturday, 14 March 2015

Lift your voices to celebrate the world's rivers and those who struggle to protect them. It is a day to educate one another about the threats facing our rivers, and learn about better water and energy solutions.

» http://www.internationalrivers.org/international-day-of-action-for-rivers [1]

Catchment Detox [2]
Useful: 

ABC Science fact sheet - What is a catchment?

How the rivers run [3]
Useful: 

Murray Darling Basin Authority - How the Rivers Run - The Murrumbidgee catchment.

Waterwatch for schools [4]
Useful: 

Waterwatch NSW - How to become involved including links to the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage web site for field guides and records.

For teachers - Murray Darling Basin [5]
Useful: 

Murray Darling Basin Authority resources for teachers including:
Basin Champion program 2014, Teacher lesson plans and worksheets as listed:-

Title Subject Years
Structures on the Murray River Geography, History, Science 5-8
Plants and animals of the Basin Science 5-8
Aboriginal nations in the Murray–Darling Basin Geography, History, Science 4-8
A brief history of water use Geography, History, Science 5-8, 6-9
What are the Murray River icon sites? Geography, Science 5-8
Managing our water – structures that make it work Geography, Science 5-8
Murray River icon sites – Hattah Lakes Geography, Science 5-8
Getting water to icon sites Geography, Science 6-8
Graphs and tables in the Basin Science, Mathematics 6-9
Acidification and acid sulfate soils Geography, Science 6-9

 

For students - Murray Darling Basin [6]
Useful : 

Murray darling basin Authority resources for students as listed:

Posters

Videos

  • Dr Dave fauna;
  • History of water use in the basin;
  • How a fishway works;
  • Eb & Flo raindrops travel the Murrumbidgee;
  • The water cycle in the basin;
  • River country spirit ceremony;
  • A shared responsibility- Indigenous knowledge;
  • Hattah Lakes storyline.

Games

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Links
[1] http://www.internationalrivers.org/international-day-of-action-for-rivers
[2] http://www.abc.net.au/science/catchmentdetox/factsheet/
[3] http://www.mdba.gov.au/about-basin/how-river-runs/murrumbidgee-catchment
[4] http://www.midcoastwater.com.au/site/waterwatch-for-schools
[5] http://www.mdba.gov.au/what-we-do/education/teachers
[6] http://www.mdba.gov.au/what-we-do/education/students
[7] http://www.mdba.gov.au/about-basin/basin-environment/flora-fauna
[8] http://cleanup.noco2.com.au/
[9] http://www.wetrocks.com.au/games
[10] http://www.s