1. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme PARTNERS PRINCIPAL PLATINUM GOLD

2. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme PARTNERS Teacher Earth Science Education Programme PARTNERS BRONZE Anglo Coal Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation CS Energy Department of Sustainability and Environment, Vic Essential Petroleum Flinders University Gordon Wakelin King Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee Hot Dry Rocks Macquarie University Sandy Menpes Monash Energy Museum Victoria Our Water Our Future, Vic Petroleum Geo-Services Primary Industries and Resources SA Stanwell Corporation Velseis ZeroGen SILVER The Australian National University Department of Primary Industries, Vic Earth Science Western Australia Pitney Bowes Business Insight PowerWorks Queensland Resources Council Rob Kirk Consultants The University of Sydney The University of Tasmania

3. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Wet Rocks – Learning about Groundwater Groundwater Resources and Management, Alice Springs

4. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Alice Springs groundwater resources and management This presentation provides: – A summary of the different groundwater resources in the Alice Springs area, primarily alluvial sediments associated with the Todd River (and tributary creeks) and other water ways and the fractured rocks of the Amadeus Basin. – Provides a summary of the approach to management of the groundwater resources. – The information in this presentation is drawn from the following resources: – Alice Springs Groundwater Map (1:250K) – Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Northern Territory. – Alice Springs Water Resource Strategy, 2006 - 2015 Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Northern Territory.

5. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Regional Hydrogeology Ref: Alice Springs Groundwater Map (1:250K) – Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Northern Territory

6. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme River sand and gravel aquifer

7. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Fractured sandstone aquifer – Roe Creek Borefield A B

8. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Use in the class room Structured “games” What is the sustainable limit of development for the island? Set up a sustainability concept – say use a 10 minute time period as your “sustainable” horizon (another activity is to use longer time periods – but this may be more a project than a class room activity). Break the class up into groups to “evaluate” different development scenarios – 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 houses, with or without water efficient upgrades. Run the game – at 10 minutes (or whatever you decide), get the students to report on which scenarios where still “running”, which had failed (and when) and how much money was made. Collectively analyse the class information and determine what would be sustainable developments. Note: It is a game – it is built with random functions, so there will be variation even between similar scenarios!

9. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Use in the class room Competitive “games” Who can make the most money in 5 minutes!

10. Teacher Earth Science Education Programme Links to other topics Permeability and porosity Recharge Contamination (a really BIG issue on a tropical island) – things like septic tanks, sewerage run-off, chemicals for food growing (fertilizers, pesticides), petrol / fuel storage,