Water4LIving

=Water for Living= This topic looks at the importance of water to living things and how plants and animals have adapted to reduce water loss. Australia has an arid environment and therefore a limited water budget. It is important to know where water is located and how it is collected. How man utilises water in his different activities impacts on the quality of water in our river systems and other waterways. Water Pollution is a particular problem that needs addressing and how our governments address these issues are important factors in supplying clean and safe drinking water to our population.

Below are resources that you will use throughout the course of this topic. You may download copies to your own computer for your use.
 * **Documents**

|| **Practicals**

|| **Quizzes and Worksheets**

|| **Video Links** Problems in the Murray Darling Basin ||
 * [[file:water for living intro.pdf]] || [[file:Adaptations to Reducing Water Loss Assignment.pdf]] ||  || Salinity in Australia ||
 * || [[file:Testing the Effects of Fertilisers on Aquatic Plants.docx]] ||  ||   ||
 * || [[file:Testing water quality.doc]] ||  ||   ||