Water in the World in VR/360º
Virtual Reality and Interactive 360º storytelling have many great applications. However, its most powerful application is when it is used to immerse viewers into the world of others – transporting them to foreign places to walk in other people’s shoes, to experience their lives and hopefully to discover a different perspective.
The Water in the World VR project was created by one of our schools, Erina High School from the Central Coast, NSW, Australia.
Creator: Grant Ward (Head Teacher Administration)
Footage: Captured by Grant in the Yosemite Valley (Swinging Bridge trail) using an Insta360 OneX camera.
We recommend you to read through the viewing guide to set up for each device to have the best VR/360º experience.
NSW Curriculum
Learning Area: Geography
Stage: 4 (12-14 y.o)
Topic: Water in the World
Why does the spatial distribution of water resources vary globally and within countries?
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During your VR experience:
After the VR experience:
2. Complete the following table by adding key terms or meanings in the blank spaces. You may need to look back at the VR experience to find the correct words.
Key Word | Meaning |
Solar Energy | Heat energy from the sun. This drives the water cycle. |
Evaporation | |
Water that is released by plants into the atmosphere | |
Condensation | |
Water that falls from clouds to the earth’s surface – mainly as rainfall or now | |
Runoff | |
The process of water moving into the soil |
3. Give 3 examples of water storages
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4. Study the table below. Answer the questions in your workbook.
Water resource | Approx. % of total water |
Oceans (salt water) | 97.2% |
Glaciers | 2.1% |
Others such as lakes, inland seas, rivers, streams | 0.1% |
Groundwater | 0.6% |
Total | 100.00% |
a) What does the information tell you about the availability of water resources?
b) Why is it difficult for humans to use water from the oceans?
c) What challenges do you see for humans?
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