Topic: Society and Environment
Type: Curriculum materials
Years: 8–12

Key Curriculum Links: Time, Continuity and Change; Culture; Natural and Social Systems; Investigation, Communication and Participation, Thinking Processes and Communication

Main purpose and content of the unit of work
Water: H₂0=Life is an exhibition with an international focus created by the American Museum of Natural History about all aspects of water, and includes a section on Australia, Australia's water story, curated by the National Museum of Australia.

Part of Australia's water story explores the theme we want to focus on in this unit - water and the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's most important food bowl.

The focus of this unit is: What can museum objects help us understand about water use and management in the Murray-Darling Basin?

The task for students is to select 10 objects in the exhibition to create a PowerPoint or a poster display about water use and management in the Murray-Darling Basin over time.