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.

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.  

Series of lessons where students investigate recycled water and its reuse. They explore the impacts of the Millennium drought and alternate water stories. While using the Western Treatment Plant Virtual Tour.

Dive into the future of Melbourne’s water! In this interactive-digital challenge, students team up to uncover real evidence of climate change’s impact on Melbourne's water supply. Using the World of Water interactive map and resources from the BOM, they’ll use data to investigate, debate and brainstorm solutions to one of the biggest challenges our world’s cities are currently facing.

Water is finite and all the water on Earth is all that we have. It is an essential resource which we use every day in all aspects of our lives. In this four-part video series, you will learn all about water, the water cycle and waterways and more.