Make a Chatterbox The following pages contain three different SA Water chatterboxes for children to construct. Page 2- The Water Saving chatterbox which teaches us how to save water around the home Page 3- The Animal chatterbox which teaches us about the native species in our waterways and how to protect them Page 4- The Water Cycle chatterbox which teaches us about the natural water cycle To correctly print your desired chatterbox, select the individual pages you would like to print and ensure the page settings are set to A3 size and full colour. Once printed, follow these instructions to construct your chatterbox: Step 1. Trim the blank paper to produce a square Step 2. Fold the square from the Blue corner down to the Orange corner, unfold and fold from the Pink corner to the Green corner Step 3. Lay the chatterbox out flat, with the colours and numbers facing down Step 4. Fold each corner in to the centrepoint of the paper, which will form a square Step 5. Turn the chatterbox over and fold each corner in to the centre point of the square again Step 6. Fold the chatterbox in half so that the colours are on the outside Step 7. Now it’s ready to play!
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Make a Chatterbox The following pages contain three different SA Water chatterboxes for children to construct. Page 2- The Water Saving chatterbox which teaches us how to save water around the home Page 3- The Animal chatterbox which teaches us about the native species in our waterways and how to protect them Page 4- The Water Cycle chatterbox which teaches us about the natural water cycle To correctly print your desired chatterbox, select the individual pages you would like to print and ensure the page settings are set to A3 size and full colour. Once printed, follow these instructions to construct your chatterbox: Step 1. Trim the blank paper to produce a square
Step 2. Fold the square from the Blue corner down to the Orange corner, unfold and
fold from the Pink corner to the Green corner
Step 3. Lay the chatterbox out flat, with the colours and numbers facing down
Step 4. Fold each corner in to the centrepoint of the paper, which will form a square
Step 5. Turn the chatterbox over and fold each corner in to the centre point of the
square again
Step 6. Fold the chatterbox in half so that the colours are on the outside
Step 7. Now it’s ready to play!
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ps w
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evapo
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ools?
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to
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Q Wha
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dripping
tap?
Q How should w
e save wa-
ter when brushing our
teeth?
Q How can I save w
ater in
the bath?
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po
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A W
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f w
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a spong
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Turn off the ta
pA Don’t fill it all the
way up A Turn it off
A Shower A Rainwater tanks
Q What could collect rain
falling from our roofs?Q To s
ave w
ater
in th
e
bathr
oom we c
an hav
e
a sh
orter?
Q How should I w
ash my
pet dog?
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Q Whe
re w
ould y
ou find
the
Mur
ray
Cod?
Q Wha
t amphib
ian live
s in
a he
althy
pond
or c
reek
?
Q Wha
t typ
e of c
rayf
ish liv
es
in fre
shw
ater
?
Q What could w
e see in a
dirty waterw
ay?
Q What has a hard shell and
can be found in
fresh water?
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he M
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iver
A A
Fro
gA
A w
etland
. It filters o
ut po
llution
and
wa
ste
A L
itter and
leavesA A TurtleA A YabbyA Water A Pollution
Q What is one of the biggest
threats to our waterw
ays?
Q Wha
t do a
ll livi
ng
spec
ies n
eed?
Q What is nature’s w
ater
treatment plant called?
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pinkblue
ora
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green
Q Wha
t do w
e call w
ater
in it
s
solid
form
?
Q Wha
t pro
vides
hea
t to
pow
er th
e wat
er cy
cle?
Q Long
ago w
ho m
ay h
ave
drunk
the s
ame wat
er w
e
drink
today
?
Q What do w
e call huge
rivers of frozen water?
Q What do w
e call the driest
place on Earth?
A Ic
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The
sun
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water d
rop
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laciersA A desertA DinosaursA Earth A Rain, hail or snow
