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Mission 2. Water Guardians
Junior Water MonitorNumber & Measurement50 min
Your school built a new water tank. It gives water to the garden, where everyone grows food and plants.
We are learning to
- Track an amount that changes by a repeated rule each day.
- Read and plot a point on a graph using a day number and a litre amount.
- Use a graph as evidence to make and explain a decision.
Success criteria, I can
- I can fill in a table showing an amount going up and down over several days.
- I can plot a point on a graph when I'm given a day and a litre amount.
- I can use my graph to answer a real question with evidence.
From the worksheet
Adapting this mission to your community
- Replace the school rainwater tank with a real local water source (a bore, dam, creek, or community tank) if your community is comfortable sharing real numbers.
- Invite a local Water Ranger, Land and Sea Ranger, or council water officer to speak with the class about how they monitor water locally.
- Adjust the starting amount and daily rates to roughly match a real local water source's scale, even if exact figures aren't available.
Before you teach this
This mission uses a placeholder context. Please localise names, places, and any cultural knowledge in consultation with local Traditional Owners, Elders, or community members, and only include specific cultural knowledge that has been given permission to share.
Download this mission
The PDF is what you print. The Word file is what you edit, so you can swap in a local species, a local seasonal calendar, or local place names before the lesson.