Finding water in a dry creekbed with Badger Bates

Freshwater - through our eyes series

Western Local Land Services

Watch Finding water in a dry creekbed with Badger Bates

Guiding questions:

  1. What clues in the environment helped Aboriginal people find water? 

(Watching the animals smell the ground and dig indicates nearby water, observing where reeds are growing, moving the top layer of sand on the ground to feel for wetter sand)

2. What drinking utensil was Badger able to make using natural resources? (a straw)

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Many of these resources and activities have been developed in consultation with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to ensure that the program meets NSW curriculum outcomes for Stages 3, 4 & 5.