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Lesson Objective: To understand the importance of learning about water

Lesson Objective: To understand the importance of learning about water. What has happened here?. Baby born in a tree – what was going on?. What is he doing?. Why did this journalist kill himself?. What’s going to happen to this town?.

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Lesson Objective: To understand the importance of learning about water

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  1. Lesson Objective: To understand the importance of learning about water

  2. What has happened here?

  3. Baby born in a tree – what was going on?

  4. What is he doing?

  5. Why did this journalist kill himself?

  6. What’s going to happen to this town?

  7. Hydrology and flooding 6-7 weeksBy the end of this unit you will know and understand:

  8. Your turn: What do you and your family/helpers use water for (directly) each week? • Washing myself, clothes etc • Cooking • Drinking • Swimming pool • Garden plants • Cleaning car

  9. What do you use water for indirectly?

  10. How many litres do you use (directly or indirectly) in a day? UK: 150 litres France: 280 litres Spain: 325 litres USA: 575 litres Mozambique: 5 litres

  11. Indirect water use: Virtual water use 1 apple: 70 litres 1 icecream: 1500 litres 1 glass of orange juice: 1700 litres 1 pair of jeans: 11,ooo litres 1 kilo of beef: 24,000 litres 1 car: 400,000 litres

  12. A world without water Watch the clip and complete the tasks 10 minutes

  13. World water hotspots

  14. So, where is all the water? World map with oceans and rivers: atlas work! Page 18-19 Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean Arctic Ocean Mississippi Amazon Nile Ganges Huang he Colorado Congo S China Sea Philippine Sea Mediterranean Bay of Bengal Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico

  15. So,is all water available to us? • Salt Water: ? • Fresh Water: ? • Water scarcity - youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGgYTcPzexE&feature=related

  16. And is all the fresh water available? • Where is it? Where is it stored? Can you get ten stores? 1. 2. 3. …

  17. Some answers • Lakes • Snow • Rivers • Underground water • Water in soil • Permafrost • Glaciers • Moisture in the air • Marshes and wetlands • Ice sheets

  18. Of the fresh water: • 69.5%: Unavailable (glaciers, snow, ice and permafrost) • 30.5%: Available (rivers, groundwater, lakes, soil moisture, air humidity, plants and animals, marshes and wetlands)

  19. So, is all water available to us? Yes? No? Maybe? Some? Draw a divided bar graph to show this. Sensible size Key or axes labelled Full title: “Divided bar graph to show…” Salt water – 97.5% Fresh – 2.5% 69.5%: Unavailable (glaciers, snow, ice and permafrost) 30.5%: Available (rivers, groundwater, lakes, soil moisture, air humidity, plants and animals, marshes and wetlands) Annotate your graph to justify your answer Remember thinking time…

  20. 5 important uses of water • 4 reasons why some people do not have a safe supply of fresh water • 3 consequences of not having a safe supply of water • 2 ways of improving water supply in LEDCS (poor countries) • 1 continent which has the highest percentage of households with no access to fresh water

  21. Wants and needs/ divide them up and debate • MP3 player • Clean water • Education • Trainers • Mobile phone • A bicycle • Privacy and time alone • Protection from dangerous drugs • Personal TV • Medical care • Freedom to express your own opinion • Latest pair of trainers • Fast food • Protection from discrimination • Think and believe what you want • Meet together and join clubs and associations • Digital camera • Computer console • Nutritious food • Money to spend • Skate parks and recreation areas • Protection from abuse and neglect • Treated equally • An overseas holiday

  22. Quiz. /20 • % of fresh water in world: • List 5 natural sources of fresh water: • Next to each say accessible or not easily accessible • Clean water – a right or a want? • Name 4 oceans. • Name the 3 of the longest/largest/greatest…rivers. • Plus 1 for neatness!

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