Teaching Resources
Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Resources
Waterwatch Australia Technical Manual
For more information regarding water quality monitoring; physical and chemical parameters, biological monitoring, groundwater and estuarine monitoring.
The Best of Catchment Connections (5Mb pdf)
Includes information about why water quality monitoring is important, how to become a Waterwatch School, how to imterpret results, experiments and links to the SACSA Framework. See pages 168-173.
Central Adelaide Resources
Snapshots Teacher Resource Pack (1Mb pdf)
An introduction to the Snapshots water quality montoring program and testing techniques, including an explanation
Snaphots Curriculum Overview (860Kb pdf)
Provides SACSA links and pther learning opportunities for the Snapshots program.
Chemical Parameter Instruction Cards:
Nitrate (40Kb pdf)
Phosphate (90 Kb pdf)
Electrical Conductivity (110Kb pdf)
pH (85Kb pdf)
Turbidity (105Kb pdf)
Other Resources
Streamwatch Curriculum Support Manual
Helping high school teachers implement StreamWatch into their programs. This manual links the StreamWatch Manual (also available to download from this site as a pdf) to the NSW Syllabus and describes related activities and criteria for assessment.
Go to Library, then Resources. http://www.streamwatch.org.au