Activity sheets for early childhood and primary schools for Platypus.

This introductory guide to running waterbug sampling sessions is designed for teachers (Foundation to Year 8). 

Australia is the world’s driest inhabited continent, yet we are one of the highest users of water per person. We live in an uncertain climate – it’s important to use water wisely so we have a secure source of drinking water for many years to come.

Students consider the importance of using water wisely and use a set of water saving cards to develop an action plan for using water wisely at home.

Take the Drip Trip beneath Melbourne and discover what keeps your water flowing – from rivers to reservoirs, sewers and stormwater drains.

This series of colourful activity sheets cover a range of indoor and outdoor tasks to keep students entertained, while helping them to get to know the unique species that live in their local waterways.

The Melbourne Water Asset GIS map traces networks of water, sewerage and drainage pipes that keep our city functioning

Learn more about frogs, citizen science, lifecycles and endangered frog species. Suitable for early learning and primary school students.

Colouring sheets: Diving beetle, Dragonfly larvae, Freshwater snail, Mayfly, Sensitive waterbugs, Wetlands waterbugs

Explore the link between turbidity, a measure of water clarity, and erosion. It also highlights the effect of high levels of turbidity on the survival of living things in freshwater environments.