Resources for Down the Drain can be downloaded from this page. The files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

Teachers' notes- containing the following:

Overview of project Curriculum areas supported Introductory Session: suggestions The Debate: suggestions for managing the session Download the Teachers' notes

OHTs (Overhead Transparencies):  

Six OHT masters for the teacher to use to introduce the topic

Group profiles:

Water company Local council Local residents Tourist board Environmental pressure group Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)

Fact sheets - containing the following:

Demographic information - population, topography, local economy and water use Map of the proposed site and surrounding area and background information about the new treatment works Data (tables) relating to water supply, treatment, present water consumption and predictions for future consumption Environmental effects of treated and untreated water Water supply, the treatment processes and sludge recycling Historical information - historical facts, present works, why is a new works needed? why here? why now? Download the Fact Sheets

Subjective literature - containing the following:

Teachers' Notes Help for pupils Preparing for the debate: pupils' tasks Newspaper items Interest Group statements How to be persuasive Download the subjective literature