English National Curriculum - Science Science

1. Understand water sustainability

Mission Objectives

Explore what sustainability is

How Anglian Water uses technology to help it be more sustainable

Water management in the environment

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Keywords

Words and meanings to learn

biodiversity

the rich variety of life on Earth

model

a pattern or figure of something to be made

resilience

the ability to bounce back after challenges and tough times

infrastructure

the facilities and systems serving a country, city, or other areas

digital twin

a detailed computer simulation of the pipeline that helps it to maximise the overall benefit of the network

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