FULL NAME:________________________________
WATER IN THE
WORLD
Y7 GEOGRAPHY - TERM 3
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
BOOKLET: WEEK 5 & 6
TOPICS
WATER AS A RESOURCE
STATES OF WATER & THE WATER CYCLE
VALUE OF WATER
Assessment
HASS - Geography
2023
Task 1: Our Relationship with Water
Year Level
7
Date Due
25 August 2023
Length of Time
6 Lessons
Requirements
Completed in Class and at home
Learning Area/s
Show what you have learnt – Task Description
Task Description:
In this task, you will investigate your water usage at home over
a period of 3 days. The purpose of this investigation is to
deepen your understanding of the value of water, water as a
renewable resource, and the cycle of water and its three states.
You will monitor, record, and analyse your water usage.
Water in the World:
Water as a Resource – Why
water is important, water as
an environmental resource,
water as a commodity, natural
resource management, First
Nations People and water.
Task Guidelines:
1. Monitoring and Recording:
a. Begin by locating your household water meter and
familiarize yourself with how to read it.
b. Record the initial reading on your water meter before
starting the investigation.
c. Over the next 3 consecutive days, use the provided
workbook to record your water usage in detail and complete
the associated activities.
States of Water & the Water
Cycle – Water everywhere,
water for life, the water cycle,
water in Australia.
Value of Water – Uses of
water
in
transport,
agriculture,
recreation,
spiritual wellbeing, aesthetics,
health, energy, Australia.
2. Interpretation and Reflection:
a. After the 3-day monitoring period, review your recorded
data to reflect on your water usage patterns using the
workbook.
b. Analyze your findings in relation to the value of water,
water as a renewable resource, and the cycle of water and its
three states.
c. Consider the impact of your water usage on the
environment and explore ways to reduce water consumption
or implement water-saving strategies.
Questioning & Research.
Interpreting and analysing.
Communicating.
Task Submission
● Submit your completed workbook to your teacher by the designated due date.
● Your teacher will assess your work based on your monitoring, recording, analysis, and reflection.
● Remember to follow safety guidelines while accessing and recording the water meter readings.
Student Score
A
B
St Joseph’s Catholic College Geography – Year 7
C
D
E
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HOW MUCH WATER
DO YOU USE?
FIRST FIND THE LOCATION OF YOUR HOUSES WATER METER
IT SHOULD LOOK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS
AND CAN USUALLY BE
FOUND AT THE
ENTRANCE TO YOUR
PROPERTY
NEXT, WRITE DOWN IN THIS BOX YOUR
WATER METERS CURRENT READING.
IN THIS BOX WRITE THE TIME YOU
RECORDED THIS READING
HOW MUCH WATER
DO YOU USE?
NOW, RECORD THE WATER METERS READING AT THE SAME TIME TOMORROW AND
CALCULATE HOW MANY UNITS YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAS USED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
DATE
TIME
READING
UNITS USED
HERE'S A SIMPLE EXAMPLE CALCULATION TO DETERMINE YOUR
HOUSEHOLDS WATER USAGE OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS BASED ON
THE GIVEN READINGS:
STEP 1: SUBTRACT THE PREVIOUS READING FROM THE NEW READING
TO CALCULATE THE DIFFERENCE:
NEW READING - PREVIOUS READING = WATER USAGE IN THE LAST 24
HOURS
FOR EXAMPLE: 2002879 (NEW READING) - 2002123 (PREVIOUS
READING) = 756 LITERS
THEREFORE, THE WATER USAGE OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS WOULD BE
756 LITERS.
PLEASE USE THE ACTIVITY SHEET TITLED "HOW DO I USE WATER" TO ALSO RECORD
THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU USE WATER OVER THE RECORDING PERIOD. THIS IS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED IN ORDER TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
IN RELATION TO YOUR HOUSEHOLDS WATER USAGE
HOW MUCH WATER
DO YOU USE?
NOW USE THE SPACE BELOW TO CREATE A VISUAL
REPRESENTATION OF YOUR HOUSEHOLDS WATER USAGE OVER
THE ENTIRE PERIOD RECORDED
MY HOMES WATER USAGE
LITRES USED IN A DAY
DETERMINE THE FOLLOWING USING YOUR GRAPH AND DATA
ON WHICH READING DID YOUR HOUSEHOLD RECORD ITS HIGHEST USE OF WATER
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HOW MUCH WATER DID YOUR HOUSEHOLD USE IN TOTAL OVER THE RECORDING PERIOD
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NOW USE THE TABLE BELOW TO RECORD ALL OF THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU
USE WATER OVER THE RECORDING PERIOD AS WELL AS WHAT HAPPENS TO
THAT WATER (TWO EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN RED)
HOW DO I USE WATER?
MY WATER USE
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
TO REFLECT ON YOUR FINDINGS
USE THE DATA OBTAINED FROM YOUR GRAPH AS WELL AS YOUR
WATER USAGE TABLE TO GUIDE YOUR ANSWERS
DID YOU THINK ABOUT HOW YOU
USE WATER BEFORE YOU
STARTED THIS ACTIVITY?
GOOGLE THE AVERAGE WATER IN
LITRES USED BY HOUSEHOLDS IN
AUSTRALIA PER DAY. HOW MUCH IS
IT?
CALCULATE YOUR OWN HOUSEHOLDS AVERAGE
WATER USAGE IN LITRES OVER THE RECORDING
PERIOD. WRITE DOWN THIS AVERAGE AND THEN
STATE IN LITRES HOW MUCH MORE OR LESS THIS
IS IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE
HOW TO CALCULATE AN AVERAGE
Step 1: Add up the 4 readings of the water meter.
Step 2: Divide the sum by 4 (since there are 4 readings).
Step 3: The result is the average of the 4 readings.
MY WATER USE
USE THE DATA OBTAINED FROM YOUR GRAPH AS WELL AS YOUR
WATER USAGE TABLE TO GUIDE YOUR ANSWERS
BASED ON THE COMPARISON OF YOUR
HOUSEHOLDS WATER USAGE WITH THAT OF
THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, DO YOU THINK YOUR
HOUSEHOLD USES MORE OR LESS WATER THAN
IS NECESSARY?
IN REFERENCE TO THE ABOVE ANSWER
EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK THIS IS SO. PROVIDE
ONE EXAMPLE WHERE YOU THINK YOUR
HOUSEHOLD EITHER WASTES OR SAVES WATER
BASED ON YOUR TABLE OF WATER
USAGE, IDENTIFY ONE WAY IN WHICH
YOU THINK YOU CAN REDUCE YOUR
WATER USAGE
BASED ON YOUR TABLE OF WATER
USAGE, IDENTIFY ONE WAY IN WHICH
YOU THINK YOUR HOUSEHOLD CAN
REUSE WATER
IN THE SPACE BELOW COME UP WITH AN IDEA THAT YOU THINK COULD EASILY BE APPLIED BY
OTHER PEOPLE TO INCREASE THE RENEWABILITY OF WATER IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD
THE WATER CYCLE
Label the parts of the water cycle:
precipitation
condensation
water
collection
evaporation
THE WATER CYCLE
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION BASED ON THE WATER CYCLE
In the space below, explain each stage of the water cycle. (You can do this using
either a written paragraph or by sketching and labeling a diagram)
Use the local environment of Katherine as a basis for this explanation.
Provide examples of where the water comes from and goes to as well as how it is
transformed from each state to another.
You must include all three states of water in this description, i.e, Water, Water
Vapour and Ice. (Hint - For Ice think about your Kitchen)
THE WATER CYCLE
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION BASED ON THE WATER CYCLE
In the space below, discuss how water is distributed in the environment of the
Katherine Region. In your answer include examples of where water can be found
and how the weather influences that distribution across time and place.
LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
Label the layers of the atmosphere:
stratosphere mesosphere thermosphere troposphere exosphere
IN THE SPACE BELOW IDENTIFY THE LAYERS WITHIN WHICH WEATHER ON EARTH OCCURS.
AND LASTLY, EXPLAIN WHY THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE IS IMPORTANT FOR LIFE ON EARTH AND
HOW IT CAN BE DAMAGED
WATER AS A
RESOURCE
Everyone needs water to survive.
For some, it's not as easy as turning on a tap.
Around 1 in 6 people do not have access to safe water.
IDENTIFYING RENEWABLE, NONRENEWABLE AND CONTINUOUS
RESOURCES
RESOURCE
SOLAR RADIATION
WATER
CRUDE OIL
GOLD
WIND
WOOD
COAL
FOOD
OCEAN TIDES
RENEWABLE, NONRENEWABLE OR
CONTINUOUS
IF RENEWABLE GIVE ONE
EXAMPLE OF HOW IT CAN
BE RENEWED
WATER AS A
RESOURCE
NOW THINKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
WATER AND BASED ON YOUR ANSWER
ABOVE, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS
USING YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF WATER AS A COMMODITY,
DISCUSS WHY WE PAY FOR THE WATER IN OUR HOMES,
THE PROCESS IT FOLLOWS IN ORDER TO BE SOLD TO US
AND WHO SELLS IT.
IN YOUR OWN WORDS DISCUSS WHY YOU THINK WATER
IS NOT FREE. RELATE YOUR ANSWER TO WATER
MANAGEMENT. ALSO PROVIDE ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW
HOUSEHOLDS CAN SECURE THEIR OWN WATER FOR FREE
VALUE OF WATER
IDENTIFY EACH IMAGE WITH REFERENCE TO THE USE AND VALUE OF WATER BY
HUMAN SOCIETIES BY WRITING THE CORRECT WORD IN THE SPACE ALONGSIDE.
IN THE REMAINING SPACE YOU ARE TO WRITE AN EXPLANATION OF HOW AND
WHY WATER IS VALUED IN THAT CONTEXT AS WELL AS PROVIDE A REAL WORLD
EXAMPLE.
THE FIRST IMAGE HAS BEEN ANSWERED AS AN EXAMPLE TO GUIDE YOU
RECREATION
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WATER IS VALUED FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES IT CREATES FOR
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HUMANS TO HAVE FUN AND EXERCISE
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EXAMPLES INCLUDE: SWIMMING, WATER SKIING & BOAT CRUISES
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VALUE OF WATER
AS HUMANS WE VALUE WATER SO MUCH THAT SOMETIMES WE BUILD DAMS IN
ORDER TO ENSURE THAT IT IS ALWAYS READILY AVAILABLE TO US.
ARTIFICIALLY CONTROLLING WATER BY BUILDING DAMS COMES WITH BOTH
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
IN THE SPACES PROVIDED BELOW LIST SOME OF THESE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES
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DISADVANTAGES
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CHOOSE ONE DISADVANTAGE ABOVE AND PROVIDE A WAY BY WHICH ITS NEGATIVE EFFECTS CAN BE
MINIMISED OR ELIMINATED
WORLD WATER DAY
WORD SEARCH
Find the words listed below and mark them.
A
L
B
K
C
D
J
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SAVE
LIFE
TAP
DROP
MARCH
RIVER
WASTE
NATURE
OCEAN
PRECIOUS
ENVIRONMENT
BOTTLE
Rubric for HASS – Geography (Term 3 - Reporting)
Year 7 2023
How We Use Water: Analysis Activity
Water Cycle
3 States of Water
Water as a Resource
Focus
E - Developing
I can identify renewable,
non-renewable and
continuous resources
I can identify the three
states of water
I can sketch or label a basic
water cycle
D - Approaching
C - At Level
B - Above
I can identify and explain
why water is a renewable
resource amongst nonrenewable and continuous
resources
I can identify and explain
water as a renewable
resource amongst nonrenewable and continuous
resources, in the context of
renewability
And… I can relate this
further to the topic of water
as a commodity
I can identify the three
states of water in various
natural environments
I can sketch or label a basic
water cycle as well as the
layers of the atmosphere
St Joseph’s Catholic College Geography – Year 7
I can identify and explain
the three states of water in
various natural
environments with
reference to what drives its
changing states
I can sketch or label a basic
water cycle as well as the
layers of the atmosphere
and explain them in simple
terms
A - Well Above
And… I can relate this
further to the topics of
commodity and resource
management
And… I can discuss this in
relation to its distribution
across environments
And… I can discuss this in
relation to its distribution
across environments as well
as the properties that
govern it
And… I can understand this
in relation to Australia’s
water cycle
And… I can understand this
in relation to Australia’s
water cycle and the weather
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Value of Water (How
We Use Water)
Skills (Data Usage)
I can identify several ways in
which water is used and
valued by human societies
I can identify sources of
data related to water usage
I can identify several ways in
which water is used and
valued by human societies
and provide real life
examples
I can identify sources of
data related to water usage
and record it
St Joseph’s Catholic College Geography – Year 7
I can identify and explain
several ways in which water
is used and valued by
human societies and
provide real life examples
I can identify sources of
data related to water usage,
as well as record and
present it by way of a graph
And… I can identify
advantages and
disadvantages with
reference to its use
And… I can interpret that
data to make evidencebased statements and
conclusions
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And… I can identify
advantages and
disadvantages with
reference to its use as well
as methods by which
advantages can be achieved
And… I can interpret that
data to make evidencebased statements and
conclusions, as well as
providing suggestions
related to reducing water
wastage