Name: ______SID # ______
Water, Water Everywhere
Material:
- Computer internet in library or computer in science lab
Background questions:
1. What is meant by the word scarcity?
2. What are some examples of scarcities that you are familiar with?
3. Have you ever experienced water scarcity, such as a drought? If so, what was it like?
4. What did you have to do to conserve water?
5. What was the cause of the scarcity?
6. Do people always settle in places that have abundant water supplies, or do some people live in dry, desert climates?
7. Is it possible for areas that don’t have a current water scarcity problem to acquire one in the future? Why?
8. What if a country’s population increased? Decreased? How would that affect water availability?
Go to www.epa.gov/safewater
Click on Drinking Water For Kids (in left margin)
Click on Games & Activities (in left margin)
Under Interactive Games & Activities
I. Click on Interactive Question and Answer Game – play game
You must show me your final score, before leaving this game
II. Click on Interactive Fun Facts Matching Game – play game
You must show me you completed matching page before leaving this game.
Under Other Activites:
I. Click on Drinking Water Bloopers and list the 6 “bloopers” & read why they are bad
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II. Click on Water Trivia Facts
1. How long can a person live without food ______Without water ______
2. How much of the human body is made up of water ______%
3. How much of the earth’s water is ocean or sea ______%
4. How much of the earth’s water is okay for drinking ______%
5. How much water does a person use daily ______
6. What does it cost to run the water systems in the US ______
7. How many miles of pipeline are there in US & Canada ______
8. How much water must a cow drink to make 1 gallon of milk ______
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