Hydro Tasmania - Water Cycle (NAPLAN Reading Practice)

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Year 3 English:

• Recognise high-frequency sight words (ACELA1486) 
• Read an increasing range of different types of texts by combining contextual, semantic, grammatical and phonic knowledge, using text processing strategies (for example, monitoring, predicting, confirming, re-reading, reading on and self-correcting) (ACELY1679)
• Use comprehension strategies to build literal and inferred meaning and begin to evaluate texts by drawing on a growing knowledge of context, text structures and language features (ACELY1680)

Syllabus outcomes: EN2-4A. 

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.2.

• Student Worksheet – one copy per student or a written or emailed link to the online Student Worksheet version
• Internet access (optional)

This lesson has been developed in partnership with  
Hydro Tasmania.

Hydro Tasmania has been at the forefront of clean energy innovation for one hundred years. It is Australia’s largest producer of clean energy – generating hydro and wind power – and the largest water manager. Hydro Tasmania has 55 major dams, operates 30 hydropower stations and has built some of Australia’s largest wind farms.

Hydro Tasmania also sells energy in the National Electricity Market through its retail business Momentum Energy, and sells its expertise internationally through its consulting business Entura.

Visit the Hydro Tasmania website to learn how the business is working towards Australia’s clean energy future.