2009 Year 5 NAPLAN- Helping our waterways

What is the main message of these posters?

• Land can easily be flooded.

• What we do affects waterways.

• We should spray pests and mow lawns.

• We should wear hats when working outside.

Why does Poster 1 say you should apply fertilisers and pesticides- only when the weather is fine?

• Sunshine makes them work.

• You might get wet and catch a cold.

• Rain could wash them into waterways.

• They won’t work if they get wet in the rain.

The words aquatic life in Poster 2 refer to

• bugs and insects.

• leaves and clippings.

• creatures in the garden.

• plants and animals in the water.

How do leaves and clippings kill aquatic life?

• They remove oxygen from water.

• They are turned into compost.

• They are eaten by fish.

• They cause run-off.

According to Poster 2, what should we compost or mulch?

• fertiliser

• aquatic life

• garden waste

• oxygen from waste

Why do the posters say THE DRAIN IS JUST FOR RAIN instead of saying don’t put garden waste down drains?

• They are comparing two things.

• It is clever to say one thing is another.

• The rhyme makes it easier to remember.

• People always do what they are told not to do.