
What approaches can be used to sustainably manage water resources and reduce water scarcity?
Are the water sources at Killalea State Park at threat of scarcity or poor management?
Using mapping skills students locate significant sources of water in the park and they conduct biodiversity and water quality testing in the freshwater lagoon and ocean rock pools.
Students travel around the park observing features still present from the area’s natural past when the local Dharawal people inhabited the area, to when the area was heavily modified for farming and in its present state as a conservation and recreation area. The information gained throughout the day will lead students to decide what effect humans are having on the water sources at Killalea and worldwide.
Students observe an aerial Photo of Killalea and draw a field sketch -to identify the significant water sources. Students observe and discuss the processes that have formed, eg. run-off, saltwater infiltration). Description of the different ways water in Killalea was and is used by people (commercial/agricultural/industrial and recreational).
Lagoon – abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrates / chemical and physical analysis.
Ocean - abundance and diversity of rock platform species/ chemical and physical analysis.
A hands-on activity and discussion about the different ways people value water.
Overall assessment of the effectiveness of water management at Killalea and its threat of scarcity.
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We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.
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