The program has three parts. Each part is fully resourced, with a teacher handbook, student activity sheets and a resource file. Science, English and Human Society and its Environment are the key learning areas. This is a fabulous interactive eco-game for the classroom. It's based on the successful Murder Under the Microscope competition, where students solve 'The Case of the Contaminated Catchment' by investigating catchment and water quality issues.
Students learn what a catchment is and how different uses of the land affect water quality.
They can even develop management plans to avoid the same problems in future. This is an opportunity for students to role play a real life catchment management committee. An exciting case study is provided where the students become the committee representatives and negotiate how the catchment is managed. Students can learn about catchment management and develop valuable skills in problem solving, negotiation, meeting procedure, active listening and assertiveness. Students learn to observe, record and compare results and inform others.